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Applications for Techstars Fall 2026 programs are open! Over the course of three months, we surround each startup with: 💰 A $220K investment 🤝 World-class mentors 🌐 A global network of corporate partners, investors, and alumni 🚀 Funding and fundraising support 🗯️ Curated workshops and resources 💡 Opportunities to learn, iterate, and grow with your cohort ✨ Access to perks valued at more than $4M It’s a proven model that’s helped build thousands of successful companies across the globe. Apply by June 10th! ↓ tsta.rs/NOLj50Yo9X6

Only 1% of illicit assets are ever recovered. The other 99%? Lost in broken systems. That’s why Aidan Larkin built Asset Reality. Asset Reality (Techstars 2021) is transforming how governments and law enforcement agencies manage seized assets by replacing fragmented tools and manual processes with a unified platform built for everything from physical goods to crypto. Aidan shares his journey as founder, the challenge of building in a highly regulated and complex environment, and how better infrastructure can help return value to victims and strengthen global financial systems on the blog. tsta.rs/ZPSp50YOO8x

Spacebackend (Techstars 2024), a Hispanic-Luxembourgish startup modernizing aerospace engineering, has closed a €1.8M pre-seed funding round. This brings the company’s total capital raised to over €2.2M. The primary bottleneck in modern satellite deployment is hardware integration, a process that remains largely manual, fragmented, and slow. Spacebackend’s AI-assisted platform addresses this by streamlining hardware and software integration, testing, and validation into a single environment. “Our ambition is to make Spacebackend a platform that enables the development of the next generation of aerospace systems. With the growing demand to launch more hardware and infrastructure into space, our mission is to reduce integration efforts from years to days. By enabling aerospace teams to streamline the entire hardware integration, testing and validation process into a single platform, we ensure faster integration timelines for all types of requirements." - Dmitry Goldenberg, founder and CEO Congratulations Dmitry, Yoav, and the entire Spacebackend team! tsta.rs/e3N250YOGu2

@AustenConrad See you there!

@Techstars Thank you for doing events like this. Looking forward to attending!

Winning the room takes more than a pitch deck. Gain the tools necessary to navigate investor meetings with confidence during this exclusive 3-part Techstars Pitch Series. 📅 May 5, 12 & 19 💻 Virtual 🔗 tsta.rs/57Wg50YMQMB See you there!

Meet the Techstars Tokyo Accelerator. 🇯🇵 Here, founders build at the intersection of global innovation and Japan’s leading corporations, unlocking opportunities across Asia and beyond. Applications are through May 6th. Start your next chapter in Tokyo. tsta.rs/QrRL50YO8wy

@marshallhawks Can't wait!

Excited to do a fireside chat and Q&A with Brad on venture lending and my book Venture Debt Deals. Come join us!

Joystik (Techstars 2024) is solving the stress epidemic in sport. Gen Z athletes are experiencing chronic daily stress at an alarming prevalence, fueling anxiety, depression, burnout, and injury. The tools that exist today simply haven't been built to meet that scale. Joystik is different. Built on autogenic training which evidence-based and made accessible, engaging, and scalable through a smartphone. No appointments. No barriers. Just a tool that works, anywhere, anytime. Founded by Christian Stoll and Sarah Pierce, Joystik just announced a partnership with Cleveland Clinic and Kent State University. Huge congratulations to the team on this milestone! tsta.rs/8zNx50YMPlo

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💸 $220 000 Accelerator by @Techstars One of the world’s leading startup accelerators. ~ World-class mentorship ~ Access to an investor network ~ Fundrising support Apply before June 10 👇

Navigating the world of venture debt can feel like a balancing act between fueling growth and protecting your equity. This is your chance to get practical advice directly from the experts. ​Join us for a conversation with Marshall Hawks, author of Venture Debt Deals, and Brad Feld, partner at Foundry, co-founder of Techstars, and author of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. 📆 April 29th at 4pm ET 🔗 tsta.rs/7TgB50YMJLO We’ll dive straight into a fireside chat followed by a Q&A session where you can ask your specific questions about debt structures, timing, and strategy.

