Techstars

New York, New York
TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program. The group offers seven TechStars programs in top startup locations (Boston, Boulder, New York City, Seattle, London, Chicago & Austin), on a regular schedule. TechStars invests $118K in each company it funds through $18K in seed funding and an optional $100K convertible debt note. TechStars itself is backed by over 75 different venture capital firms and angel investors who are vested in their success. The program also provides three months of intensive mentorship, perks, and the chance to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the program. After 90 days with Techstars, the program's companies average over $2M in follow on investment and more than 35 of them have already been acquired.
Founded:2006
Firm Location:New York, New York • Los Angeles, California • Chicago, Illinois • Austin, Texas • Seattle, Washington • Denver, Colorado • Boston, Massachusetts • Atlanta, Georgia • Miami, Florida • Tulsa, Oklahoma • Carlsbad, California • Boulder, Colorado • Paris, France • London
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Techstars
CSC Venture CapitaleonCapitalStruck CapitalBrainchildLaunchPadResults JunkiesCaffeinated CapitalAccelerator VenturesInterWestScout VenturesAudrey CapitalE-MergeBITKRAFT VenturesStructure CapitalGovTech FundK9 VenturesMozilla VenturesSpark CapitalDrummond Road CapitalLightbankCota CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersIA VenturesK5 VenturesSocial LeverageFounder CollectiveMagical CapitalKRM Interests LLCHearst Media fundBrand Foundry VenturesBoxGroupMI VenturesLazerow VenturesGoat CapitalAngelPadAmplify.LABam VenturesKapor CapitalExpon CapitalSandwith VenturesLerer HippeauHarrison MetalFika VenturesRooks Nest VenturesVayner RSERed Swan VenturesCapital FactoryTechSquare LabsMatchstick VenturesHack VCBoston Seed CapitalThe Hit ForgeE14 FundTechstars AtlantaGotham Gal VenturesCraft VenturesOffline VenturesKW Angel FundSilverton PartnersaCrew CapitalBlue Bear CapitalMoxxie VenturesUntapped CapitalMotivate VenturesZerothXG VenturesWarner Music GroupTekton VenturesSciencePioneer Square LabsUnpopular VenturesLombardStreet Ventures10X CapitalFreshTracks CapitalOutlander LabsMoonshots CapitalInventus Capital PartnersDN CapitalBonfire VenturesElefundPortfoliaMATH Venture PartnersLearnLaunch AcceleratorFoundry GroupTrinity VenturesCultivation CapitalConcrete Ventures01 AdvisorsAmplify PartnersOperator PartnersKhosla VenturesiNovia CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersGolden VenturesAdvancit CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersNextView VenturesDigital Currency GroupBlue Note VenturesNext Frontier CapitalNeu Venture CapitalSerena VenturesMCJ CollectiveCourage VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Tenacity Venture Capital20VCExpaBuckley VenturesTwo Small Fish Ventures#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)BenchmarkAdverb VenturesOutrun VenturesFJ LabsVillage GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalAcadian VenturesSequoia CapitalSocial StartsSoma CapitalUlu VenturesUncork CapitalInterplay VenturesMAGIC FundI2I VenturesDynamo VenturesOperator CollectiveTorch CapitalThe Ark FundDaffyN49P VenturesVibe CapitalShkuri VenturesAcequia CapitalAlpine Space VenturesPowerhouse CapitalPareto HoldingsPacific Atlantic Ventures IncIndustrious VenturesBabel VenturesPitbull VenturesCatapult Ventures (catapult.vc)Kohala VenturesPrefix CapitalFlex CapitalLavrock VenturesLOI VentureParadigm500 GlobalFirstMark CapitalUnion Square VenturesD.F.A. CapitalMerak VenturesSignal Peak VenturesBain Capital VenturesInnovation EndeavorsPractical Venture CapitalElephant PartnersFounders Co-op2048 VenturesWonder VenturesCorazon CapitalDigitalis VenturesBlumberg CapitalBetaworks VenturesA* Capital (A Star Capitail)Long Journey VenturesPrime Movers LabThrive CapitalMiramar VenturesMenlo VenturesChicago VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersMadrona VenturesPolaris PartnersSOSVHustle FundPrecursor VenturesSlow VenturesEpisode 1 VenturesMagellan (magellan.ventures)Platanus Ventures500 Startups LatamAllegoryZintinusFreestyle CapitalLAUNCHLowercarbon CapitalFirst Round CapitalAlumni Ventures GroupTrajectory VenturesENIAC VenturesDraper AssociatesTribe CapitalB Capital GroupEverywhere Ventures (The Fund)Y CombinatorAfore CapitalAngelic VenturesCurie.BioCollaborative Seed & Growth PartnersZINC
Techstars Team
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Tre Baker
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
Investors in United States
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Andres Barreto
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
Investors in Brazil, Investors in Argentina, Investors in Colombia, Investors in Mexico (Mexico), Investors in United States
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David Cohen
Techstars·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
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Andrew Davis
Techstars·Principal
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
Investors in Global
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Kendra Dixon
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
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Jordan Fliegel
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $120K - $500K
Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Boston (MA)
Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Series A), Investors in Gig Economy (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Gig Economy (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Gig Economy (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Gig Economy (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Fashion (Series A), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
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Saba Karim
Techstars·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $1K - $120K
Investors in California, Investors in Global
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Matt Kozlov
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $120K - $120K
Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists)
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Ryan Kuder
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Raphaele Leyendecker
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $1M
Investors in Paris (France)
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Taylor McLemore
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $120K - $120K
Investors in Denver (CO)
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Brenden Overton
Techstars·Associate
Sweet spot: $20K
Range: $20K - $100K
Investors in Seattle (WA)
Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Greg Raiz
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $25K
Range: $10K - $100K
Investors in Boston (MA)
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Jason Seats
Techstars·Partner
Sweet spot: $1
Range: $1 - $1
Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
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KJ Singh
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $120K - $120K
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
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Eduard Steimle
Techstars·Investor
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $20K - $300K
Investors in London
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Caroline Tosbath
Techstars·Associate
Sweet spot: $120K
Range: $20K - $120K
Investors in Austin (TX)
Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Alifya Valiji
Techstars·Associate
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $100K - $10.0M
Investors in Boston (MA), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Evan DiLeo
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
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Nicole Glaros
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
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Brad Schnitzer
Techstars·Investor
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
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Tyler Scriven
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
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Sunil Sharma
Techstars·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in Global