Comments on: Facebook’s fbFund ‘09 Names First Batch Of Winners

By: RUNmyERRAND: An eBay for Services « Jon Michaeli’s Blog

RUNmyERRAND: An eBay for Services « Jon Michaeli’s Blog — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:03:33 +0000

[...] Winner. RUNmyERRAND was the only east-coast fbFUND finalist. Being selected for such a prestigious program has afforded the company unique opportunities. Leah [...]

By: The New Platform Goldrush Guide: Why You Probably Don’t Want to Build an iPhone App - Widget and Facebook App Development and Design - Metablocks

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:24:59 +0000

[...] VC Funds: Facebook’s fbFund, KP’s iFund (iPhone), Google Ventures, AppFactory– note: probably the most effective [...]

By: Facebook、新インキュベーターfbFund REVのトップ20社を発表

Facebook、新インキュベーターfbFund REVのトップ20社を発表 — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:50:47 +0000

[...] Facebookが、fbFundの最新ラウンド入賞20社を発表した。対象各社はこの夏パロアルトで行われるFacebookのスタートアップインキュベーターに招待される。同プログラムのファイナリスト50社については、以前発表されおり、それぞれ$1000の広告クレジットが与えられていた。しかし、今回こそが応募各社が狙っていた本当の賞だ。 [...]

By: Technical blogs with pictures and videos » Facebook Names First Class Of fbFund REV, Its New Incubator

Fri, 29 May 2009 01:24:40 +0000

[...] join a special Facebook startup incubator in downtown Palo Alto this summer. We’d previously learned about the program’s 50 finalists, each of whom was given $1,000 in advertising credit. But [...]

By: Facebook Names First Class Of fbFund REV, Its New Incubator

Facebook Names First Class Of fbFund REV, Its New Incubator — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:01:58 +0000

By: Panayiotis Papadopoulos

Thu, 21 May 2009 07:25:01 +0000

If you want to try Gameyola you should head to http://apps.fac...ok.com/gameyola

By: RunMyErrand Is Facebook fbFund Finalist « Good Company

RunMyErrand Is Facebook fbFund Finalist « Good Company — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:37:00 +0000

[...] in Facebook’s incubator program. For more on the fbFund winners, see this news item on Tech Crunch. [...]

By: Українська розробка для iPhone потрапила в фінал fbFund | Watcher

Українська розробка для iPhone потрапила в фінал fbFund | Watcher — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:32:37 +0000

[...] написав про те, що Facebook оголосив перелік з 25 фіналістів [...]

By: Daily Digest for May 20th | Half-baked

Daily Digest for May 20th | Half-baked — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:36:33 +0000

[...] Facebook’s fbFund ‘09 Names First Batch Of Winners [...]

By: GPSを使わず位置情報を活用するエンタテイメントガイドサービスのbuzzd、BlackBerry版アプリケーションを発表

GPSを使わず位置情報を活用するエンタテイメントガイドサービスのbuzzd、BlackBerry版アプリケーションを発表 — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:12:11 +0000

[...] 位置情報に基づいてシティーガイドおよびソーシャルネットワークの機能を提供するbuzzdが、BlackBerryネイティブのアプリケーションを発表した。モバイルウェブ版の機能をネイティブアプリケーション化したものだ。buzzdは昨年10月、BlackBerry Partners Fund（Facebookのfb Fundのようなもの）の最初となる融資を受け取ってもいる。これまではモバイル版のウェブブラウザ経由でしか利用できなかったが、同様の情報を提供する別サイト（PCのブラウザで利用できる）も立ち上げた。 [...]

By: The Pageman in Kabul

The Pageman in Kabul — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:26:26 +0000

MyChurch.org FAIL (well, maybe that Facebook Connect button is part of the reason…)…

I need a few more to activate VCF Greenhills MyChurch.org page.
in the mean time, I think there’s too many people trying to get into MyChurch.org (well, that Facebook Connect button does help…)

So yeah, if you’re from VCF Greenhills …

By: Facebook Ads

Facebook Ads — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:17:19 +0000

some interesting sites / apps. but i think most are still half baked…

i blog about the facebook ads platform over at facebookads.net

By: Rawaz Rauf

Tue, 19 May 2009 13:44:55 +0000

They should have at least bothered to add a description of each winner

By: Buzzd Unveils Location-Based Entertainment Guide For The Blackberry

Buzzd Unveils Location-Based Entertainment Guide For The Blackberry — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:54:53 +0000

[...] was the recipient of the first round investments from the BlackBerry Partners Fund (similar to Facebook’s fb Fund) last October. Previously only available via a mobile web browser, buzzd has also launched a [...]

By: Dr Bestt

Dr Bestt — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:30:22 +0000

GovIT and NutshellMail are really cool.
I’m not sure how much 1000$ on facebook ads are worth.
I’d rather like the cash then the ad space.

By: Facebook anuncia los 25 finalistas del fbFund

Facebook anuncia los 25 finalistas del fbFund — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:22:34 +0000

[...] ha nombrado a los 25 finalistas de la última ronda del fbFund, el programa que ha emprendido junto a Accel y Founders Fund para ayudar a fomentar su [...]

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:53:23 +0000

Yeah the whole production just seems so irrelevant. Especially now that Facebook has exhausted every avenue for ever providing it’s trigger happy investors a return.

By: Crazymenu для iPhone стал финалистом fbFund < Stanfy Блог

Crazymenu для iPhone стал финалистом fbFund < Stanfy Блог — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:44:56 +0000

[...] появиться в App Store приложению Crazymenu для iPhone как его уже отобрали для участия в финале соревнования стартапов, которое проводит [...]

By: Narrowing Scope

Narrowing Scope — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:09:52 +0000

[...] I’m also happy to report that I’ve been chosen as a finalist for fbFund, which affords me some money to advertise on Facebook. More details and a list of the other finalists here. [...]

By: 3d

3d — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:04:48 +0000

paradise paintball is really fun!!

By: Daniel Brusilovsky

Daniel Brusilovsky — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:48:08 +0000

Congratulations all!

By: john

john — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:10:08 +0000

put it down to facebook hype

you need your head read to invest serious resources in facebook apps, they are the leaders in screwing app developers, apple are no doubt following in their footsteps

By: Dave McClure

Mon, 18 May 2009 23:12:58 +0000

@Taylor: it will be a convertible note, which altho technically is a debt instrument, functions much like an equity investment. as you note, it typically converts into equity at a future Series A financing. the primary reasoning here was that we wanted to late other investors set price.

we’ll provide more information soon once we make the final announcements about the Incubator winners.

By: brendan biryla

brendan biryla — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:55:44 +0000

its kinda funny how Facebook is incubating companies when they themselves are not exactly a model business yet. They should put this money towards outright acquisition of revenue generating companies.

By: Nick Ducoff

Nick Ducoff — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:31:20 +0000

Congrats to Mark, David, Nirav and the rest of the NutshellMail team.