# Techstars

> Techstars is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 143 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 143
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techstars
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/techstars
- Website: http://www.techstars.com/programs/nyc-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 9 team members at Techstars. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/techstars-new-york-city-accelerator?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 39 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 20 | 14% |
| SaaS | 18 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 17 | 12% |
| FinTech | 16 | 11% |

205 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 71 | 50% |
| Seed | 53 | 37% |
| Convertible Note | 8 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 3% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 112 | 78% |
| Canada | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |
| Brad Feld | Co-founder | 130 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-feld |
| David Cohen | Mentor | 83 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-cohen |
| Jared Polis | Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jared-polis |
| Jillian Canning | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jillian-canning-701e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BoxxDocks | BoxxDocks is developing the next generation of dynamic containerised shipping solutions, giving companies full control and flexibility over their logistics operations. A radical response to an ever-growing consumer base. | $193K | Pre-Seed | Jul 10, 2023 |  |
| Urban SDK | Urban SDK is a geospatial AI platform that helps governments empower public safety, transportation, infrastructure, and administration with real-time location analytics. |  | Seed | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Pico | Pico’s unique approach on coding education combines gamified learning experience with original tutorial contents, delivered through our web-based learning environment. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jun 28, 2023 |  |
| Scout Space | Scout Space develops in-space sensing systems and autonomy software designed to improve satellite awareness and orbital safety. The company builds optical and infrared sensor payloads that allow spacecraft to detect, observe, and track objects and activities in different orbital environments. It also creates software platforms for onboard dataprocessing and autonomous decision-making, enabling satellites to analyze surroundings without relying solely on ground control. Its technology is applied in space domain awareness, mission planning, collision avoidance, and spacecraft inspection use cases.Scout Space further works on edge computing systems that support real-time interpretation of sensor data directly in orbit. The company collaborates with government and commercial partners to deploy its hardware and software in operational satellite missions and demonstration programs. |  | Seed | Jun 14, 2023 |  |
| WaveBL | WaveBL is a digital platform using proprietary blockchain technology to transfer electronically trade documents. The WaveBL solution enables the instant, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of electronic Bills of Lading and related trade documents. The platform complies with universal processes and regulations in use. The platform is designed tomeet the needs of all parties involved in trade, including shipping companies, agents, brokers, and banks. WaveBL has strong alliances with leading companies in global trade to drive faster digitalization and adoption. | $37M | Series B | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| Autobia | Autobia is a B2B marketplace leveraging the data to solve the infrastructure and after-sales challenges in the automotive industry. The company bridges the gap between wholesalers and resellers by offering in-between digital, operational and logistical integrated solutions. It was founded in 2021 and is located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| Riverse | Riverse enables manufacturing greentech companies in Europe to issue and sell carbon credits in weeks; and unlock significant revenue. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Onex | OnEx is the healthcare online exhibition that facilitates the connection between manufacturers, distributors and healthcare providers. | $1.1M | Seed | May 30, 2023 |  |
| FundMiner | FundMiner is a software solution for fundraising organizations. They measure the full scope of impact for donors with robust analytics and impact reports. | $1.7M | Seed | May 21, 2023 |  |
| Pear Suite | Pear Suite is a digital health company that helps community health workers to address social determinants of health through culturally sensitive care navigation.. The cloud-based platform of Pear Suite enables anyone to better assess and address social determinants of health in a scalable, cost-effective, and person-centered manner. Its platform,unlike other assessment tools, enables anyone to assess and address an individual's social drivers of health through smart scripts, logic modeling, and actionable dashboards. | $2.5M | Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |

10 of 143 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 129 deals together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 36 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-space-accelerator) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-anywhere-accelerator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-sustainability-accelerator) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Techstars invest in?

Techstars invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 143 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 Beata Puncevic (Chief Technology Officer), Brad Feld (Co-founder) and David Cohen (Mentor), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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