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Techstars invests $220,000 in companies accepted into our accelerator programs. This offer comes with all the benefits of our 3-month mentorship-driven accelerator program, valuable perks from our partners, and access to our world-class network of investors, partners, mentors, and alumni.
📣 Applications for our Spring 2027 programs are now open!
👉 Learn more here: tsta.rs/R5xF50ZNw1P
Shelflife (Techstars 2026) won the Groceryshop 2026 Startup Pitch Competition.
It tracks expiration dates in real time so grocers can act before perishable products expire.
Congrats to the team: techstars.com/blog/startup-s…
Three weeks left. Eight Techstars accelerators are taking Spring 2027 applications until Nov. 18, from Boston and Baltimore to London.
$220K in capital, three months of hands-on mentorship, and a network that keeps opening doors for years.
Apply: apply.techstars.com
TIME named ALEYE by @Hap_ware (Techstars 2025) one of its Best Inventions of 2026.
The wristband turns nonverbal cues like a smile or a wave into vibrations, for people who are blind, have low vision, or are neurodivergent.
Congrats to the team: techstars.com/blog/startup-s…
Mona (Techstars 2025) raised $3.5M. It's an AI finance platform that matches small businesses with loans, grants, and government funding.
Backed by Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, Eric Schmidt, and Mastercard's Strive USA Innovation Fund. forbes.com/sites/elainepofel…
In one sentence: what's the best advice a mentor has ever given you?
#GiveFirst #Techstars
Founders from the USC and Techstars University Catalyst pitch on Thursday, Nov. 5, noon to 2 p.m. PT.
Register to watch the Virtual Pitch Day Showcase: luma.com/n52an115
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国内外投資家向け：11/10（火曜)Techstars Tokyo Demo Day 2026
ジェトロは、内閣府、経済産業省及び東京都と共に、世界最大級のプレシードインベスターであるTechstarsによるエクイティ方式（出資付き）のスタートアップ・アクセラレーションプログラム「Techstars Tokyo」を実施しています。
11月10日に、2026年8月から約3か月間にわたって実施したアクセラレーションプログラムの締めくくりとして、日系スタートアップ6社を含む全12社がピッチを行うデモデイを開催します！世界約100カ国・地域からTechstarsによる採択率1％のスクリーニング審査を経て選出された才気あふれる起業家による、プログラム期間中の成果および投資に向けたアピールをお見逃しなく！
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📅日時：11月10日（火曜）13:00開場～19:30
📍会場：東京都内（※ご参加者の皆様に別途ご案内します）
🌟内容：採択スタートアップ12社によるピッチ、パネルディスカッション、ネットワーキング
🎯対象：国内外の投資家（VC・CVC等）の皆様
🏢主催：Techstars Tokyo Accelerator、三井不動産、ジェトロ
※Techstars Tokyoは、内閣府、経済産業省及び東京都の協力のもと、実施しています。
全12社の企業概要は以下よりご覧ください。
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皆様とお会いできるのを楽しみにしております！
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The accelerator ends. The momentum doesn't.
Founders leave a Techstars accelerator with mentors, investors, and a global network that keeps working for them long after Demo Day, and the funding tends to follow.
Applications for our Spring 2027 cohort are open. If you're building something ambitious, this is your moment.
Apply today: tsta.rs/UQXM50ZLFe9
Six members of the Techstars network made Payload's 2026 Payload Pioneers list of 30 people under 30, including four founders of Techstars-backed space companies.
Congrats to all six: techstars.com/blog/startup-s…
Spring 2027 applications for Techstars accelerators close Nov. 18. That's four weeks away.
Every Techstars accelerator company gets $220K in capital, three months of hands-on mentorship, and a network of investors, operators, and corporate partners that keeps opening doors for years.
Apply by Nov. 18:
apply.techstars.com
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James Garvey stepped away from Self (Techstars 2015), then came back as CEO to refound it. He tells Techstars CEO David Cohen how on the latest #GiveFirst episode.
techstars.com/blog/podcasts/…
Azoma (Techstars 2023) raised an $11.2M Series A to help brands get found and recommended by AI shopping agents.
“Agent-to-agent commerce has arrived faster than anyone expected,” says CEO Max Sinclair.
Congrats to the team: techstars.com/blog/startup-s…
Clear goals don't keep a team aligned. The planning process does.
Techstars All-Star Mentor Jeff James Martin (@lead_by_change) shares his three-step framework for 2027:
→ Prepare early
→ Map the climb
→ Red team the draft
Read the full guide:
techstars.com/blog/founder-a…
Congrats to @optivolt on the $32M Series A. Great to see the momentum.
Today I’m excited to share that Optivolt is unstealthing with a $32M Series A.
Solar growth continues to outpace all other forms of energy production, but the granularity of control we get from deployed systems hasn’t changed in decades.
So we’ve added a brain inside solar panels, opening the door for a new unit of optimization and control.
Say hello to the Techstars Boston Accelerator. 🦞
With over a decade of backing founders, this program taps into one of the world's leading innovation hubs to accelerate transformative companies. Founders get unparalleled access to top mentors, investors, and experts, plus the broader Techstars global network.
Techstars Boston is industry agnostic and welcomes ambitious founders across all sectors, with particular focus on AI/ML, robotics, healthtech, tech bio, and critical infrastructure.
Learn more and apply by November 18th: tsta.rs/Cc3s50ZNnRA
Ten founders from the Techstars network are featured in Open Book, a new look at 40 Nebraska startups from Open Range.
Congrats to all of them. Read it:
openrange.org/open-book/
Techstars Chicago, in partnership with Long Chicago, is an early stage accelerator & venture fund that's long on the Midwest and intensely founder-focused. To selected companies, it offers a large and committed investor + mentor base, dedicated office space in downtown Chicago, and a program centered on building and fundraising.
Techstars Chicago is not industry or vertical focused, and is led by Managing Director Logan LaHive - all ambitious founders are welcome to apply. If you're building something inevitable — especially if others don't see it yet — apply below.
🔗 Learn more and apply by November 18th: tsta.rs/9Hi950ZJvvm
