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Facebook Kicks Off FbStart Tour, Offers More To Startups

At its f8 developer conference in April, Facebook launched FbStart, a program aimed at supporting startups by offering them thousands of dollars worth of tools and services to help them get their apps...
Facebook Kicks Off FbStart Tour, Offers More To Startups
Written by Chris Crum
  • At its f8 developer conference in April, Facebook launched FbStart, a program aimed at supporting startups by offering them thousands of dollars worth of tools and services to help them get their apps to take off. The company opened up the program in May.

    In July, Facebook announced that it added more partners, bringing the total to 17. At the time, the company said tools and services available to accepted startups were worth up to $40,000.

    Facebook provided an update on the program on Friday, saying that over 1,000 startups have joined, and that tools and services are now worth up to $63,000 for its “Accelerate” companies and $24,000 for “Bootstrap” companies.

    Still, it would appear that they’re really just getting things started as they announced a new tour across ten cities, which will see Facebook engineers and product managers covering best practices for all stages of app growth and development.

    “We’re excited to meet with promising mobile developers around the world to provide feedback and services,” Facebook said.

    Here are the dates:

    10/2 — New York
    10/6 — Boston
    10/8 — Berlin
    10/16 — Austin
    10/27 — Seattle
    11/4 — Dublin
    11/6 — London
    11/13 — Moscow
    11/18 — Helsinki
    11/20 — San Francisco Bay Area
    11/21 — Paris

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