Looks like our list of Digital Media People to Watch in BC in 2008 is off to a good start. As rumoured, Boris Mann's plan for the "next big thing in town to help even more companies get started here" is well underway with the launch of a blog for a new start-up called Bootup Labs. Boris has partnered with Strutta's Danny Robinson (also on the list) to create what promises to be an innovative business incubator.
What: an incubator, a company that helps startups get started (for now, in the Vancouver area). We culd say kind of like Y-Combinator or sort of like the Founders Fund, just to start getting your head into the right space. We’re not a fund, but we do want to help you quit your day job. The web, mobile, and casual gaming are three of the main areas we’ll be focusing on.
They've booted up themselves and leased office space at 375 Water Street in Gastown and have thrown out a blanket invite for anybody to drop by their office to say Hi. Look for them to crowd-source a logo next. Exciting times in the Tech start-up space in Vancouver!
So much for soft launching :P Thanks for the coverage, Rob, guess I actually have to crowdsource our logo now!
Oh, and technically we're not in the offices until January 15th...the current tenants might be a bit shocked right now.
So how does a new start-up pitch to get into Bootup?
[...] what rock I’ve been under that I hadn’t heard of them sooner since I also found Rob covered them days ago on Techvibes and Boris and Danny put me on their blogroll. [...]
[...] achievable with their current funding. This business realignment will see Strutta moving under the Bootup Labs umbrella as the first start-up in their roster. In this case, there won’t be any moving [...]
