Techstars
The mentorship-driven accelerator network, worldwide.
Accelerators & Pre-Seed ProgramsProgramGlobal
Target market
Pre-seed founders; funds sourcing outside the major hubs
Typical check
$120K standard deal
Geography
Global
Overview
Techstars runs mentorship-driven accelerator programs across dozens of cities and corporate partnerships, and has backed thousands of companies since 2006 — including SendGrid and DigitalOcean. For funds outside the Bay Area, Techstars' city programs are a genuine geographic sourcing edge: local batches surface companies before they hit the coastal radar.
Key facts
- Founded in Boulder in 2006; thousands of portfolio companies
- Standard deal has combined a $20K equity check with a $100K convertible note
- City and corporate-partner programs across the globe
- Alumni include SendGrid and DigitalOcean