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Feb 21	SURGE Accelerator Names Next Generation Energy Software Companies SURGE Accelerator Kicks Off Second Class and Expands Portfolio to Include Water Meet SURGE Class 2.

Nov 19	SURGE Accelerator's Energy Software Startups Raise Over $6MM SURGE announces its 2012 Class 1 Raised Over $6MM Read more about the 2012 SURGE Class.

Nov 15	SURGE Accelerator Sets Out to Revolutionize the Energy Industry in Houston SURGE is fostering growth among small businesses that are dedicated to revolutionizing the energy sector

Oct 11	SURGE Class 2 Applications are OPEN SURGE is looking for the next HUGE software in the energy industry. Do you have the next big idea? Click here to learn more about applying to SURGE.

Oct 08	Ambitious Surge Accelerator aims to solve ‘the world’s energy problems’ The SURGE team is busy preparing for the upcoming Spring 2013 class and applications open shortly! Learn more about what the SURGE experience entails for participating entrepreneurs, mentors, and partners. Click this link for the Houston Business Journal article.

Sep 08	SURGE Accelerator Co-founder Sarah Groen Interviewed on The BusinessMakers Show Russ from The BusinessMakers Show sat down with Sarah Groen to discuss the value accelerators provide to entrepreneurs, the history of SURGE, the application process, and the SURGE curriculum. Click this link for the full transcript and audio of Sarah's interview.

Jun 18	Houston Company Launches Clean Tech Startups In Oil Capital Forbes came to SURGE in June and fills in all the details on Houston's new energy accelerator including the SURGE team, office, and hometown of Houston! Click here for the full article.

Jan 31	Microsoft Offers SURGE Startups $60,000* In Azure Cloud Usage Listen UP SURGE companies to be..., Microsoft Offers has made an awesome announcement. You will have the ability to leverage the Azure Cloud. This is another awesome perk that comes from our partnership with TechStars Global Accelerator Network. Click this link for more details out of TechCrunch.

Jan 07	SURGE Accelerator Announces Last Call for 2012 Program Applications with January 9th Deadline Innovative Efficient Energy Software Ideas Should Be Submitted NOW To Be Considered for Houston-based Accelerator Program Opportunity With just a few days left, SURGE Accelerator today announced the application deadline for its 2012 Program is closing on Monday, January 9th. Entrepreneurs, start-up founders and later-stage companies can submit their plans to solve the world’s energy problems by visiting http://www.surgeaccelerator.com today! Since announcing the call for applications in November, SURGE has already received over 400 prospects from across the world including Greece, India, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, UK, and the United States. Application ideas have... read on »

Nov 30	SURGE Accelerator Grows Roster of Energy and Technology Mentors for Its’ Spring 2012 Program New Efficient Energy Software Ideas Now Being Accepted for One-of-a-Kind Accelerator Opportunity in Houston HOUSTON, TX – November 30, 2011 – SURGE Accelerator today announced it has further expanded its roster of mentors to more than 80 industry experts. Tapping into Houston’s rich network of energy, technology and investment executives, SURGE has created a unique and invaluable group of mentors to help advise, counsel and nurture the companies accepted into the Accelerator’s Spring 2012 Program. SURGE is now accepting applications from companies with innovative ideas to solve the world’s energy problems using software. Based in Houston - the energy capital of the world -... read on »

Nov 15	The Daily Energy Report - Interview with SURGE Co-Founder & Managing Director, Kirk Coburn From the original article posted on The Daily Energy Report. Kirk Coburn, Co-founder and Managing Director of the SURGE Accelerator in Houston, discusses the kind of start-up entrepreneurs that he’s looking for as he builds his team’s inaugural accelerator class. Full Transcript: Ben Lack: The SURGE Accelerator Program has announced the official opening of its spring 2012 program application. Give us a little bit of insight about what the organization does and what types of entrepreneurs you’re looking for. Kirk Coburn: The SURGE Accelerator is a mentor-driven start-up accelerator. We’re looking for the world’s best entrepreneurs that are solving the world’s energy problems... read on »

