LaunchBox Unveils First Nine Graduates of Startup Incubator

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2008 - 8:01am.

Washington - LaunchBox Digital, a new early-stage investment firm founded by Julius Genachowski, Sean Greene and John McKinley, on Wednesday announced the first nine companies to complete its incubator program.

The companies -- BuzzHubb, Heekya, Jam Legend, Koofers, Mpowerplayer, MyGameMug, Razume, ShareMeme and Zadby -- all hail from the gaming, mobile and social media spaces, and moved to DC this summer to be part of the 12-week program.

More than 250 companies initially applied for the program.

The nine companies each received startup funding and tutelage, and will this week showcase their products to press, angel investors and venture capitalists at events taking place in DC and Silicon Valley.

LaunchBox Digital also announced plans for its next incubator program, which will run in 2009.

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