Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

startup ecosystem 189

startup ecosystem accelerator communities support 189

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Claira is a new Grand Rapids startup using AI to hire better and make use of human capital. They’re backed by Google for Startups, Connetic Ventures, MassChallenge, ID Ventures of Detroit, and TrendForward Capital, so you know they’re on to something. Building Catalyst is also a Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids pick.

real estate 102

real estate startup incubation construction 102

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. That said, a paradigm shift of the broader venture landscape could be on the horizon. Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

accelerator 96

accelerator peer-to-peer startup VC 96

Founders Coop

APRIL 15, 2019

Some friends in Boulder were experimenting with an idea for a “startup accelerator” they called Techstars. We asked if they’d be willing to let us try a version of it here in Seattle and they agreed, so we launched the first Techstars Seattle class in the summer of 2010.

founder 70

founder startup ecosystem startup accelerator leadership 70

Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

We launched the first networked database and QR-coded pet ID tags in the United States in 2010. Additionally, we faced initial challenges with the QR and Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies we were using for our products being too early for the time when we launched in 2010. What are your future plans for your startup?

innovation 52

innovation health accelerator communities 52

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Unlike YC, 500 Global has geographic-specific accelerator programs, similar to Techstars, with focus on areas like Aichi, Japan, Cambodia, and Alberta, Canada. That said, today’s debut from 500 Global is from its first and flagship program, hailing back from 2010 and, fittingly, including companies from all around the globe.

accelerator 88

accelerator health advice hospitality 88