Nov 01	SURGE Accelerator Begins Accepting Applications Today! Join the SURGE! Houston-Based Accelerator Kicks-Off Spring 2012 Program HOUSTON, TX – November 1, 2011 – Today, SURGE Accelerator announced the official opening of its Spring 2012 Program Application. Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to solve the world’s energy problems using software are encouraged to apply for a chance to be a part of the only mentor-driven, seed accelerator focused on efficient energy software. Through SURGE’s Spring 2012 Program, entrepreneurs will be given an opportunity to turn their ideas into reality and bring their solutions to market. SURGE was founded by energy industry experts, venture capitalists, angel investors and community organizations, with... read on »

Oct 19	SURGE Accelerator Joins the TechStars Network to Accelerate Efficient Energy Software Startups As a TechStars Network Member, SURGE Takes Part in White House Startup America Program HOUSTON, TX & BOUDLER, CO – October 19, 2011 – SURGE, the only mentor-driven, seed accelerator focused on efficient energy software startups, today announced it has formally joined the TechStars Network in support of the Startup America initiative. Through this membership, SURGE joins a select group of members from major U.S. and International cities as the only energy-focused accelerator. “As we approach SURGE Accelerator’s inaugural Call for Applications, we are excited to become a part of the TechStars Network and extend the benefits of this relationship to SURGE’s future entrepreneurs,”... read on »

Oct 15	The Business Makers - SURGE Accelerator Interview http://www.thebusinessmakers.com/episodes/shows/2011/october-2011/episode-332/kirk-coburn.html The BusinessMakers Radio Show Episode #332: Kirk Coburn Audio for this transcript available Russ: This is The BusinessMakers Show, heard here and seen online at thebusinessmakers.com. It's guest time on the show and I'm very pleased to have with me Kirk Coburn, Co-Founder and Managing Director of SURGE Accelerator, Kirk, welcome to The Business Makers Show. Kirk: Thank you very much. Russ: You bet. Well, let's start by you telling us about SURGE Accelerator. Kirk: SURGE Accelerator is a mentor-driven seat accelerator that's trying to solve the world's energy problems using... read on »

Sep 19	The SURGE Accelerator: an incubator for energy and IT By Katie Fehrenbacher Sep. 15, 2011, 12:00am PT A new Y Combinator–style incubator that will focus solely on the intersection of energy and information technology is launching in Houston, the founder of the group, Kirk Brand Coburn, told me in an exclusive interview. The accelerator program, called Surge, will begin accepting applications for its program starting in November, says Coburn, and it will select 10 companies in January 2012 that it will fund with $30,000 each for a chance to come to Houston for three months and receive mentorship. The intersection between energy and IT could mean anything, from projects building smart grid applications to software for energy trading to... read on »

SURGE NEWS & MEDIA

SURGE Accelerator Names Next Generation Energy Software Companies

SURGE Accelerator's Energy Software Startups Raise Over $6MM

SURGE Accelerator Sets Out to Revolutionize the Energy Industry in Houston

SURGE Class 2 Applications are OPEN

Ambitious Surge Accelerator aims to solve ‘the world’s energy problems’

SURGE Accelerator Co-founder Sarah Groen Interviewed on The BusinessMakers Show

Houston Company Launches Clean Tech Startups In Oil Capital

Microsoft Offers SURGE Startups $60,000* In Azure Cloud Usage

SURGE Accelerator Announces Last Call for 2012 Program Applications with January 9th Deadline

SURGE Accelerator Grows Roster of Energy and Technology Mentors for Its’ Spring 2012 Program

The Daily Energy Report - Interview with SURGE Co-Founder & Managing Director, Kirk Coburn

SURGE Accelerator Begins Accepting Applications Today!

SURGE Accelerator Joins the TechStars Network to Accelerate Efficient Energy Software Startups

The Business Makers - SURGE Accelerator Interview

The SURGE Accelerator: an incubator for energy and IT

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