San Francisco, United States
YouNoodle, with its slogan "Tomorrow, powered by startups," is a technology engine that plays a pivotal role in boosting global startup programs. Established in 2010 by Rebeca Hwang and Torsten Kolind, it supports corporations, universities, and governments by providing platforms to screen and evaluate applicants for various entrepreneurial competitions and accelerators.
With an impressive portfolio, YouNoodle collaborates with esteemed clients like Cisco, Verizon, Marriott Hotels, Stanford BASES, Amazon Web Services, Start-Up Chile, and the Intel Foundation. The company has facilitated over 850 innovation programs worldwide in the past five years, showcasing a steady demand for their expert services in fostering entrepreneurship.
Initially funded by an elite group of business angels and seeing support from influential figures like Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Charles Lho, YouNoodle has organically evolved from its ambitious 2007 project roots. The company's last major financial activity was a $1.10M Seed investment on 01 March 2014 from investors including VTF Capital, Amicus Group, and Lars-Henrik Friis Molin.
