Cohorts of 2012
Companies whose accelerator cohort started in 2012. 376 companies.
| Company | Cluster | Program | Status | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Edge, LLC Provider of college tutorial services. The company develops an online platform that offers course specific video tutorial services to college students. | ConsumerCollege tutorial video platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Noredink Developer of a web-based learning platform designed to improve the grammar and writing skills of young students. The company's platform generates a set of questions based on topics from sports teams to TV shows to pop icons, identifies grammatical and other errors in the answers provides appropriate tutorials and follow-up exercises, and offers teachers a detailed breakdown of each student's strengths and weaknesses, enabling fresh talents to improve their writing skills in a way that's engaging and authentic as compared to the traditional method of relying solely on study materials. | Consumerstudent writing skills platform | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Stupeflix SAS Developer of mobile-based application designed to edit videos. The company's mobile-based application offers multimedia editing platform that allows to select video clips and combine them into a single film complete with transitions and music, enabling people and developers to make travel movies, wedding videos, promo ads and property virtual tours. | Consumermobile video editing app | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Shakr Media Company Ltd. Provider of a video making platform designed to connect businesses of all sizes with success in the video first world. The company's platform offers over 2,000 video designs made by professional video designers and proprietary video editing & rendering technology to promote video ads on Facebook and Instagram, enabling anyone to make visually stunning and ROI generating video ads in minutes. | ConsumerAI-powered video ad creation | 500 Global500G GA 10 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| ZipDial Mobile Solutions Pvt Ltd Provider of mobile marketing services. The company provides consumer intelligence platform that drives services such as couponing, friend referrals, on-pack activations. | Consumermobile marketing and couponing platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| InstareadAI Developer of an online book summarization application designed to provide key insights into books in readable and audible formats. The company's application sums up and provides analysis, key takeaways, and insights from bestselling non-fiction books in text and audio format, enabling users to read or listen to and understand the concepts of their favourite books. | Consumerbook summaries and insights | 500 Global500G GA 5 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| FounderDating, Inc. Provider of an online social network platform to connect entrepreneurs. The company provides an online dating platform that enables entrepreneurs to connect, share and help potential Co-Founders, advisors and professionals and skilled individuals. | Consumerentrepreneurial networking platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Papaya Holdings Provider of an online platform to sell movie tickets. The company offers a mobile application to sell tickets, while aggregating movie-related content and providing showtime information through its network of sites. | Consumermovie ticket marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Descomplica Operator of an e-learning platform intended to prepare for college entrance exams. The company's platform offers free access to pre-recorded classes, live classes, online monitoring as well as online lessons for subjects like mathematics, physics, and chemistry to help people achieve their goals through affordable and quality education, enabling students to learn at their own pace as well as prepare and clear other entrance exams at low cost. | Consumertest prep e-learning platform | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Mystery Science, Inc. Provider of open-and-go lessons designed to increase curiosity among children regarding science subjects. The company's open-and-go lessons reach children through elementary school teachers to develop a scientific understanding, enabling children to investigate their questions. | ConsumerK-12 science education platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Videokits Developer of a video production application designed to capture and share videos. The company's application offers video shooting and editing with a diverse range of filters and effects using iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android devices, enabling customers to record every special moment of life in a special way. | Consumermobile video creation and sharing | 500 Global | Site unreachable | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Ingresse Developer of a web and mobile-based ticket booking application designed for users to buy tickets for events in local areas. The company's application provides reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews, and trailers and offers users the ability to buy tickets in advance, enabling customers to decide and choose tickets for events and plays that suit their interests. | ConsumerEvent ticketing marketplace | 500 Global500G GA 4 | Active | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Neuron Fuel, Inc. Provider of a creative computer programming platform designed to teach children the art of coding. The company's creative computer programming platform teaches skills like developing animations, mobile games, creating music, crafting e-books and building fictional robots, enabling children to build application and games, mod Minecraft, control robots, and even learn JavaScript and Python at the age of 7. | ConsumerEducational coding platform for children | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Nuzzel, Inc. Provider of personalized news and curated newsletters designed for busy professionals. The company's platform continuously scans a lot of news publications and tracks how stories are being shared on social networks every day, and provides customized feeds to users based on preferences, providing influencers in media, technology, and finance sectors to save time and stay informed. | ConsumerPersonalized news curation platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Bunch Inc. Provider of a topic-based platform designed to foster and encourage intellectual discussion. The company's topic-based platform helps people to engage in online conversations based on topics of common interest, enabling users to stay connected with other members and remain updated on their favorite topic. | Consumertopic-based social discussion platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| LaunchGram, Inc. Provider of an online platform that aggregates news about products in verticals such as movies, electronics, video games and cars. The company provides product news before it's launch. | Consumerpre-launch product news aggregation | 500 Global500G GA 5 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Winc, Inc. Provider of an online platform designed to offer personalized wine subscription service. The company's online platform helps to discover and buy wine easily, enabling users to get 4 bottles of wine delivered at their door every month. | Consumerpersonalized wine subscription platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Smart Toy LLC Provider of iPhone and iPad games for children. The company offers an iOS application and plush toy with voice recognition capabilities that allow children to play educational and interactive games. | ConsumerEducational mobile games for kids | 500 Global | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |
