Deadline: 29 November 2023
The Techstars Boulder is the original Techstars accelerator and continues to invest in some of the best companies in the world having backed over 200 companies that have gone on to raise over $2 billion in capital.
Techstars provides three pillars of value to their founders – mentorship and network, fundraising, and building tools. The Techstars mission is simple: Be of service to their founders, so that they succeed in getting to product-market fit faster. Techstars Boulder is run in a hybrid format where founders spend the first and final weeks in-person in Boulder, Colorado and the remainder of the program is remote-first. They invest in rockstar founders who have earned insights into the problems they are solving for, and partner with them throughout the pre-seed stage all the way to initial public offering (IPO).
Funding Information
Each company receives up to $120,000 in funding, and access to the worldwide network of investors, hands-on mentorship, and over $4M of perks.
Benefits
- Access to Techstars resources for life;
- Acceleration in a 90-day Techstars mentorship-driven accelerator program with personal mentorship and office space;
- Lifetime access to the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, including more than 10,000 mentors, 10,000 investors, 1,600 alumni companies, and over 200 staff members;
- Access to over $400k of cash equivalent hosting, accounting, and legal support—plus other credits and perks worth more than $5M;
- Demo Day exposure and other investor connections.
Criteria
- They fund all types of startups, working in most verticals, using any type of business models. Do keep in mind, however, that the focus is on startups rather than small businesses.
- They do the best to avoid accepting competitive companies into the same program class. However, with the growing number of Techstars companies, there may be competitive companies in the broader Techstars network. In the event there is a company in the Techstars portfolio that’s competitive, they work tirelessly to ensure there is no exchange of sensitive data.
- The primary language that they use in verbal and written communications during all accelerator programs—in every country—is English.
For more information, visit Techstars.
