# Techstars Accelerator

> Techstars Accelerator is a VC fund backing B2C, SaaS and Hotel. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Techstars Accelerator is a VC fund focused on B2C and SaaS. Techstars Accelerator

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$2.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $120k–$750k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2C | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Hotel | 1 | 20% |
| Beauty | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Israel | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 20% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outread | Outread uses AI to summarize key academic publications. (Blinkist is useful for academic study. | $750K | Pre-Seed | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Glamera | Glamera B2B2C: SaaS platform to power beauty salons, spa, Gym and barber shops, to optimize sales, booking, marketing, inventory and HR. Glamera White Label: Every service provider can create his own website, to help his customer in pre-booking his services. Glamera B2C: Mobile application for end user to book beauty and wellness appointment. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 05, 2022 |  |
| Onex | OnEx is the healthcare online exhibition that facilitates the connection between manufacturers, distributors and healthcare providers. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Payday | Payday is a fintech that offers global payment solutions such as Virtual Mastercards and foreign employee payments. | $100K | Convertible Note | Oct 18, 2021 |  |
| Holisto | We love travel as much as you do. That’s why we want to make it attainable, so you can make your travel dreams a reality. We believe in making hotel stays more affordable - so that you can save your money for more unforgettable travel experiences. Other travel booking websites, use the same providers and the same old search functions to findyou hotel deals currently available online. We don’t do regular, we do innovative - we spent 3 years developing an award-winning algorithm that goes beyond simple search.We CREATE the best possible deal by combining multiple rate plans into a single booking. Instead of getting your hotel reservation from one provider, we split your hotel search to get over 1.5M booking offers from global distribution systems, wholesalers, and online travel agencies. We then select the best offers and merge them back under one reservation into a unique travel deal at the hotel of your choice, at a silly price.Splitty smart, huh?Travelution Awards 2017: Startup of the Year Eye4Travel Awards 2017: Startup of the Year World's Leading Hotel Booking Website 2018 Nominee World's Leading Hotel Booking Website 2019 Nominee | $2.4M | Seed | Dec 21, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AOL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aol) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BIP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buckhead-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cockpit Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cockpit-innovation-hub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ithraa Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ithraa-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Techstars Accelerator invest in?

Techstars Accelerator invests primarily in B2C, SaaS and Hotel startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Techstars Accelerator's check size?

Techstars Accelerator typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$2.4M at Seed and $120k–$750k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Techstars Accelerator participates in.

### When did Techstars Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Techstars Accelerator closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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