500 Startups picks up a new batch of 33 startups, 36% companies outside the US

Wednesday October 30, 2013 , 3 min Read

500 Startups is a US based accelerator founded by Dave McClure and has been known for funding a huge number of companies and across geographies. In its most recent batch announced yesterday, the company has picked up 33 companies to undergo acceleration. 12 of these companies are outside of the US and the number of Indian companies has come down to 2 this time around (SilverPush and Anyadir Education).This year's batch has the first biotech startup- uBiome, the first direct to consumer microbiome sequencing company. The batch also has a hardware company zBoard that sells a weight-sensing electric skateboard. The percentage of companies having women as the founding members has got down this time around with 5 of the 33 companies.

Here is the complete list of startups:

3Sourcing – a search engine to find and hire technical talent
AdEspresso – a SaaS platform to manage and optimize Facebook ads for SMBs and media agencies
Anyadir Education – a platform for universities to recruit socially
Bounty Hunter – a contest platform for brands to run creative contests
Buzzstarter – a platform that takes any content and creates a value reward for sharing to make it go viral
BTCJam – the first global peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform
Builk – a Saas platform that digitizes the construction industry for small and medium contractors
Carreira Beauty – a destination site for beauty professionals to provide career development and boost online distribution
Cityblis – an e-commerce platform to discover unique fashion brands
EquityZen – a stock market for private companies to give small investors access investments in large private firms
Goods – a platform for wholesaler that enables them to accept B2B transactions, manage inventory, and create digital catalogs
Grata – a live, on-demand travel concierge on your smartphone
LaunchTrack – an intelligent ticketing platform that provides simple communication tools, analytics, and reporting
MailLift – Twilio for handwritten letters, providing real letters that are automated for enterprises
OLSET – a proactive virtual travel agent that saves travelers time by finding them the best hotels based on their preferences
Partender – an app that brings bars into the 21st century and reduces the time it takes managers to do bar inventory
PlateJoy – a platform that creates personalized weekly menus based on health goals, lifestyle, and dietary preferences
Popbasic – startup that designs and manufactures limited edition micro collections for women
Populr – a micro-publishing platform that helps business people easily deliver information through single web pages
RealtyShares – an online investment platform that uses crowdfunding to pool investors into private real estate investments
Sales Beach – provides technology to send personalized emails to hundreds or thousands of contacts in your target industry
Shopeando – the largest online retailer for unbranded products in Latin America
Shopseen – a platform to simplify running a retail business and help merchants reach more customers
Sidelines – crowdsources and delivers awesome comments to improve the quality and engagement potential of comment sections
Silverpush – a platform for mobile advertisers to retarget existing users over mobile and social ad ecosystems
uBiome – a direct-to-consumer microbiome sequencing company to teach you about your bacteria
ViralGains – a platform to measures how consumers watch, share, and talk about video content
WePlann – a new way to discover and book unique vacation experiences
WishPlz – a web and mobile shopping app that lets you bookmark any product and get alerts when the price drops
ZBoard – a weight-sensing electric skateboard that you lean forward to go and lean back to stop