If you read the mainstream tech press, it feels like there is a constant stream of startup acquisitions in the news. The sheer volume of these stories can make you think that you hear about most of the startup acquisitions that happen. Although our gut feel was that the software industry was much larger than most assume, we didn’t really have a good grasp of how much larger. So we decided to find out.

We were blown away by the sheer number and quality of the applications we received for TinySeed’s second batch. Over the last few months we’ve been working hard to narrow down the field of amazing candidates, and today we’re proud to announce that these twelve companies are in our 2020 batch of startups:

We held our second TinySeed retreat this last October for our current batch of startups, coinciding with the MicroConf Europe conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Like our first retreat, we spend about half the day in a room together, workshopping and and discussing what our companies are currently struggling with…

The application for our 2020 batch of startups has been open for almost two weeks now and we’re so excited to see many amazing applications roll in. We’ve gotten quite a few questions so we thought we’d respond here to the most frequently asked:

Now that applications are open for TinySeed’s second batch, we thought it would be useful to share some of the podcast appearances by current TinySeed founders. TinySeed’s co-founder Rob Walling hosts Startups For the Rest of Us — it’s a great way to see how Rob works with the batch and his general mentorship process. Read more:

We held our first TinySeed founder retreat this past July in Minneapolis, Minnesota: two nights on a ranch a few hours outside of the city and a final night back in the city. Since TinySeed is a remote accelerator with founders across 4 countries and 3 continents…

It’s been an exciting few weeks as we’ve been announcing each of the companies accepted into our inaugural batch. And what a group they are! We’re phenomenally excited about our founders and their companies and are enjoying the chance to work alongside them and help accelerate their growth.

We’re thrilled to announce that Derrick Reimer, founder of SavvyCal, has joined the 2019 TinySeed accelerator batch. SavvyCal is the most efficient way to schedule meetings without wrecking your calendar.

We’re excited to announce that Paul Kogan, the new owner of LessAccounting, has joined the 2019 TinySeed accelerator batch. LessAccounting is an easy-to-use accounting system that provides…

We’re excited to announce that Popsicle, founded by Gary Tuch, has joined the 2019 TinySeed accelerator batch. Popsicle helps schools simplify their after-school classes, care, and camps through paperless enrollment…

We’ve learned a lot while running our first application process these past five months, and one of the hardest lessons was the difficulty in building a diverse cohort of companies…

Today we’re excited to announce that Loadster, founded by Andy Hawkes, has joined the 2019 TinySeed accelerator batch. Loadster is a load testing SaaS for websites…

The next company in our 2019 accelerator batch is Branch founded by Peter Suhm, located in Glasgow, Scotland. Branch is a continuous integration service…

We’re excited to announce the next company in our 2019 accelerator batch: ClientRock, a client intake automation suite for law firms founded by Brian Marble, from Portsmouth, NH…

We’re excited to include Gather in TinySeed’s 2019 accelerator batch, founded by Scottie and Brian Elliott. Gather is a new breed of tool for the Interior Design & Architecture industry…

The next company joining TinySeed’s 2019 accelerator batch is Summit, founded by Matt Wensing in Austin, Texas. SimSaaS’s goal is to drop the cost of forecasting a SaaS business…

Today we’re delighted to announce the next company in our 2019 accelerator batch, Reimbi, built to address the difficult and lengthy process of reimbursing job candidates for interview expenses…

Since applications closed for our first accelerator batch on February 15th, we’ve been hard at work narrowing down the nearly 900 submissions. We are astounded by the sheer number..