Techstars

Techstars

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Contents
Timeline
Funded Companies
Associated investment funds
Accelerator batches
People
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
News

Techstars is a Boulder, Colorado, United States based entrepreneur network and accelerator founded in 2006 by Brad Feld, David Brown, David Cohen, and Jared Polis.

The network has three programs namely Techstars startup programs, Techstars mentorship-driven accelerator programs, and Techstars corporate innovation partnerships. It allows entrepreneurs to learn, gain experience, and get funding through its network and invests in early-stage ventures.

The notable investment portfolio of Techstars includes Axle, Eddy Travels, Electric Visionary Aircrafts, GetHenry, Pairi, Pepper, Sensgreen, Serendipia Life, The Porch Pod, Urban SDK, etc.As of February 2020, Techstars has made 2,404 investments and had 470 exits.

Techstars companies

Timeline

February 12, 2019

Techstars and Starburst Announce Space-Focused Accelerator Program With U.S. Government And Corporate Consortium

The program will be based in Los Angeles and will focus on the next generation of space technology companies and related frontier technologies..

November 2006

Techstars is incorporated

Techstars is incorporated by its founders David Cohen, David Brown, Brad Feld and Jared Polis

November 2006

Techstars was founded by David Brown, David Cohen, Brad Feld and Jared Polis.

February 18, 2006

First idea for Techstars

Founding email from David Cohen to David Brown with original idea for Techstars.

Funded Companies

Company
Description
Website
Industry
Location
Twilio

A cloud communications platform for building SMS, Voice & Messaging applications on an API built for global scale that was founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

twilio.com, twilio.com
Telephony
Enterprise software
Application programming interface (API)
Telecommunication
San Francisco
California
United States
Distil Networks

Distil Networks is an American cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

distilnetworks.com
Data security
Cloud computing
San Francisco
Stockholm
Raleigh, North Carolina
Arlington
DataRobot

DataRobot sells a machine learning platform that helps users build and deploy accurate predictive models. The Boston-based company was founded in 2012 by Jeremy Achin.

datarobot.com
Business intelligence (BI)
Predictive analytics
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Machine learning
Software development
Software
Automation
Enterprise software
Enterprise
Boston
Moni

Moni is a mobile money transfer app for iOS and Android based out of London, England. It was launched to the general public by Laurence Aderemi and Fernando Saturno in 2015.

getmoni.com
London
QuanTemplate

An insurance technology company offering a platform for cleaning relevant data for the insurance industry.

quantemplate.com
Insurance
Insurance technology
Software
Predictive analytics
Big data
Data analysis
Machine learning
Cloud computing
Artificial intelligence (AI)
London
England
United Kingdom
New York
Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a company that provides a web or iOS app for creating presentations, founded by Adam Tratt, Kevin Leneway, and Kyle Kesterson.

haikudeck.com
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Cloud computing
Productivity software
Seattle
Pathful

Company

pathful.com
Predictive analytics
Conversion rate optimization
Content marketing
Vancouver
Opus 12

Opus 12 is a company developing CO2 recycling devices that turn CO2 into chemicals and fuels.

opus-12.com
Carbon capture and storage
Berkeley, California
Kapost

Kapost is a Boulder, Colorado-based company founded by Nader Akhnoukh.

kapost.com
Software
Content marketing
Boulder, Colorado
Ambassador (company)

Ambassador is a company founded by Jeff Epstein.

getambassador.com
Social media marketing
Enterprise software
Royal Oak, Michigan
Freight Farms

A container farming technology company. Its headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts and the company was founded in 2010.

freightfarms.com
Agriculture
Business intelligence (BI)
Boston
Moveline

Moveline is a company founded by Kelly Eidson.

moveline.com
Logistics
Moving
Verbalize It

Company

verbalizeit.com
Finance
Language education
Translation
Application programming interface (API)
EverTrue

EverTrue is a Boston-based company founded by Eric Carlstrom, Brent Grinna and Jesse Bardo.

evertrue.com
Higher education
Educational technology
University
Education
Software as a service (SaaS)
Nonprofit organization
Social network
School
Fundraising
Software
Boston
SnowShoe (company)

SnowShoe is a Portland, Oregon-based company founded by Claus Moberg.

snow.sh
Mobile game
Hardware
Portland, Oregon
Bench

Company

bench.co
Accounting
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Financial services
Software as a service (SaaS)
Bookkeeping
Service (economics)
Canada
Promoboxx

Promoboxx is a Boston-based company founded by Ben Carcio, Dan Koziak, Sonciary Honnoll and Jamie Fiedler.

promoboxx.com
Content syndication
Social media marketing
Boston
Orbit Fab

Space industry startup developing in-space refueling services

orbitfab.space
Satellite
Spacecraft propulsion
Space logistics
Aerospace
Space industry
Spaceflight
San Francisco
Zagster

