Video: John Fein offers an update on the Sprint Accelerator

March 25, 2016  |  Startland News Staff

Firebrand Venture managing director John Fein

John Fein, Techstars managing director, chats with Startland News editor Bobby Burch about the accelerator’s 2016 class.

Now in its third year, the accelerator this year has a broader focus on all mobile technologies, as opposed to only mobile health in previous years. The accelerator in March welcomed ten new companies to its three-month, mentor-led program, which is located in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.

For more on the accelerator and its 10 mobile tech startups, check out the firms’ elevator pitches.

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