Techstars & Virgin Media Launch Connectivity and Digital Innovation...
Today we are thrilled to announce a new accelerator program with Virgin Media focused on connectivity and digital innovation. Virgin Media and Techstars are excited to invite the most promising and...
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Announcing the 11 Companies for Cloud 2016
We are very pleased to announce the new class of companies participating in the Techstars Cloud program here in San Antonio. We have a group of amazing founders from all over the world, including...
View ArticleIntroducing Three New Managing Directors to the Barclays Accelerator Network
FinTech is one of the hottest themes in the startup scene. Disruption is happening fast and venture capital money directed towards financial service innovation is at an all-time high. At the same...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Global Startup Battle
Announcing the Open and Startup Women Tracks In more than 250 cities and nearly 70 countries including Mozambique, Lesotho, Iraq, Nepal, Guam and more, a global rally for innovation is brewing. In just...
View ArticleWhen Investors Go Dark
By far the most annoying aspect of fund raising is when investors ‘go slow’ or ‘go dark’ on a company. Meaning the investor doesn’t say yes and they don’t say no. Instead, they respond very slowly to...
View ArticleFounderCon 2015: The Power of the Network
Techstars’ annual founder conference, FounderCon 2015: Back to Our Roots, took place a few weeks ago in Boulder. Close to 700 Techstars’ alumni, staff, and mentors descended on Colorado from all over...
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Demo Day Round Up: Fall 2015
The show never stops at Techstars! Last month was busy for Techstars Accelerator Programs with FIVE Demo Days across the globe in October. From Disney and Seattle on the west coast, to Chicago and...
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Do More Faster: Lean for Startups
Terms like MVP and Pivot have become synonymous with startups. With many of your competitors running as Lean Startups, how do you break out from the crowd? During the 2015 Techstars Boulder program, we...
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Get Backed: Tips on Funding Your Startup
We are excited to announce a new book for entrepreneurs from Techstars Austin mentor, Evan Loomis, and entrepreneur Evan Baehr. Their new book, Get Backed, includes new ideas on how to raise capital...
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How to Structure Your Commercial Team
Many first time founders struggle with organizing the areas of responsibility in their company. Here is a simple overview that many founders I have talked to found useful. The area most founders...
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Funding and M&A Activity Across the Techstars Ecosystem
As we head into the holiday season, we’d like to share a final funding roundup for 2015. Congratulations to these Techstars companies that were recently acquired: Inside Social (Seattle ‘13) acquired...
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Diversity at Techstars Companies
As a follow up to our White House diversity commitment and on the heels of the creation of the Techstars Foundation, a nonprofit with the goal of advancing opportunities for underrepresented tech...
View ArticleEffective Market Segmentation
The slide I see in many pitch decks is one where the CEO explains the market, how she understands its segmentation and whom the company is selling to. It is frequently some sort of grid where on one...
View ArticleThe Inside Scoop on Applying to the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in...
Techstars Healthcare, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai is dedicated to helping startups and great founders disrupt and innovate healthcare technology. If your company is creating hardware, software,...
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€15BN and counting…
We have been busy at work here at the Techstars Accelerator in Berlin. Over the last few weeks, we took at a look at some of the resources we’ve made available to the founders in our Berlin class. And...
View ArticleStartup Next London Class
Jon Bradford and I are thrilled announce that later today we will be launching the first Startup Next pre-accelerator in London. Even more proud to announce the 12 teams that have chosen to...
View ArticleVirgin Media Accelerator, Powered by Techstars Info Sessions
The Virgin Media Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is looking for 10 amazing connectivity startups and we’re heading out on the road to find them. We’ll be visiting Berlin, Amsterdam, and Dublin in...
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Get Backed: Tips on Funding Your Startup #2
Welcome to the second post in our series on the new book for entrepreneurs, Get Backed, which includes new ideas on how to raise capital and build genuine relationships with investors. Everyone from...
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CES 2016: Meet Us at the Startup Stage, Presented by Techstars
The time is nearly upon us. Join the Techstars team at The International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) January 6th-8th in sunny Las Vegas! This year we are proud to once again partner with CES to...
View ArticleNestio Founder: Surround Yourself with Good People
Techstars alum Nestio (NYC ’11), a residential real estate platform, recently announced $8 million in Series A funding. The company, led by co-founder and CEO Caren Maio (who was named by Inc. magazine...
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