# Techstars Boulder Accelerator

> Techstars Boulder Accelerator is a VC fund backing Software and SaaS. See 113 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 113
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 29%
- Fund size: $6.7M
- Last fund: Oct 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.techstars.com/programs/boulder-program/

Techstars Boulder Accelerator is a VC fund in Boulder focused on Software and SaaS. Since 2007, its amazing mentors help founders avoid mistakes, solve problems and take their businesses to the next level. Techstars Boulder creates a family of entrepreneurs to travel with you on the inevitable ups and downs of the startup journey, and build the capacities of founders and their teams. They believe the best companies are built fromthe inside out, from founders, to leadership teams, to the company and their community. Its 124 alumni companies include Digital Ocean, Sphero, and SendGrid.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 32 | 28% |
| SaaS | 15 | 13% |
| Health Care | 15 | 13% |
| Internet | 11 | 10% |
| Apps | 10 | 9% |

176 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 52 | 46% |
| Seed | 45 | 40% |
| Convertible Note | 7 | 6% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 5 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 95 | 84% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julie Penner | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julie-penner |
| Natty Zola | Managing Director | 29 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathaniel-zola |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benny | Benny lends to employees of publicly traded companies so they can participate in their employer's stock purchase plans.HeyBenny strongly believes in promoting workplace happiness. Their commitment lies in creating joyful work environments through the utilization of their innovative application. Through extensive research, they have developeda professional yet enjoyable tool that automates people management and offers personalized benefits to employees. With the HeyBennyApp, individuals gain access to a wide array of well-being benefits and round-the-clock support, all conveniently available at their fingertips. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Zealous | We help passionate creators, builders, supporters, and fans spin up spaces to meet, grow and build together |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Freeflow | The blockchain developer marketplace for web3 projects. | $120K | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Strikes | We are the next generation options trading app, empowering people make the smartest, most strategic options trading decisions while avoiding mistakes and dangers. All in the same app. | $120K | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Hometuls | Hometuls is a platform that connects products and services with construction and infrastructure projects through data. Hometuls built a data-driven business model, where we process thousands of construction projects and connect them with suppliers that can meet their needs. Hometuls allow builders to digitise the procurement process, and suppliersto have a sales channel for the long-tail of builders in an effective way. We are focused on the SME segment of construction companies, which represents more than 90% of the market. | $120K | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Farm | Farm is an investment platform focused on agricultural land. Our mission is to increase the number of healthy and productive acres. |  |  | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Benny | Benny lends to employees of publicly traded companies so they can participate in their employer's stock purchase plans.HeyBenny strongly believes in promoting workplace happiness. Their commitment lies in creating joyful work environments through the utilization of their innovative application. Through extensive research, they have developeda professional yet enjoyable tool that automates people management and offers personalized benefits to employees. With the HeyBennyApp, individuals gain access to a wide array of well-being benefits and round-the-clock support, all conveniently available at their fingertips. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| AnswerBite | Helps event marketing teams unlock new revenue and lead gen by repurposing recorded sessions into premium content (post-event cliff-notes, key moments, blogs, digestible clips). |  |  | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Budget Better | Budget Better helps millennials and gen-z take control of their money and save more through the use of the community. | $120K | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Altscore | AltScore enables any B2B company to create and manage their own credit products. Our 'Rails of Lending' APIs shorten the launch time of new lending products from years to just weeks, while delivering fintech-level capabilities at every stage of the loan process—from onboarding and underwriting to collections and renovations. | $420K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 113 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 111 deals together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [eonCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eonbusiness-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Access Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Techstars Boulder Accelerator invest in?

Techstars Boulder Accelerator invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 113 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 Boulder Accelerator?

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### Who are the partners at Techstars Boulder Accelerator?

The team at Techstars Boulder Accelerator includes Julie Penner (Director) and Natty Zola (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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