Facebook's FbStart App Marketing Program Now Open to All Developers

Facebook has announced that it has opened its FbStart program to all iOS and Android developers. Prior to this week, only developers who attended Facebook’s f8 developer conference could apply to the program. Now the application process for FbStart is open to any iOS or Android developer with an app that’s been live for at least 30 days. 

If selected, developers will receive credits valued at up to $30,000 for Facebook and Parse, plus free tools and credits from a group of companies Facebook has put together to help developers with product testing, recruiting, customer care, video conferencing, document management and more.

Adobe – Creative services

Appurify – Mobile app testing

Asana – Project management

Blue Jeans – Cloud-based video collaboration service

Desk.com – Customer support app

HootSuite – Social media monitoring

MailChimp - Email marketing

Proto.io – Mobile app prototyping

Quip – Mobile productivity suite

SurveyMonkey – Online survey platform

Transifex – Localization

UserTesting – Usability testing

Workable – Recruitment

In addition, FbStart will offer events, programs, and best practices for participating developers, with the expectation of year-round opportunities to engage with the Facebook team.  When applying to FbStart, Developers can choose between two tracks: Bootstrap, for apps that are just starting out, and Accelerate, for apps that have shown initial traction are now trying to grow and scale.