| CreditKarma Developer of an consumer finance education and recommendation platform designed to provide credit score information and recommendations. The company's platform offers saving recommendations based on data comparisons as well as financial education and access to free tools, such as the credit report card and credit card statistics, enabling users to monitor and manage different aspects of their credit financial health. | Consumerconsumer credit monitoring and education | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Burner Developer of a temporary phone number generator application designed to give users the power to take control of their communications and personal data. The company's application aids users to get as many numbers as they want, use each as a private line on their mobile phones and keep numbers indefinitely or burn numbers they no longer need, enabling users to obtain and manage additional phone numbers for voice, SMS and MMS communications. | Consumerprivacy-focused temporary phone numbers | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Magoosh Developer of an online test preparation platform designed to erase examination anxiety from students. The company's platform provides test-prep services to students preparing for standardized examinations with the use of short-form video snippets allowing them to practice real problems using mobile applications and online study material, enabling students to prepare for their examinations in fast and easy manner, with the help of mobile and computer devices. | Consumertest prep and exam coaching | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Cucumbertown, Inc. Developer of an online recipe publishing platform. The company provides a social platform for chefs, food bloggers and home cooks to connect, share ideas and food secrets. | Consumersocial platform for food creators | 500 Global | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |
| Hinge, Inc. Provider of relationship application designed to create meaningful connections among people who seek real relationships. The company's dating application provides an alternative to swipe culture by creating smart matches and natural conversations among people who are on the same page and helps to meet people, through friends in a secure way, enabling users to expand their social network by meeting the friends of their friends. | Consumerdating and relationships app | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. Provider of an eCommerce site and social media page created to share Japanese otaku culture products and news with the world. The company's eCommerce site and social media page work directly with manufactures and independent creators to provide an authentic and curated selection of merchandise and popular news, enabling Japanese pop culture fans to receive the latest in otaku culture. | ConsumerJapanese pop culture merchandise marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Canva Operator of an online graphic design platform intended to democratize access to design and visual communication. The company's platform offers drag-and-drop features and professional layouts to consistently design graphics through a vast collection of professionally designed layouts to personalize the design with a stock library of photographs, illustrations and imagery, enabling companies and users to design presentations, and social media graphics with appropriate layouts. | ConsumerDesign and visual communication platform | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Tradesy, Inc. Operator of an online peer-to-peer marketplace for fashion. The company provides an online marketplace to connect sellers to like-minded buyers and provides packaging materials, shoes and accessories. In addition, it recommends pricing and handles returns. | Consumerpeer-to-peer fashion marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Gyft, Inc. Developer of a digital gift card wallet application. The company offers a platform for managing digital gift cards from mobile phones by allowing its users to upload, buy and redeem gift cards in stores or online. | Consumerdigital gift card wallet | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Ipsy Operator of an online beauty platform intended to inspire individuals and offer beauty ideas. The company's platform contains articles, videos blogs, and retail personalized products through their monthly membership subscription, enabling users to get tools to define their own definition of beauty and feel confident. | Consumerbeauty marketplace and community | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Jeeran Holdings Provider of an online review management platform intended to bring the culture of reviews to the emerging world, empower individuals and enrich online local content. The company's online review management platform includes a million places listed from ten cities generating tens of thousands of reviews, enabling users users to interact better with places in their cities. | Consumerlocal reviews and ratings platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Speek, Inc. Provider of an alternative service to conference calls for both web and mobile users. The company provides a conference calling services with a visual interface, which uses a personal and business link instead of a phone number for conference calls. | Consumervisual conference calling platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Bespoke Post Provider of subscription-based collection of lifestyle products intended to offer uniquely standalone goods for men. The company's products include a collection of lifestyle products that are limited edition products packaged together in a box driven by a specific story or theme in the areas of style, grooming, food, drink, and gear, enabling men to have a club membership and personalized mix of products based on