Six start-ups make DCU Ryan Academy accelerator programme - Start-ups | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service
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In all, 137 applications came through for the programme from 20 countries, including Ireland, Germany, Finland, USA, Australia, Iran, India, Israel, South Africa, Brazil, Rwanda and China. So what will the six start-ups get during their incubation tenure at DCU Ryan Academy when the Propeller programme starts up again in late January 2012? Savvybear is a virtual world where children between five and 12 can take on animated teddy bear avatars and take part in a variety of activities. Paul Geraghty, a designer, came up with the idea for Picturk when he saw a niche for bringing a new twist to the internet-based stock photography market – through ethical crowd sourcing using local camera clubs. Ireland has had its own success story in the stock photography sphere – Getty Images bought Kerry-based firm Stockbyte in 2006 for US$135m.
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