Graduates can’t get hired. Startups can’t find talent. Something has to change. Drafted (Techstars 2026) is addressing this. Founded by Andrew Kozlovski and Rodrigo Pecchio, the company started as a way to match candidates with companies using referrals, data, and video resumes to streamline hiring. But soon, Andrew saw a new path: microjobs. Unlike traditional internships, microjobs are short, paid, project-based roles where students and early-career talent complete specific work over days or weeks, not months. “There’s four million students finishing university every year. That means there’s sixteen million college educated or in process students that can contribute to this effort.” - Andrew Kozlovski, CEO and Co-Founder The first line on a resume may no longer be a company name. It might be a set of contributions to systems most people never see, but rely on every day. tsta.rs/P5Yq50YLbYE

Kepler Communications (Techstars 2016) has officially launched the largest operational computing cluster in orbit. The system includes about 40 Nvidia Orin edge processors across 10 satellites, linked by laser communications to function as a distributed compute network in space. It already supports 18 customers, marking one of the first real commercial uses of orbital compute infrastructure. Rather than sending all data back to Earth, Kepler processes some of it directly in orbit, helping speed up time sensitive workloads like Earth imaging and satellite sensing. Founder and CEO Mina Mitry does not see themselves as a space data center company, but as infrastructure for applications in space. The goal is to become a network and compute layer for satellites, and eventually for drones and aircraft below. Congratulations to Mina and the Kepler team! tsta.rs/OrHV50YKxN4

Troy McAlpin, founder of xMatters, had the kind of exit most founders chase, but after hitting that milestone, the excitement faded. Stepping away gave him a different perspective on how teams actually work. Now, in the AI era, that lesson matters even more. Because moving fast isn’t the same as being effective, and AI is accelerating individuals faster than teams can keep up. The founders who last aren’t the fastest. They’re the ones who stay present, build aligned teams, and pace themselves for the long run. tsta.rs/7aFg50YKwTB

Most car search platforms aren’t built to help you buy a car. They’re built to help someone else sell one. That’s why Craig Smith built Visor. Visor (Techstars 2024) is rethinking car shopping with a buyer-first platform that surfaces real market data and transparent pricing and insights across listings. Craig shares his journey from ERP systems to startups, the frustration that sparked Visor, and how building for the user, not the marketplace, can reshape an entire industry on the blog. tsta.rs/5GX950YK66c

Amelia Miller and Lydia Miller, sisters and founders of ivee (Techstars 2024), made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. ⭐️ ivee, the upskilling and job platform, was originally created to help women re-enter the workforce. But after listening to users, the team recognized similar challenges across a broader audience and chose to pivot. Today, ivee helps professionals focus on the AI skills that actually matter, with personalized training plans and skill profiles employers can trust. The company now serves 100,000 users and 50 companies. tsta.rs/rRe450YLhqw

Inside Techstars AI Health Baltimore Accelerator. 🩺 Founders will gain access to real clinical environments, diverse operational models, payer and reimbursement insight, policy and regulatory expertise, scalable commercialization pathways, and real-world entrepreneurial mentorship and expertise Applications are open until June 10th. tsta.rs/x1Bu50YKr4c

@Pluggedcircle We can't wait to see what you're building, founders!

Applications for Techstars(@Techstars Fall 2026 are now open $220K funding, top-tier mentors, global network, fundraising support, curated workshops + $4M+ in perks all in 3 months. A proven launchpad for thousands of startups worldwide. Apply by June 10!! #techstars #tech

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If you're building a startup in 2026, you should be applying more. Here are🚀 Startup Accelerators You Can Apply To Right Now (April 2026) 1. @ycombinator 2. @a16z 3. @techstars 4. @southparkcommon 5. @sequoia Comment which one you're thinking of 👇 Thread continues...

Let’s talk numbers. 📊 On average, founders raise $1M+ post-program. What could that look like for you? Techstars applications are open: tsta.rs/f46i50YH4CR

PeakMetrics (Techstars 2020), a company building AI-driven narrative intelligence, has raised $6M Series A. Founded by Nick Loui and Bobby Lincoln, PeakMetrics is tackling the growing challenge of a manipulated internet where AI-generated content, coordinated campaigns, and synthetic media are reshaping how narratives spread and influence trust. “AI has changed the speed and scale of how narratives spread online. Organizations can no longer afford to operate with partial visibility. PeakMetrics gives leaders the ability to quantify what is spreading, if it’s authentic, and what requires action. This funding allows us to accelerate our mission of bringing clarity to a world of distorted information.” - Nick Loui, Co-founder and CEO PeakMetrics’ platform uses AI agents to analyze narratives in real time, helping organizations understand authenticity, track velocity, and measure impact as information moves across the digital landscape. With 3X year-over-year growth, the team is now accelerating product development and global expansion, while building the foundation for tools like corporate fact-checking hubs. tsta.rs/nLL250YJ3V6