# Techstars

> Techstars is a VC fund in Boulder backing Software and FinTech. See 194 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 194
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 52%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techstars
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/techstars
- Website: https://www.techstars.com/programs/anywhere-program/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techstars

Techstars is a global platform that provides investment and innovation. Through the Techstars Worldwide Entrepreneur Network, founders and their teams connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors, community leaders, and corporate partners who will help their companies grow. Techstars operates four divisions: TechstarsMentorship-Driven Accelerator Program supercharges success and Techstars Startup Programs inspire, educate, and connect entrepreneurs. Techstars Venture Capital Fund invests in innovative and disruptive companies. Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships help brands create products and services. Techstars accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,000 companies with a market cap of $8.1 billion.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Techstars. Shizune tracks 17 team members at Techstars. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/techstars-anywhere-accelerator?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 51 | 26% |
| FinTech | 24 | 12% |
| Health Care | 19 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 18 | 9% |
| SaaS | 17 | 9% |

239 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 113 | 58% |
| Seed | 53 | 27% |
| Series A | 13 | 7% |
| Convertible Note | 7 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 105 | 54% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 8% |
| Canada | 13 | 7% |
| Israel | 6 | 3% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 3% |

26 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bart Lorang | Mentor | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bart-lorang |
| Ryan Kuder | Founder & Managing Director | 36 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-kuder |
| Samuel Moses | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-moses-edcd |
| Allyson Downey | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allyson-downey |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oversight | Oversight is an XR software development company. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2025 |  |
| SALUBATA | We invent lifestyle technologies that help people and planet. Our current inventions include: 1. Modular shoes made from recycled plastic wastes (patented) 2. SoleFitter: a mobile and web app that helps capture the precise volume of the feet to correct shoes sizing errors (proprietary) | $220K | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Rockhopper | Redefining collaboration and knowledge capture for the modern finance user. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Wellthi | Wellthi offers a B2B embedded social finance software designed to help financial institutions turn one customer into a community of customers. Wellthi offers a suite of white-label, configurable APIs, mobile apps and payment solutions to help clients leverage the power of online communities, shared financial goals and positive peer accountabilityto attract and retain customers and increase assets under management. Bank customers can use wellthi to structure their financial goals with family and friends and build community through their bank's mobile app. | $3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Popp AI | Popp helps D2C brands increase customer lifetime value and community-led growth by incentivising and gamifying customer engagement. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 10, 2023 |  |
| Niricson | Niricson develops an AI-based predictive analytics SaaS platform for infrastructure asset management. Its AUTOSPEX platform and DRONIC provide asset managers and civil engineers critical insights and multi-defect layer visualization for the current condition of their assets. | $7.5M | Series A | Aug 02, 2023 |  |
| CatalyzU | CatalyzU is a tech-enabled ecosystem that uses data and the community to help people find work, and advance their skills. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| Laminar | IoT-enabled analytics platform providing data-driven optimization of industrial liquid systems for manufacturing | $6.8M |  | Jul 22, 2023 |  |
| MyCover.ai | MyCover.ai is an open insurance API that allows insurance companies to distribute their products faster and cheaper, it enables innovators to embed insurance into their current offerings or launch new insurance verticals and ultimately deliver great experiences to customers. Our AI-powered claims management service helps insurance companies tostreamline their claims processes, reduce fraud while also saving time and money. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 19, 2023 |  |
| Hive Power | Energy, made smart. Hive Power’s AI engine, FLEXO, enables companies to manage anything connected to the grid, from Energy Communities to EV Charging. | $600K |  | Jul 10, 2023 |  |

10 of 194 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Techstars invest in?

Techstars invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 194 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Techstars?

Public channels for Techstars include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Techstars?

The team at Techstars includes Bart Lorang (Mentor), Ryan Kuder (Founder & Managing Director) and Samuel Moses (Mentor), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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