Polaris Venture Partners plans to close two of its Dogpatch Labs incubator spaces — specifically the ones in Palo Alto and New York — while refining the approach in its two remaining locations.
The news was first reported in a story on Xconomy. I called John Lacey, the firm’s director of communications, and he confirmed the news: “We are ramping down in Palo Alto and New York while… → Read More
As you may have heard, the San Francisco Port Authority recently shut down the tech hub located at Pier 38, which was home to companies like Automattic, True Ventures, 99Designs, and others. One of the tenants, Polaris Venture Partners‘ Dogpatch Labs, was also kicked out and has now moved to downtown Palo Alto along with its 18 current residents.
Xconomy reports that Dogpatch Labs’ new Palo… → Read More
A few weeks ago, we heard that the San Francisco Port Authority had red-tagged Pier 38 — putting up warnings that the space was unsafe. This is a big deal because Pier 38 is something of a tech hub. It’s home to tenants including Dogpatch Labs, Polaris Ventures, Automattic, True Ventures, 99 Designs, EGG HAUS, and more.
While Robert Scoble grabbed some pictures showing just how serious… → Read More
If the above is what your SXSW workspace usually looks like, you’re in luck: For the first time, Polaris Venture Partners will be opening up a temporary Dogpatch Labs office in Austin during this year’ SXSW so entrepreneurs who need a place to work or just hang out can find a safe haven away from all the Interactive craziness.
The Austin branch of Dogpatch Labs will be located at Treehouse Pub… → Read More
Last night, we first unveiled AngelPad, the stealthy new startup incubator run by seven ex-Googlers. Today, we’ve managed to get quite a bit more information about it. How? One of those ex-Googlers, Thomas Korte, stopped by our office to talk a bit about the project.
Actually, it was quite convenient for Korte to come by because AngelPad’s office is right around the corner from our own office… → Read More
At last year’s TechCrunch50, one of the more intriguing launch startups was localbacon—a job board targeted at recent college graduates which charged 99 cents to apply for a job. The idea was to get the most qualified applicants who were more really serious about the job.
The founders of localbacon took what they learned from operating their site and are now relaunching with a much better idea… → Read More
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