Register to attend LaunchBox’s kickoff on September 7th at http://launchbox2010kickoff.eventbrite.com/.
The event will have each of the 7 companies participating in the accelerator program give a 2 minute elevator pitch. Tomorrow is the first day of the 12-week program.
If you need any excuses to move or stay in Durham, two more popped up today.
We are the #2 “brainiest” city in the country according to The Daily Beast and we are the best real estate market in the country to invest in according to Local Market Monitor.
Exciting things are happening for Durham startup StatSheet, founded by Robbie Allen. The company has raised a 1.3 Million Series A round of funding. According to TechCrunch, the investors include Valhalla Partners, IDEA Fund Partners and Adam Smith of xobni.
StatSheet runs a network of sports stats and content websites. They will be launching some new products in the fall including team-specific sites, automatically updated with content. StatSheet has recently hired 8 people over a three week span to add to their team.