12 years in, Techstars doubles down on corporate relationships
The goal of any accelerator is to back startups that are reaching exponential growth. Sometimes, though, the accelerator itself hits that inflection point. Techstars, which was founded in 2006, has...
View ArticleTechstars will build and launch startups with new venture studio
Similar to Y Combinator, early-stage technology startup accelerator Techstars has spent much of the last decade supporting and seeding innovative projects, including Plated, ClassPass, SendGrid and...
View ArticleTechstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching a space industry accelerator...
With the help of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC and the Israel Aerospace Industries company, Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching an...
View ArticleTechstars’s new CEO on the state of the famed accelerator and what’s next for...
Like another famous accelerator program founded around the same time, Techstars has grown considerably since its 2006 launch in Boulder, Colorado. In fact, the brand seems to be in so many places that...
View ArticleAtlanta’s early-stage investment renaissance continues with Overline’s $27...
Michael Cohn became a celebrity in the Atlanta startup ecosystem when the company he co-founded was sold to Accenture in a deal valued somewhere between $350 million and $400 million nearly six years...
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UpNext Scores $500,000 From Chris Sacca And Others For 3D Mobile Mapping
Mapping is a big boy’s game, with Google Maps, Bing Maps, and MapQuest dominating maps on both the Web and mobile. But sometimes it takes a startup to push things forward. 3D mobile mapping startup...
View ArticleIn The Belly Of The TechStars Beast. Have Seed Valuations Gone Insane? (TCTV)
Earlier today, I dropped by the TechStars NY office to check out some of the startups in its inaugural class in New York City before they do their big Demo Day next week. The place was buzzing, and...
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In Race to Build Kid-Activity Subscription Services, Pearachute Raises $1.2...
They’re starting to crop up here and there, new startups that have appropriated the monthly class-pass model and are focused on children’s activities. Last month, a New York-based startup called...
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Techstars’ David Cohen on fund strategy
Uber, Twilio, Sendgrid. These are just some of the incredible companies David Cohen invested in with his first fund, Bullet Time Ventures. In our latest interview with Cohen, we reveal some of the...
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With a fresh $2 million Simple Contacts looks to cut refill costs for lenses
Simple Contacts, a new startup launched by a former Techstars entrepreneur-in-residence and the co-founder of the 3D printing startup Sols, is looking to make the process of refilling contacts cheaper...
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Techstars launches an impact accelerator for companies focused on social and...
Techstars has launched a new accelerator in Austin focused on the increasingly popular category of “impact” technologies. In a bog post, the international accelerator network’s newest managing...
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