. >> crisson is really focused. >> a video game blogger, anthony, i like to call him cool. he's just laid back. he's not trying to be something he's not. >> an engineer from detroit. >> hajj has swagger. he's a sales guy. >> a former dotcom millionaire. >> hank, he's experienced. he's raised money before. >> newme cofounder and self-described country boy, wayne sutton. >> it takes courage and guts to come out here and leave my son, my wife awhile and come out here and pursue your dreams. >> this isn't a charity. it's not a summer camp. we're capitalists. we're all trying to build great businesses. and we're trying to secure the funding needed to build those businesses. >> why is this so important? >> how can you have a huge and growing part of the economy with no participation from a significant demographic?

crisson, hajj and wayne also returned home.d funding either but say they remain committed to building their start-ups into successful companies. >> i want success so bad that it hurts. >> in october, hank received an undisclosed investment in kloud.co. he continues to talk to investors from his home base in harlem, new york. anthony is back in new jersey. he's also seeking funding and says his playd app will be available in the apple app store by the end of the year. after the accelerator ended, pius and becky moved to san francisco. this fall, two funders invested an undisclosed amount in their start-up becouply. one of those investors, mitch kapor. and in september, angela benton moved to silicon valley with her three daughters. she put her start-up on hold and is planning the second edition of the newme accelerator program set to start in early 2012. this time, she says, she wants to include more women and other underrepresented minorities. a lot of people have complained about the issues of a lack of diversity in silicon va