Frequently Asked Questions
These are the same FAQs publicly available at www.techstars.com/faq
Thanks for your interest in Techstars. A $100,000 convertible note is automatically offered to all Techstars companies upon acceptance. Each company also ...
Mon, 27 Mar, 2017 at 7:46 AM
We fund technology oriented companies, typically web-based or other software companies, but we’ve funded companies that don’t quite fit that mold as well....
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 3:28 PM
We do our best to avoid accepting competitive companies into the same program class. However, with the growing number of Techstars companies, it is possib...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 3:28 PM
Like you, we’re entrepreneurs. We think that the value of the learning, networking, and mentoring provided by the program is of tremendous value. The Tech...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 3:29 PM
There are too many to name and more great companies being added every year, but you might want to check out: ClassPass Digital Ocean Localytics Se...
Mon, 22 Jul, 2019 at 8:44 AM
While we have invested in several companies in the social good space, we have never funded a non-profit. Our investors and Techstars are both investing “f...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 4:05 PM
Probably not. We’ve had companies start with $1M+ in revenue (here’s their blog post) and $1M+ in funding (read about it). We’ve had companies start with ...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 3:31 PM
About two or three times per week, we will organize an informal dinner and invite our mentors to speak on a relevant topic. These will be presented as app...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 at 4:05 PM
Thanks for reaching out to Techstars! The mentors are dedicated to helping the companies that we select, but are not a part of the selection process. Ema...
Wed, 19 Jun, 2019 at 2:12 PM
Thanks for reaching out to Techstars! Regardless of your company's ultimate outcome, you will still be exiting one of our programs with extremely ...
Wed, 19 Jun, 2019 at 2:15 PM