DreamIt Ventures’ NYC accelerator announces new class, moves into Fab’s old office

A big part of the tech boom in New York has been the arrival of several accelerators and incubators which are minting new classes of top tier startups. Today, in a presentation at Google Ventures in Manhattan, DreamIt Ventures announced its newest class of 15 companies for its New York Accelerator.

DreamIt Ventures is also moving into the old office of Fab.com, following in the footsteps of TechStars, who took Foursquare’s former office in search of some magic startup mojo.

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Five of the companies selected are part of the DreamIt Access program, a dedicated effort to launch 15 minority-led startups over the next 12 months. Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, is an investor in the DreamIt Access program.

Additionally, five of the companies participating in DreamIt NYC are part of the inaugural class of DreamIt Israel, the first Israel-US accelerator.  DreamIt Israel helps Israeli startups expand into U.S. and Global Markets. The DreamIt Israel program is already underway in Tel Aviv, and the Israeli startups will be in New York City working alongside the companies in DreamIt NYC beginning May 14th.

The companies are:

Bazaart, Haifa, Israel: personalized fashion catalogs for tablets

CallTrackingFox, New York, NY: data-driven inbound marketing platform

CampGurus, New York, NY: clearinghouse for kids programs

Cubiez, Tel Aviv, Israel: platform delivering desktop apps with a mobile user experience

FirstCrush, Boston, MA: personalized wine subscription service

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Giver, Tel Aviv, Israel: turning employees to community through gamified solutions

Indiewalls, New York, NY: online marketplace connecting local artists and venues

JustUs, Tel Aviv, Israel: Weesh app helps romantic couples share mutual experiences

Saborstudio, Alajuela, Costa Rica: location-aware mobile games

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Tripl, Stockholm, Sweden and New York, NY: connecting people through travel

Urban Cargo, New York, NY: personalized grooming product recommendations for men

Vantageous Video, Ithaca NY: apps for multi-angle video creation

Winston, Boulder, CO: a personalized social newscast

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