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By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist
The TechStars Boston accelerator program for entrepreneurs (which is actually based in Cambridge) announced back in April that it would start running two cycles each year, instead of just one in the spring. Its first fall class convened today, and TechStars Boston honcho Katie Rae just released the names of the 13 companies that are participating. "Many of the companies are from the Boston area," she writes, "but we also have teams from Israel, Slovenia, Colombia and Ann Arbor."They are:
- BetterFit Technologies provides personalized medicine for everyone.BetterFit recently participated in Highland Capital Partners' Summer@Highland program for collegiate entrepreneurs and recent grads. Founder Julia Winn studied computer science and molecular biology at Harvard.
- BookingMarkets lets small and large web sites connect travelers with unique places to stay around the world.
- CoachUp helps athletes achieve their full potential by connecting them with private coaches.