Zagster is a Boston-based company founded by Timothy J. Ericson.

zagster.com
Bicycle
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
Boston
SimpleEnergy

SimpleEnergy is a Boulder, Colorado-based company founded by Yoav Lurie.

simpleenergy.com
Big data
Energy efficiency
Software as a service (SaaS)
Boulder, Colorado
Keen

Keen is a San Antonio-based company founded by Kyle Wild, Ryan Spraetz and Dan Kador.

keen.io
Cloud computing
Application programming interface (API)
San Antonio
Lua

Company

getlua.com
Software as a service (SaaS)
Enterprise software
Mobile enterprise
Ginger.io

Ginger offers on-demand behavioral health coaching, video therapy, video psychiatry and self-guided content that is clinically proven to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

ginger.io
Health information technology
Health
Behavioral sciences
Analytics
San Francisco
Apptentive

Apptentive is a Seattle-based company founded by Robi Ganguly, Michael Saffitz, Sky Kelsey and Andrew Wooster.

apptentive.com
Customer service
Marketing
Seattle
ShuttleCloud

ShuttleCloud is a startup company that specializes in data import and migration software.

shuttlecloud.com
Software
Application programming interface (API)
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Associated investment funds

Investment Fund
Description
Total offering (USD)
Total sold (USD)
Location
Date signed
Techstars Chicago 2017 LLC

3,200,000
3,200,000
Boulder, Colorado
June 1, 2017
Bullet Time Ventures, LP

2,500,000
2,295,000
Boulder, Colorado
May 14, 2009
Techstars Toronto 2018 LP

5,250,000
5,250,000
Boulder, Colorado
November 2, 2017
PBTS Music, LLC

1,600,000
1,120,000
Boulder, Colorado
October 6, 2016
Techstars Impact 2018 LLC

1,572,500
1,572,500
Boulder, Colorado
October 19, 2017
Bullet Time Ventures II, LP

25,625,000
25,625,000
Boulder, Colorado
March 19, 2012
Techstars Corporate Partner LLC

60,000,000
21,600,000
Boulder, Colorado
April 23, 2018
Techstars Austin 2016 LLC

3,220,000
1,710,000
Boulder, Colorado
August 2, 2016
Techstars Boston 2017 LLC

3,400,000
3,400,000
Boulder, Colorado
November 17, 2016
Techstars Impact 2018 SPV LLC

5,100,000
5,100,000
Boulder, Colorado
October 19, 2017
Techstars NYC 2016 LLC

3,880,000
3,880,000
Boulder, Colorado
October 6, 2016
Techstars London 2016 Feeder LLC

923,860
131,980
Boulder, Colorado
September 7, 2016
Techstars Ventures 2017, L.P.

400,000,000
Boulder, Colorado
November 15, 2017
Bullet Time Ventures 2014, L.P.

150,000,000
Boulder, Colorado
December 18, 2013
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Accelerator batches

Accelerator Batch
Description
Accelerator batch companies
Techstars Class 174 - Alexa 2019 Q3

3rd cohort of Amazon + Techstars powered accelerator focused on voice and other new technologies.

Anycart
EX-IQ
nFlux
VoiceHero
YOURIKA
TogethAR
Ejenta
Ambit Analytics
Midgame
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 77 - Barclays NYC 2016 Summer

Morty (company)
Windrush
Pollen (company)
Purple (messaging service)
Create (real estate company)
Chroma (company)
Grubbly Farms
acuteIQ
StackSource
PierceMatrix
Painless1099
Ernit
Alpha Exchange
Skywatch
Skopenow
ProcessOut
Patch Homes
OnFrontiers
MyFin
Mindmate
Leblum
IOpipe
Healthie
Forestry.io
Electronic Gaming Federation
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 62 - NYC 2015 Fall

Joany
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 15 - NYC 2012 Summer

10Sheet
Bondsy
Karma (company)
Marquee
Rewind Me
Lua
Pickie (acquired by RetailMeNot)
Wander
Smallknot
Poptip
Moveline
Condition ONE
ClassPass
Bench
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 19 - Boston 2012 Fall

BookingMarkets (Dashbell)
BetterFit Technologies
Databox
Ovia Health
Rise Robotics (prev. Urban Hero)
ImpuseSave
CoachUp
SyncOnSet Technologies
Wymsee
NBD Nanotechnologies
FetchNotes
Fashion Project
CartCrunch (prev. Saverr)
Careport Health
Dashbell
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 35 - NYC 2014 Spring

DYO.co
Omakase Charity
Lynxsy
CodeStarter
Infinit
Matter.io
Planted (company)
Standard Analytics (company)
Hullabalu
Tutum
Standard Analytics
SocialSign.in
Rival Theory
Pathgather
Hollerback
Concert Window
MakersKit
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 95 - Boston 2017 Q1