their interests. | Consumersubscription lifestyle boxes | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Tapas Media, Inc. Developer of an online portal designed to connect readers with writers and comic artists. The company's platform allows creators to publish their work on the website and app, helping creators gain an audience and readers with new content. | Consumercreator platform for comics | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Sports And Things, Inc. Provider of a social networking web site that allows users to share information with family members. The company enables users to create a private page where family can share photos, share life updates, store contact information and post messages. | Consumerfamily social networking | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Gift Registry Services LLC Provider of an online honeymoon registry designed to help couples discover, plan and book their dream travel experiences. The company's platform helps in creating honeymoon-related profiles, with crowdsourcing tools to raise funds for their nuptial-related getaways and also includes a mobile application, enabling couples to share memories of their trip with their audience, as well as a mailing service to send out thank-you notes. | Consumerhoneymoon registry and travel planning | 500 Global500G GA 4 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Timbuktu Labs, Inc. Developer of interactive digital content platform designed to offer games and study materials for children. The company's platform develops an educational application that helps children to play games, read news and view pictures online, enabling users to make their children learn, grow and have fun at the same time. | Consumereducational games and content for children | 500 Global500G GA 4 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Toshl Finance Developer of a personal finance manager and bank data aggregator application designed to get personal finance past spreadsheets and graphs. The company's budgeting application tracks and manages a person's daily expenses, as well as organizes their bills and budget, enabling individuals to find out where their money is going and how to keep their finances in shape with the help of infographics. | Consumerpersonal finance budgeting app | 500 Global500G GA 4 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Red Tricycle Provider of an online community designed to help parents have more fun with their kids. The company's online community focuses on offering ideas that are aspirational and actionable and also connects families with localized points of interests, enabling parents to do fun things with their kids and to identify their specific interests through various demographic filters, and essentially connect with a virtual tour guide. | Consumerparenting and family activities marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |
| Quipper Limited Developer of an online education platform intended to assist students to learn anytime, anywhere, at their own pace. The company's online education platform provides an e-learning resource in a quiz format which allows users to create their own quizzes via a content-distribution process and engages various users worldwide, enabling users to learn in a fun way. | Consumeronline learning platform for students | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Virool, Inc. Developer of a social video advertising platform designed to change the advertising experience and bring brand videos to the right people at right time. The company's social video advertising platform allows video ads to reach their target audience through mobile phones and social networking sites, enabling clients to do marketing at a greater scale and reach higher audience base. | ConsumerSocial video advertising platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Julu Technologies, Inc. Owner and operator of a mobile advertising platform. The comapny uses mobile interaction information of users to send them relevant offers. | Consumermobile advertising platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Medico.com, Inc. Provider of an online global health portal. The portal allows users across the globe to gather and share locally-relevant health care information. | Consumerhealth information sharing portal | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Open Air Publishing Inc. Provider of platform that publishes digital books for iPads and iPhone.The company designs e-books which readers can touch, watch, listen and read. | Consumerinteractive e-book platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Activityhero Operator of an online marketplace designed to find online workshops, summer camps, and after-school classes for kids. The company's marketplace helps to compare schedules from different providers, read reviews from other families, and register online to streamline operations and get additional bookings to shop for camps and kids' nights out, enabling parents to book with one registration form, and read parent reviews and coordinate with friends. | Consumerkids activities marketplace | 500 Global500G GA 4 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Behance Inc. Provider of an online portal designed to create and display multi-media portfolios. The company's online portal provides an online application, enabling users to create social community for local venues and activities. | Consumercreative portfolio platform | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| BarkBox, Inc. Provider of subscription based platform designed to supply treat boxes for dogs. The company's treat boxes are themed boxes which includes innovative toys, all-natural treats and chews, enabling dog owners to give best treats to their dogs. | Consumerpet subscription boxes | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Inmobapp SL Provider of hotel booking application designed to help in last minute hotel bookings. The company's hotel booking application provide details of hotels and helps to book at a lower rate, enabling users to book hotels with a click at last moments. | ConsumerLast-minute hotel booking marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Between Two Ferns Inc. Provider of website that connects people with financial advisors. The company connects advisers with advice seekers for one on one calls. | ConsumerFinancial advisor marketplace | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Pixowl, Inc Developer of a mobile gaming platform designed to develop games that can be played with family. The company's platform makes use of comic book art to develop and publish integrated comic book and character-driven story-lines, enabling gamers worldwide to play games with storytelling experiences. | Consumermobile gaming and storytelling | 500 Global | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |