New Media Hyper Accelerator

The NYU Institute of Journalism and StartEd have combined forces to develop a no-cost/no-equity advanced entrepreneurship program in one of the most important and under-served areas of technology: New Media. Two times a year, a cohort of founders is accepted into an intensive, mentor-driven program that touches on all areas of new media, including journalism, music, gaming, entertainment, advanced technologies, connectivity, media literacy, and more. Our next program will begin in October 2021.

"I do these types of programs all the time. This is one of the best I've seen." - New Media Mentor

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SPRING 2021 COHORT

Our Spring 2021 Founders met for 5 days of intense acceleration. These international, diverse (60% founders of color), and advanced entrepreneurs met with over 35 mentors across media as they prepared for major milestones like fundraising, product launches, and rapid expansion.

"This was an amazing experience and real career highlight for me." - Spring 2021 Founder

MEET OUR

World-Class Mentors

Learn From The Best

Access to our expertly curated network of industry leaders, CEOs and founders of successful media startups, active venture capitalists and angel investors, media consultants, thought leaders, and technology enablers, including:

ADAM PENENBERG – Director – NYU Online Programs for Journalism — **ADAM PENENBERG**
*– Director –*
NYU Online Programs for Journalism

LYRON BENTOVIM – CEO – The Glimpse Group — **LYRON BENTOVIM**
*– CEO –*
The Glimpse Group

SHANTE COSME – Executive Editor – Mic — **SHANTE COSME**
– *Executive Editor* –
Mic

EUGENE WEI – Head of Video – Oculus Rift — **EUGENE WEI**
– *Head of Video* –
Oculus Rift

BRENDAN BRITS – VC – Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments — **BRENDAN BRITS**
*– VC –*
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments

ELIZABETH SPIERS – Founder – The Insurrection — **ELIZABETH SPIERS**
*– Founder –*
The Insurrection

JOSHUA NESS – Senior Manager – Verizon 5G Labs — **JOSHUA NESS**
*– Senior Manager –*
Verizon 5G Labs

DEENA MINWALLA – Director of Product – KQED — **DEENA MINWALLA**
*– Director of Product –*
KQED

GREG TYREE – VP Technology – Vox Media — **GREG TYREE**
*– VP Technology –*
Vox Media

JIM JACOVIDES – VP of Licensing & Development – Fortune — **JIM JACOVIDES**
*– VP of Licensing & Development –*
Fortune

MARCO GREENBERG – President & Co-Founder – Thunder11 — **MARCO GREENBERG**
– *President & Co-Founder –*
Thunder11

ABRON MALDONADO – Associate Director, 5G EdTech Challenge – NYC Media Lab — **ABRON MALDONADO**
– *Associate Director, 5G EdTech Challenge –*
NYC Media Lab

SAFI KESHVARGAR
– Venture Investor –
Brand Capital International

MELISSA BELL – Publisher – Vox Media — **MELISSA BELL**
*– Publisher –*
Vox Media

SUSAN LINDER – Founder & CEO – Emerging Media — **SUSAN LINDER**
– *Founder & CEO –*
Emerging Media

JOHN BIGGS – Editor-in-Chief – Gizmodo — **JOHN BIGGS**
*– Editor-in-Chief –*
Gizmodo

How it Works

Program Agenda

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Program Alumni

Our network grows constantly as companies graduate from our hyper accelerators. Alumni stay connected year-round through our Slack community, weekly events, and social media channels, galvanizing support for every stakeholder involved. Win-Win-Win.

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Started aims to attract and develop an army of entrepreneurs to tackle the world's greatest problems. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, Started operates vertically-focused accelerators that are week-long intensives for companies and virtual communities for entrepreneurs. For more information on Started, please visit started.com or follow us on Twitter @startedaccel