Techstars
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
Techstars is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Techstars provides a global platform for early-stage investment and innovation through programs that support startup growth and corporate collaboration. Its services include accelerator programs, startup education initiatives, venture capital funding, and corporate innovation partnerships.The Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Program offerssupport for startups, while Techstars Startup Programs focus on entrepreneurial education and community building. The Techstars Venture Capital Fund invests in emerging companies, and its Corporate Innovation Partnerships help established brands develop new products and services through collaboration with startups.
- Total investments:
- 414
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 48%
Last updated:
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Industries Techstars invests in
Stages Techstars invests in
Countries Techstars invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 19 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 116 (28%)
- Artificial Intelligence 101 (24%)
- Information Technology 60 (14%)
- SaaS 50 (12%)
- Machine Learning 42 (10%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 278 (67%)
- Seed 77 (19%)
- Series A 20 (5%)
- Funding Round 11 (3%)
- Convertible Note 9 (2%)
Country
- United States 216 (52%)
- United Kingdom 19 (5%)
- Canada 16 (4%)
- Italy 12 (3%)
- Australia 12 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Cleland
Chief Investment Officer
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Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
Anna Garcia
Mentor
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Mentor | Total investments: 19 | Find email | |
Beata Puncevic
Chief Technology Officer
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Chief Technology Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brad Feld
Co-founder
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Co-founder | Total investments: 138 | Find email | |
David Cohen
Founder and CEO
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Founder and CEO | Total investments: 101 | Find email | |
| See all 19 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| For new space projects that need 100X more power @ 1/10 the price vs. incumbent III-V technology. Regher develops radiation-hardened silicon solar technology to make power in space affordable.There is a demand for 100 MW of solar for space in the next 5 years. But the existing space solar panels are extremely expensive and very slow tomanufacture. With today's technology 100 MW of space solar panels will cost more than $60B and it will take more than 10 years to manufacture. Regher Solar solves this problem. Regher Solar is revolutionizing the access to power in space with space tolerant ultrathin silicon solar panels, which for the first time on the market, will have both high efficiency and low cost in a single light-weight and flexible package. | $17M / Series A / May 15, 2025 | ||
| LendARR provides a digital payments platform that modernizes the way technology is bought and sold. | $12M / Series A / May 13, 2025 | ||
| Tutornow is an edtech startup that developed a virtual classroom with audio/video streaming and dedicated teaching functionalities (e.g. equation editor, code editor) and an end-to-end service providing customised study paths to students from all grades, with a focus on learning disorders. The matching algorithm of Tutornow exploits ArtificialIntelligence capabilities | $1.1M / Seed / May 06, 2025 | ||
| Pulse Charter Connect provides organ transportation logistics services. | $2M / Seed / May 06, 2025 | ||
| We support small businesses on their decarbonization journey with expertise and financing. Reach Net Zero. For real. | $3.4M / Seed / Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Simplifyber is changing the way clothes are created, transforming the world's $1.5 trillion Apparel Industry and 250-year old factory system into sustainable, additive manufacturing. By assembling clothes with chemistry rather than with sewing machines, the Simplifyber process eliminates much of the waste, carbon emissions, and water pollutionthat have led to fashion’s devastating environmental and social impact in recent years. Efficient, plant-based and closed-loop, Simplifyber is revolutionizing the way the world manufactures clothing with its proprietary technology and cutting-edge techniques. | $12M / Series A / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| We believe the most creative marketing happens when you play by the rules. Warrant automates the entire marketing compliance & stakeholder review process so you can get back to what you do best — marketing. | $720K / Pre-Seed / Apr 09, 2025 | ||
| Nufi is Latin America's first alternative identity bureau, empowering businesses with fast, reliable, and AI-powered verification solutions. Our platform offers Know Your Business (KYB) and Know Your Customer (KYC) services, enabling the instant verification of individuals and companies in less than 5 minutes. By providing clean, structureddata through seamless API integrations, Nufi helps financial institutions, fintechs, proptechs, and HR companies make secure, data-driven decisions. With access to over 130 data sources, Nufi stands out for its speed, accuracy, and scalability, driving trust and transparency across the region's transactions. | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| Venteur is the health insurance operating system designed to end "job lock" and return healthcare agency to the individual. Leveraging the ICHRA model, we enable employers to provide predictable, defined-contribution benefits while giving employees the freedom to choose and own their coverage.By balancing technology-driven scale withpeople-centric advocacy, we service the real-life needs of individuals navigating complex care. Venteur is on a mission to decouple health insurance from employment, building the reliable infrastructure for a personalized, portable healthcare future. | $20M / Series A / Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| Nimblemind.ai enables healthcare providers to organize and enrich multimodal clinical data through labeling and curation. | $2.5M / Seed / Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| See all 414 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Techstars invest in?
Techstars invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 414 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Techstars?
The team at Techstars includes Andrew Cleland (Chief Investment Officer), Anna Garcia (Mentor) and Beata Puncevic (Chief Technology Officer), among 19 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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