BoomZip, which is developing “cloud computing” utilization technology, is one of several firms selected to join the Manos Accelerator in Silicon Valley program this fall.

BoomZip has offices in Raleigh and Akron, Ohio.

The firm aims to provide clients “with the solution to analyze and manage their cloud utilization in a fast, easy, low cost, and secure way,” says the Manos Accelerator and Google for Entrepreneurs, which supports the program.

Its lead product is the CloudFiler Appliance which “allows you to optimize your storage space while keeping your date safe , secure and available 24/7 at low cost,” the company says. 

In all, seven startups were selected from some 75 applicants for the first group in the new program.

The Manos accelerator focuses on firms launched by Latinos. Manos is a “first of its kind accelerator targeting Latino entrepreneurs who are generally under-represented in early-stage ventures,” it says.

Dina Requena, Mike Dixon and Brian Carr are the founders of BoomZip. Launched in 2012, the firm has four employees.

Requence has worked at BCBSNC, Quarterline, IBM’s Systems Technology Group,and is a graduate of George Washington University’s School of Business.

Manos takes a 4 percent equity stake in participating companies. 

“Our mission is to help companies manage their information assets in the cloud in a fast, easy, low cost, and secure way while optimizing their storage space,” BoomZip says at its website.

“At BoomZip can manage the data they back up as well as analyze how much resources they utilize in the cloud. In addition, we offer dedicated IT services that help customers with their cloud requirements, architecture, and implementation. BoomZip is a rapidly growing technology company with its main mission to help business stay ahead of the curve in obtaining increased value for their IT investments.”

The firm says its management team has “over 60 years of combined technology development and management experience from IBM, EMC, SAS, and Lenovo.”

“Our combined experience include: product management, project management, product marketing, database administration, software development, SaaS development, infrastructure management, and virtualization,” BoomZip adds. “Our executive team supported industry sectors such as: Life sciences, health care IT, education and accounting.”

The fall program will begin Sept. 11 with each of the selected firms participating in a kickoff event at Google’s global headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

“This is exactly what I wanted to see – big, bold and creative solutions,” said Edward Avila, co-founder and CEO of Manos Accelerato, in announcing the seven selections. “I know there are Latino entrepreneurs out there doing amazing things and I’m pleased to have such a diverse group of startups both in technology and backgrounds as our very first batch.”

Mary Grove, director of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach at Google, added:

“Our mission with Google for Entrepreneurs is to grow entrepreneurial communities and equip them with the resources and technology they need to tackle big ideas and build great companies. We’re very excited to be partnering with Manos on their 1st cohort and we can’t wait to see these startups pitch their products at Demo Day.”

Of the seven firms, five include at least one female founder.

The seven selected firms with information provided by Manos and Google:

  • Blyve (San Jose, Calif.): Blyve is a real-time marketing platform that brings customer closer to the brands they love via interactive and engaging live events.
  • BoomZip (Raleigh, N.C.): BoomZip provides companies with the solution to analyze and manage their cloud utilization in a fast, easy, low cost, and secure way.
  • Hemheist (Phoenix, Ariz.): Hemheist.com is an eCommerce site that sells women’s new and vintage clothing and accessories. Don’t fear the unexpected. Mix that vintage designer blazer with a steal of a mini dress.
  • HostSpot (Mexico City, Mexico): HostSpot provides insights that help businesses optimize the performance of their customer engagement, marketing, merchandising and operations. It does for the brick and mortar stores what Google analytics does for the online world. They are the 1st place co-winners of the 2013 AngelHack in Silicon Valley.
  • Interesante (Menlo Park, Calif.): Get the most interesante (interesting) news, images, products, people and video delivered to your mobile in real time based on your interests, needs and wants.
  • Qritiqr (Mexico City, Mexico) is a crowd mystery shopping network providing insights about services, products and market opportunities in real time.
  • Sleek-geek (Oakland, Calif.): Sleek-geek is a teacher-led software company building mobile solutions for teachers, students, parents and schools. They are the 1st place winners of the 2012 AT&T Mobile Education Hackathon.

The startups’ 12-week program begins Monday at SVG Partners, an investment firm, in San Jose, Calif.