Techstars

Investor type

VC

Founded

2006

AUM

$116 000 M

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

Europe North America Middle East Africa Asia Australia and others

ESG Focus

Impact investor Women People of color and other minorities LGBTQ
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Techstars is an operational investor supporting you on your entrepreneurial journey from idea to building the most successful business possible! Built and run by entrepreneurs themselves, we understand the complexities of putting your ideas into action and scaling them.

Our global network can support you by providing accessibility to capital, mentoring, finding customers, hiring talent, choosing the right infrastructure and so on...


No matter what phase of building your business you are in… Techstars can support!

Industry

Education Edtech Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Real Estate Security Software Sports/SportsTech Transportation Energy Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Digital E-commerce/Marketplace Electronics Fashion/Beauty Gaming Hardware Healthcare Services Industrial Internet and Web Services IT Services Medical Devices Mobile/Apps Retail Robotics SaaS Telecommunications AI MedTech Technology Infrastructure CleanTech Cloud Cybersecurity PropTech / ConTech Internet of Things (IoT) LegalTech VR/AR HealthTech HRTech Femtech Deeptech Machine Learning (ML) Sextech Blockchain/Crypto Mobility AgriTech

Techstars Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Robotics
SaaS
Software
Blockchain/Crypto
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things (IoT)
Mobility
AgriTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$500 M
November 2017
Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Robotics
SaaS
Software
HealthTech
Mobility
AgriTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$42 M
July 2019
Techstars Advancing Cities Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Robotics
SaaS
Software
Blockchain/Crypto
AI
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
Mobility
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$80 M
March 2024
Techstars Accelerator 2021, L.P.
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$150 M
July 2021

Contacts

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Title
Email
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David Cohen Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
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Tamzyn Grant Sr. People Partner
Sr. People Partner
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FAQs about Techstars

Techstars is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Techstars is located in New York, New York, United States.
Techstars was founded in 2006.
Techstars invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Transportation, Energy, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, E-commerce/Marketplace, Electronics, Fashion/Beauty, Gaming, Hardware, Healthcare Services, Industrial, Internet and Web Services, IT Services, Medical Devices, Mobile/Apps, Retail, Robotics, SaaS, Telecommunications, AI, MedTech, Technology, Infrastructure, CleanTech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, PropTech / ConTech, Internet of Things (IoT), LegalTech, VR/AR, HealthTech, HRTech, Femtech, Deeptech, Machine Learning (ML), Sextech, Blockchain/Crypto, Mobility, AgriTech.
Techstars invests in companies and startups in Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and others.
Techstars invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Techstars usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Techstars has around $116 000m assets under management.
Techstars last fund was created/launched in 2024-03-08
Techstars invests and supports Women, People of color and other minorities, LGBTQ startups and founders.
Yes, Techstars is impact investor.
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