Snap names its fifth class of Yellow accelerator startups – Tubefilter

Snap has tapped eight companies for its latest Yellow accelerator class. Yellow launched in 2018 with a promise that Snap would invest $150,000 per cohort of startups. Twice a year, it selects a handful of digital content-focused companies to receive mentorship from Snap executives, networking opportunities, and liquid capital, plus continuing guidance after the accelerator ends. In exchange, Snap takes a small, undisclosed equity stake in each company.Subscribe for daily Tubefilter Top StoriesSubscribe This class is Yellow’s fifth, and the smallest to date. It’s also a return to Yellow’s usual in-person curriculum after its fourth class, which baked nine startups, went entirely virtual due to COVID restrictions. Companies selected for the class include (with descriptions provided by Snap): Bits of Stock–Is working on a cardless stock program that rewards customers with fractional shares of stock on everyday purchases from the brands they love, based in the Netherlands. Blink Date–Is building a voice-first dating app that matches members for 10-minute voice conversations, after which they can hope to make a match. Bump–Is designing software to help creators track and collect their revenue from various sources, monitor their expenses, and manage their crypto and NFTs in one place. DB Creations–Is creating catchy…
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