Lorem Technologies
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 22 - Boston 2013 Spring

Outline
tbh (company)
Synack
LinkCycle
Codeship
Neurala
Qunb
Freight Farms
coUrbanize
Rallyware
PillPack
Jebbit
Fancred
Continuum Fashion
CheckIO
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 67 - Boston 2016 Spring

Polis (company)
Rocketbook
Airfox
NestReady
Seed&Spark
Yaypay
Taylor & Hart
Tapglue
Strobe
Spoiler Alert
Heddoko
Grapevine
Danger!Awesome
Daily Pnut
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 21 - Cloud 2013 Winter

Ziptask
Strategic Blue
Postmaster (company)
Threat Stack
Ionic (mobile app framework)
Good&Co
TrueAbility
Storytime Studios
ParLevel Systems
DataRobot
Conspire
ZeroVM
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 41 - Boulder 2014 Summer

QuotaDeck
Bawte
Pana (company)
OUTRO (company)
Notion (company)
Wunder
ExpenseBot
Sportsy
Wellhire
Shareable Social
Lassy Project
Kapta
Final (company)
WorkBright
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 33 - Boston 2014 Winter

Kinematiq
Narvii
Amino (app company)
Bevi
Onion Corporation
Sundar
ecoVent
WorkMob
Mapkin
Litographs
Hermes IQ
Change Collective
Cangrade
WOO Sports
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 101 - NYC 2017 Q3

TypeLead
Gather Data
Hawthorne (company)
Parakeet (technology company)
Virgo (company)
Vitally
Turing Group
SVRF
PhoneWagon
Obsess
Matchaful
Geopipe
CottageClass
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 42 - Kaplan 2014

ReKode Education
CreatorBox
SmartOn
Edvisor.io
Grockit
Tuva (company)
RobotsLAB
Cognotion
ClassWallet
Branching Minds
LearnPlatform
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 115 - NYC 2018 Q1

rootine
Typingdna
Claya
Loom Network
Seva
kpiReady
Vertoe
The Clear Cut
Streamline Genomics
PathSpot
One Step Software
Kyso
Altru
Acculis
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 10 - Boulder 2011 Summer

Flixmaster
FanMix
Rapt Media
SocialEngine
TruantToday
Meal Ticket
InboxFever
Mocavo
SimpleEnergy
ReportGrid
GoSpotCheck
Flextrip
Creative Brain Studios
Fullcontact
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 26 - Boulder 2013 Summer

Elihuu
AdsNative
Brandfolder
BriteHub
Polymorph
SnowShoe (company)
Hull
Sameroom
Augur (advertising company)
Shopventory
Prediculous
GoodApril
Given Goods Company
TurboTax
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 14 - Boston 2012 Spring

Libboo
Instafreebie
Bison (company)
docTrackr
Murfie
Zagster
Canary (software company)
Ubersense
Testive
Simply Good
Shopsy
Psykosoft
Mortar Data
Laveem
GymPact
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 86 - NYC 2017 Q1

Stan Group
Conductor (transit map company)
Dossier (company)
Thread Genius
Generable
Ephemeral Tattoos
Vitae Industries
Vidrovr
ThinkLoot
Narmi
Litimetrics
Lean Systems
Halion Displays
EEVO
De-Ice Technologies
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 76 - Mobility 2016 Summer

Hero (company)
HERO (technology company)
Rally (transportation company)
Cargo (company)
Invision AI
Drive Spotter
Spatial (company)
BRAIQ
Voyhoy
HAAS Alert
GoKid
Donut Media
Acerta
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 43 - Boston 2014 Fall

EdTrips
HelloBlock
Headtalk
Affectly
Indico
StreamRoot
SaveMySales
SplashScore
Codeanywhere
Spitfire Athlete
ROCKI
Fortified Bicycle
Fairwaves
CoolChip Technologies
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 20 - Microsoft Azure 2012

Fanzo
Advertory
Keebitz
RIPL
Prism Money
Staq
Socedo
Realty Mogul
MetricsHub
Embarke
BagsUp
Appetas
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 60 - Barclays NYC 2015 Summer

Wave (company)
Logrr
Alpin
Alloy (company)
Seeds (company)
Wave (Ogydocs Inc) (company)
Syndicated Loan Direct
Remesh
Wayerz
RangeForce
Liveoak Technologies
Cashforce
Chainalysis
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 54 - Mobility 2015 Summer

Splitting Fares
Pitstop (company)
SPLT
Classics&Exotics (automotive)
My Dealer Service
Wise Systems
Revio
Motoroso
Elegus Technologies
Classics&Exotics
CDL Warrior
Lunar Wireless
Accelerator Batch
Techstars Class 2 - Boulder 2008 Summer

