Techstars
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About Techstars
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor founded in Boulder, Colorado, in 2006 by David Cohen, David Brown, Brad Feld and Jared Polis. It runs three-month accelerator programs that combine investment, mentoring and access to investors and corporate partners, in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Tokyo and in sectors such as health, finance and critical infrastructure. It also runs Startup Weekend and Startup Week events. Its headquarters are in New York.
- Sector
- Startup accelerator / venture capital
- Business model
- Venture fund / accelerator
- Founded
- 2006
- Founders
- David Cohen, David Brown, Brad Feld, Jared Polis
- Headquarters
- New York City, US
- Offices
- New York, Denver, London
- Markets
- Global
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, techstars.com, techstars.com, bizwest.com
Milestones.
- Techstars founded in Boulder, Coloradotechstars.com
- First accelerator cohort ran in Boulder with 10 companiestechstars.com
In conversation.
Moments from other conversations on the network where Techstars comes up.
“that certainly served us well from those early sunrise days, rightthrough to going through the Techstars program, which is the most recent onethat we we completed the Techstars accelerator.”
“you've recently joined the Techstars Accelerator, one of the worldwide best known, best, most prestigious, um, accelerators.”
“I think Techstars is different depending on what country that you go to, right? And so, I think it all does come down to the specific accelerator program, but also the stage of your business and what you want to get out of it.”
“I've taken several groups over to meet David Cotton and Brad Feld at Techstars over the years, and they've, they've both spent time here in the Australian ecosystem, and they make the same observation.”
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