The Dodgers Accelerator is gearing up.

The Dodgers are putting their vast Guggenheim resources to work in the fields of consumer data-gathering, inventory management and college recruiting, among other things.

Believed to be the only angel-investing vehicle sponsored by and named for an MLB team, Dodgers Accelerator announced the first ten startup companies selected for its program Monday:

1. Appetize – POS, mobile-ordering, and inventory management platform for live events

2. Doorstat – helps businesses and brands better understand foot traffic, customer demographics, and customer behavior through a proprietary technology solution

3. FieldLevel – private social network for sports recruiting that connects coaches and helps college teams find the best athletes for their programs

4. FocusMotion – complete solution that makes it easy to track and analyze movements, gestures, and exercises with wearables

5. Kinduct – develops connected health, fitness and human performance software solutions that help make people better

6. LeagueApps – platform enabling local sports organizers to create and manage amazing sports experiences

7. ProDay – mobile app that lets anyone work out with professional athletes. Anytime. Anywhere.

8. SidePrize – facilitates side challenges for your fantasy league

9. Swish Analytics – algorithm-driven tools for daily fantasy players, and fans

10. Yezno – social platform that allows sports fans to poll, engage and debate each other

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.