Three Techstars portfolio companies were recently on Shark Tank!

Wedy Cofounders Rumaiza Ali & Anas Ali, Richualist Founder Dawn Myers, and Veba Baby Founder Veon Brewster pitched to the sharks. 🦈

I absolutely loved cheering them on! Watch the episodes on ABC or Hulu.

LOVE this “Dream Gap” campaign. I have met too many women who stopped believing / never dreamed that they could be entrepreneurs.

That's why I am so passionate about what we do at Techstars: we help thousands of women every year to dream bigger and make these dreams a reality.

Such an honor to be part of a list that has so many women I've looked up to for many years!

View Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list at barrons.com/women-in-finan…

Love that Techstars follows exactly the 3 strategies for success outlined in the article:
- gathering advice in intensive bursts
- facilitating friendly sibling rivalry
- requiring scheduled transitions

Harvard Business Review
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I’ll be going live to answer your hard hitting questions about the profound reset in the VC market! 👀 Together, we’ll explore 2024 market trends and what it means for early stage startups.

📅 March 15th at 9:00am PT
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This year, Techstars is investing in more startups than ever before. 🚀 Applications for our fall programs are now open through May 22nd, 2024!

Learn more and apply at techstars.com/accelerators

6 of the 10 companies in the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, run in partnership with Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, have gone on to raise $1M+ since the end of the program in Spring 2023. 💥

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Techstars is stopping their Boulder accelerator to focus on the larger metros. I shared my thoughts with the Colorado Sun (coloradosun.com/2024/02/23/tec…) and sharing here also:

I did the Techstars NYC program in 2012 and then the Techstars Boulder program in 2019. Having done both, I

Japan is an incredible market when it comes to tech startups. Right now it's a market that punches under its weight and there's an opportunity grow.

Learn more about Techstars Tokyo Accelerator and apply today! tsta.rs/FJ2250QFG7U

Join me in congratulating Techstars portfolio companies Alloy, Chainalysis, and GlossGenius on being named to the Forbes 2024 Fintech 50 list for the way they’ve innovated, grown and adapted despite industry challenges! 👏

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In a world that romanticizes entrepreneurship, it's easy to feel sidelined as a spouse.

This Valentine's Day, I'm sharing some of the best advice I've heard about how to not just survive, but thrive in this unconventional setup: tsta.rs/1x1R50QBeTz

For two years in a row, crunchbase named Techstars the world's most active pre-seed investor! 🚀

Global #FemTech could be worth $20B by 2030. Techstars is one of the most active investors in the category, with 55 investments associated with FemTech, including leaders Ovia Health PairTree Family
Aunt Flow Diem & fast-growing women’s hormone health company Hormona

One of my favorite practical New Year resolutions for entrepreneurs: Sleep like a winner. Consider it an investment in your cognitive resources. Go to bed earlier, keep the phone out of your bedroom, or just buy thicker curtains - find what works for you. #entrepreneurs #success

Between downrounds, an overall funding squeeze and a volatile VC market, 2023 was a rough year. That's why founders doubled down on connections, fundamentals, and resilience. Read on 👉 tsta.rs/LJUk50QkP3i

#startups #venturecapital #resilience #entrepreneurs

262 startups
64% with Black and Brown CEOs
32% with gender-diverse CEOs
14 startups have already raised over $1M

It's just the beginning...

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Thrilled to share that Techstars is teaming up with Mitsui Fudosan, the leading global real estate developer headquartered in Tokyo, & JETRO Startup to launch Techstars Tokyo Accelerator – our first fully-fledged accelerator in Japan.

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In my view, what we’re going through is not cyclical, but a profound and unprecedented reset. The tectonic plates have shifted beneath the VC industry and realigned. What does that mean for 2024? Read my end-of-year letter at tsta.rs/jCx150Qi5l9

#venturecapital #startups #vc

Applications to our 21 programs for Techstars Spring Term close TODAY (11/29)! We'll be investing in 200+ early-stage #startups & surrounding them with the best #mentors , #partners , #investors & #founders . Get your application in today 👉tsta.rs/qAUZ50QcwjZ

Last fall, we handpicked 60 trailblazing #startups for the inaugural Techstars powered by J.P. Morgan programs, driven by visionary founders who embody the future of #entrepreneurship . Today, over 100 startups have followed in their footsteps, with countless more on the horizon.