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People

Name
Role
LinkedIn

Aaron O'Hearn

Employee

Adam Haun

Employee

Ajay Chainani

Employee

Aldo Aguirre G

Employee

Alex Baldwin

Employee

Alex Iskold

Employee

Alexandre SAGAKIAN

Employee

Ali Berman

Employee

Amos Schwartzfarb

Employee

Andrew Carton

Investor

Andy Aguiluz

Employee

Andy Sack

Employee

Andy Sack

Founder

Anna Barber

Employee

Annie Lydens

Employee

Ari Newman

Employee

Ash Kaluarachchi

Employee

Aziz Gilani

Investor

Ben Huh

Mentor

Bilal Memon

Employee

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Further reading

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date
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Documentaries, videos and podcasts

Title
Date
Link
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Companies

Company
CEO
Location
Products/Services

Axle

Eddy Travels

Electric Visionary Aircrafts

GetHenry

Pairi

Pepper

Sensgreen

Serendipia Life

The Porch Pod

Urban SDK

News

Title
Author
Date
Publisher
Description
Colliers' and Techstars' proptech accelerator opens applications for 2020 cohort | BetaKit
Isabelle Kirkwood
February 18, 2020
BetaKit
Real estate firm Colliers and Techstars have opened applications for the third year of their jointly-run proptech accelerator.
Techstars's new CEO on the state of the famed accelerator and what's next for 2020
Connie Loizos
November 27, 2019
TechCrunch
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 it's hard to keep track of its reach, along with its impact. Where is Techstars, exactly? Who funds it? And how many startups [...]
Techstars launches a virtual space tech accelerator with USAF, the Netherlands and Norway
Darrell Etherington
November 13, 2019
TechCrunch
Techstars is following up the first class of their Starburst space-focused program with a new, virtual accelerator program that is being run in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and the Norwegian Space Agency. It's called the Techstars Allied Space Accelerator, and its focus is [...]
TechCrunch Shenzhen | Introducing the four main stage speakers from Silicon Valley · TechNode
Suzanne Loo
October 24, 2019
TechNode
Find out who are the four main stage speakers from the top Silicon Valley hardware investors at TC Shenzhen.
Booqed, a Hong Kong-based platform for on-demand work spaces, raises $1.675 million in seed funding
Catherine Shu
October 16, 2019
TechCrunch
Booqed, a Hong Kong-based platform for booking short-term work spaces, announced today that it has raised $1.675 million in seed funding. Participants included Colliers International, the commercial real-estate management company, Techstars and Lazard Korea. The company participated in Proptech Accelerator, the Toronto-based accelerator program for property and real estate startups run by Colliers and Techstars, [...]
Dig into the key issues in venture today with investor and Techstars co-founder Brad Feld
Arman Tabatabai
October 8, 2019
TechCrunch
Few can hold a candle to Brad Feld's list of accolades in the startup, tech and venture world. As a multi-time founder of both startups and venture firms alike, Feld is widely known for having co-founded the Techstars accelerator -- now a Silicon Valley and startup institution -- as well as Foundry Group, the early [...]
Three Canadian startups selected to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator | BetaKit
Isabelle Kirkwood
September 9, 2019
BetaKit
Three Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator's 2019 class, a three-month program hosted each year in Toronto.
Techstars nabs $42M to expand its global presence
Kate Clark
July 30, 2019
TechCrunch
SVB Financial Group, the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank, invests in Techstars.
Ten companies breaking the borders of FinTech graduate from the 2019 London Barclays Accelerator
May 1, 2019
WebWire
Today, the sixth London class of the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars programme came to a close with a Demo Day showcase for investors and industry peers at Rise London in Shoreditch. Barclays is pleased to announce that with more than 150 alumni companies and 15 programmes officially completed to date, the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars is one of the largest single-bank-powered portfolios globally, currently valued at over $1 billion. This year's London class rec...
Blackstone and Techstars Create "LaunchPad Lift" Program for Top Performing Student-Led Ventures
December 11, 2018
WebWire
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Techstars today announced the creation of LaunchPad Lift. As part of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars program to support collegiate entrepreneurs, LaunchPad Lift identifies top-performing student teams from across the LaunchPad global network, and pairs them with resources and opportunities to help their ventures succeed. LaunchPad Lift will help bridge the gap between the programming available on each college campus and the next...
Rokk3r Inks Affiliate Deal With Techstars
Rokk3r Inc.
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MIAMI, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ROKK3R Inc. (OTC: ROKK), a global idea-to-exit company builder headquartered in Miami, Florida, is the newest affiliate of ...

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Boulder, Colorado
Wikidata entity ID
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