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Start Engine Takes On Startup Acceleration

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Start Engine, started by Activision co-founder Howard Marks and investor Paul Kessler, said today that it is looking to provide mentorship, funding, and other resources to startups in the area, starting with a first class in January.

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Start Engine Creates $15M Fund, Adds Governor Gray Davis As Advisor

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Los Angeles-based Start Engine , the business accelerator being spearheaded by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, said today that it has created a new, $15M investment fund for its portfolio of startups, and added former Governor Gray Davis as an advisor. READ MORE>>.

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StartEngine Allies With Peak Hosting

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Peak Hosting said it will provide one-on-one mentoring plus the programs for companies in StartEngine. StartEngine is the accelerator headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, along with investor Paul Kessler. Financial details of the deal between StartEngine and Peak Hosting were not announced. and Joyent. and Joyent.

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StartEngine Opening Up New Downtown Location

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StartEngine , the startup accelerator founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision, is expanding, saying thta it is opening up a new location in downtown Los Angeles. StartEngine announced the new location in an invitation to an opening event January 15th for its mentors and companies.

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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day

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StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage. StartEngine's founders are Howard Marks, who co-founded Activision, and investor Paul Kessler.

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Interview with Howard Marks, Start Engine

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Marks is the co-founder of Activision, and Kessler a prolific investor in the region. The program is basically to take entrepreneurs, pair them with a mentor who is also an entrepreneur themselves, either a CEO or a CTO. It's structured so that they get funding, office space, all of the Internet resources, tools they need from mentors.

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Meet us at StartEngine Wednesday

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StartEngine is the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks , the co-founder of Activision, which invests up to $20,000 in startups and helps them build their businesses through a 90 day mentoring program. They'll let you know Tuesday if you've got a slot in the pitch lineup. READ MORE>>.