Founded
2006
Check size
$1M – $3M
AUM
> $1B
Fund size
—
About
Techstars is a global pre-seed accelerator and venture firm that has backed more than 4,900 startups generating over $133B in aggregate market cap and 23 unicorns since its founding. Co-founded in Boulder in 2006 by David Cohen, David Brown, Brad Feld, and Jared Polis, with Cohen returning as CEO in 2024. Following a 2024 restructuring, Techstars launched 'Techstars 2.0' with $220K standard checks and plans to invest in roughly 300 startups across 27 cities through 2027, relaunching its Boulder accelerator in 2025. Notable alumni include SendGrid, DigitalOcean, ClassPass, and PillPack.
Stages
Pre SeedSeed
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSFintechConsumerAI / ML
Notable portfolio
SendGridDigitalOceanClassPassPillPack