Manos Accelerator - 2nd Cohort Kick-Off Reception

by Alex Ontiveros June 18, 2014

Manos Accelerator - 2nd Cohort Kick-Off Reception

  SVL was delighted to cover the Manos Accelerator 2nd Cohort kick-off reception hosted at Google on June 17th.  ManosAcceleratorTeam

Below you can read how the seven companies that make up the 2nd class describe themselves.

      Bandbazaar (San Jose, CA): Bandbaazar connects music enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels -- It is a web app that's pioneering a new way for people to convert their skills, musical instruments & gear and space into a source of income.

CoupleCare (Chihuahua, México): CoupleCare is the first app platform guide to fertility. It allows couples to track, monitor and manage monthly menstrual cycles together as a team. couplecare             Cuestiona.me (Palo Alto, CA): Cuestiona.me is a social platform that allows users create questions to leaders, organizations or people of influence. By supporting these questions, they become relevant, inspiring leaders to provide answers. Cycle Money (Guayaquil, Ecuador): Cycle Money is a platform that helps people to recycle their electronic waste. It connects the recyclable elements from people’s e-waste with the recycling companies directly. FashionTEQ (Aliso Viejo, CA): FashionTEQ is a fashion-forward, wearable technology company, created Zazzi, a smart and stylish jewelry collection that allows women to remain connected to their smartphone. My bigame My Bigame (Bogotá, Colombia): My Bigame is the unique system that offers the possibility of realizing bets in way multiplayer in different games and different platforms.         saySquare saySquare (Tegucigalpa, Honduras): saySquare is a payments platform that allows fast social electronic transfers and lets small business accept money using mobile devices as POS.        We look forward to bringing you more on these Latino entrepreneurs as they progress through the summer.



Alex Ontiveros
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