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Kinect Accelerator Tour - Boston

Friday, February 3, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

Cambridge, MA

Kinect Accelerator Tour - Boston

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If you are a developer or existing team/startup focused on building a business that takes advantage of the Kinect and Natural User Interface technologies, then we want to talk to you about how you can turn those innovations into a business.

During this one-time event will give you a deeper overview of what the Kinect Accelerator will be like and what you could expect if you get accepted into this highly competitive program.

The Kinect Accelerator is selecting 10 companies worldwide for a three month, mentor driven accelerator in Seattle, WA. Each company will receive $20,000 in investment, an Xbox development kit, Kinects for Xbox and Windows, and technical support. Each company will showcase their solution to VC's, angel investors, game studios, and influentials at the end of the program at a Demo Day event.

During this tour you'll learn how to maximize your chances of being accepted and you'll have the opportunity to meet with the program's Executive Manager and tell him about your business. We encourage you to apply by the early application deadline of January 25th so we can review your application in advance.

This is also your chance to get a look at the brand new Kinect for Windows and ask your questions about it to Microsoft experts. We'll be giving away units to two lucky winners.

You can learn more about the program and apply at KinectAccelerator.com.


This event is at Microsoft's New England Research and Development Center (NERD), One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142


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Microsoft's New England Research & Development Center
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142

Friday, February 3, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)


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Kinect Accelerator



The Kinect Accelerator is a three month business incubation program held in Seattle, Washington from March to June, 2012. 

Through this program, Microsoft is supporting entrepreneurs, engineers and innovators like you to bring to life a wide range of business ideas that leverage the limitless possibilities Kinect enables. Following a competitive screening process, ten finalists will be chosen for the program. 

The Kinect Accelerator is “powered by TechStars” using the same mentor-driven methodology pioneered and proven in New York, Boulder, Seattle and Boston.

Mentors for the Kinect Accelerator include a broad base of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the industry as well as executives from Microsoft Studios, Xbox, Kinect for Windows, Microsoft Research and other Microsoft organizations.