Techstars

06/17/2026

Her family thought it was a scam. Her investors didn't.

Melina Cruz Villafaña, co-founder of Chain (Techstars 2026), is building for small business owners and solopreneurs who run service businesses.

Learn more about Chain here: http://tsta.rs/MeEP50Z91pf

06/16/2026

Great startups don't come from one city. They come from everywhere.

06/15/2026

The Venture Deals Summer 2026 course is officially open.

Free, self-paced, and designed to demystify VC deals and early-stage financing for founders at every stage.

30 lessons, 3.5 hours of content, and real talk from investors who've been in the room.

⏰ Course kicks off on June 29
🔗 Enroll here: http://tsta.rs/8t0M50ZbUPR

06/12/2026

The biggest buyers of clean energy in the world can't access it where it's needed most.

That's why Nick Fedorkiw and Ricky Buch built Powertrust. Powertrust (Techstars 2022) is an energy procurement platform bridging the gap between global corporations and small-scale renewable energy projects in high-growth emerging markets.

Nick and Ricky share their journey building transaction infrastructure for climate finance, the challenge of making a certification ecosystem work for thousands of tiny solar projects, and why the Global South is the next frontier for corporate climate commitments on the blog.

Powertrust (Techstars 2022) is an energy procurement platform that is bridging the gap between global corporations and small-scale renewable energy projects.

06/11/2026

Does your startup community need a revolution or an evolution?

In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly breaks down how to read the room and lead with the approach your community actually needs right now.

🎧 Listen here: http://tsta.rs/I4GU50Z7NwA

06/10/2026

The energy was electric at New York Tech Week. ⚡We brought together founders, operators, and leaders for two events.

At our AI After Tomorrow event, founders and operators heard from Andrew Cleland (CIO, Techstars), Salman Paracha (SVP of AI, DigitalOcean), and Colin Murphy (CCO, Zendesk) on where AI is headed across venture, infrastructure, and customer experience. With a special appearance from Shirley Romig, COO at Techstars.

Later in the week, we wrapped with our AI Builders Mixer with DigitalOcean. No pitches, no decks, just founders and builders in the same room having real conversations.

06/09/2026

The LLM race is won. Now what?

David Cohen on where entrepreneurship goes from here.

06/08/2026

You have 48 hours left to apply for Techstars Fall 2026 accelerators.

Join the thousands of startups that have used the Techstars framework to scale:
▫️ $220,000 to fuel your operations.
▫️ Average $1M+ first raise post-program.
▫️ A world-class Managing Director in your corner.
▫️ A global network of 11,000+ founders and mentors.
▫️ Direct access to industry-leading investors.

The deadline is June 10. Take the bold step today to ensure your startup has the capital and support it deserves.

http://tsta.rs/FBwQ50Z5HEI

06/07/2026

Central Asia's startup movement is accelerating. 🚀

Last month, Samarkand hosted its first-ever Techstars Startup Weekend: 54 hours, 21 teams, and a region full of founders ready to build.

Meanwhile, Tashkent was buzzing with Global Tech Weekend, where Techstars MD Audun Abelsnes met with the local community and broke down what it actually takes to scale a startup globally.

Exceptional talent exists everywhere. Techstars is here to connect it to the world.

Read the full recap → http://tsta.rs/P0Hl50Z7ItS

06/06/2026

By the end of week one in Techstars, founders have a vision-to-execution map, a first draft of an investment memo, and pitches at multiple lengths.

More importantly, they have clarity, the kind of clarity that makes the next twelve weeks of mentor meetings, customer discovery, and investor conversations dramatically more productive.

Learn more about what it's really like to be in a Techstars accelerator. 👇
http://tsta.rs/Ats950Z6R1L

Apply by June 10th at http://tsta.rs/a14S50Z6R1M

Pull back the curtain for an exclusive sneak peek into the very first week of a Techstars accelerator program.