We are excited to announce the newest Dogpatch Labs class here in San Francisco. It includes entrepreneurs and companies that have been part of the lab over the last few months and those that just recently joined (new additions: AdCru, Animoto, Burbn, FanPop, JibJab, LearnBoost, Milennial Media, Recruly, StickyBits, Task Rabbit and Wild Pockets).

As always, we look for great, exciting entrepreneurs who thrive in open and collaborative environments. And we aim to have a diverse collection of individuals, companies and verticals. The current batch of residents certainly represents that! You can view the TechCrunch write up here and rosters of all three Dogpatch Labs here.

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AdCru is a pay-per-follower ad network for Twitter founded in September 2009.

Animoto (San Francisco) generates custom, professional-looking slideshows from user-uploaded music and photos. Their “patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design” drives the web app. (TechCrunch coverage)

Burbn is a new way to communicate + share in the real world. (TechCrunch coverage)

Cardpool is a gift card exchange service where anyone can buy, sell, or trade their gift cards in a safe and secure environment. (TechCrunch coverage)

EGG HAUS is an interactive agency. We help our clients create and deploy engaging branded experiences on every consumer platform.

FanPop is a network of user-generated fan clubs for different topics of interest created and maintained by the community of fans.

FanPulse welcomes you to your world of sports. FanPulse (launching January 2010) is a new sports-service that lets you easily follow the sports you love and talk about them with your real friends. (TechCrunch coverage)

Formative Labs – working on ideas that solve problems and change consumer behaviors.

Formspring: Ask questions, give answers and learn more about your friends. (TechCrunch coverage)

Hollrr – Want to help your friends discover a great new product? A quick Hollrr is the easiest way to let them know what deserves a shout out. (TechCrunch coverage)

JibJab (San Francisco): Headquartered in Santa Monica and founded by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, and backed by Polaris, JibJab is a leading e-Card business. (TechCrunch coverage)

LearnBoost is an education platform for secondary schools.

Millennial Media delivers the largest reach – 83% of the US mobile audience – through the largest mobile advertising network in the US. (TechCrunch coverage)

Mr. Tweet looks through your extended network to help you find effective relationships and information most relevant to yourself.

ProfessionL centralizes all your recruitment management needs into one unified web-based software application that can be used by any business that recruits (including recruitment specialists).

Recurly makes subscription billing easy for developers and organizations of all sizes.. (TechCrunch coverage)

The Start Project – turning ideas into action. (TechCrunch coverage)

Stickybits brings the physical and digital worlds together with barcode stickers which trigger audio, video, photo, and text messages when scanned. (TechCrunch coverage)

startupSQUARE is a marketplace where entrepreneurs can meet one another and brainstorm their next big business idea.

TaskRabbit(formerly runmyerrand.com) helps individuals and small businesses in a community outsource their tasks and deliveries, leveraging the latest technology and the social networking paradigm.

Trazzler helps you answer one question, “Where should I go?” by recommending trips unique to your location and Travel Personality.

Twylah: your personal assistant on twitter.

Wild Pockets is an end to end solution that supports creators throughout the life cycle of 3D game development

Yardsellr – In the tradition of neighborhood garage- and yard-sales, Yardsellr makes it easy for you to list and sell, or find and buy whatever you want. Yardsellr helps spread the word about your item within your online “neighborhood” – social and messaging networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google.

I am excited to announce that, starting Monday, I will be joining Polaris Venture Partners and will work out of the Dog Patch Lab on Pier 38. Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to get to know the Polaris team and I am eager to begin working with them in a different capacity. I have enjoyed my time at eBay, Widgetbox and beRecruited, but have always wanted to move into venture. My two questions were: what is the right them and where is the right fit.

Polaris is certainly the right fit and the timing is particularly exciting because I will be based in the Dog Patch Lab – a vibrant collection of entrepreneurs and start ups on Pier 38 off of Embarcadero (portfolio company LOLapps and ThingLabs launched here). The lab is operated by Polaris and focused at connecting entrepreneurs and helping founders conceive and build startups.

If you read this blog, you know my interests: consumer internet, digital media, mobile and social media. I will also enjoy being exposed to other investment areas as Polaris is diversified across industries and stages: life sciences, growth equity and technology.

If you would like to tour the lab or find a time to meet, drop me a line!

Stay tuned for more information on events at the Dog Patch Lab (many are coming). You can find more about Polaris, the portfolio and the lab at:

- PolarisVentures.com
- VCMike (Mike Hirshland): Blog, Twitter
- RyanSpoon.com: Blog, Twitter, Facebook
- TechCrunch: Polaris & Dog Patch Labs
- Xconomy.com: “Dog Patch Lab – An Entrepreneur’s Kennel”