Techstars

Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.

Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Max Kelly

Managing Director of Techstars London

Lesa Mitchell

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in New York

Poplin

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Direct-to-consumer bedding brand

Savvy

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Savvy™ is a high-performance video product paving the way to successful social advertising. It's the leading video creation solution for businesses that drives performance and growth. It's the better way to video. #SavvyWorks

Movez

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Movez is a social event platform that addresses the challenges faced by millennials in attending and organizing social gatherings. The platform offers a user-friendly map interface that highlights various events occurring in the city, enhancing navigation and participation. It also introduces features that improve user experience, such as gender ratio quadrics, which cater to social dynamics. For event hosts, Movez provides tools to streamline the organization of events, ensuring they are enjoyable and well-coordinated. By focusing on the key aspects of social connectivity, transportation, and organization, Movez aims to transform how people engage with social events and nightlife, making the process more efficient and enjoyable for all participants.

Column

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Column is a social network application. In Column They offer monetary rewards by contributing positively to discussions and moderating content on the platform. Column is the social network for topic-specific content.

SQOR Technologies Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2022
At SQOR.ai, we’ve created a game-changing platform for senior leadership to monitor the health of execution across their entire organization. SQOR.ai is an AI-driven, no-code solution that seamlessly integrates all your SaaS tools through simple authentication. This enables SQOR.ai to extract vital insights from everyday company data, which is often scattered across multiple tools, making it easily accessible, digestible, and actionable for company leadership. Our advanced algorithms eliminate the need for expensive data scientists, analysts, or engineers, providing trustworthy situational awareness for teams. The unique “Execution Score” offers a comprehensive view of company performance, allowing all stakeholders to effortlessly monitor the health of the company. With SQOR.ai, KPIs are monitored, validated, analyzed, and delivered in real-time, ensuring that everyone from senior leaders to external partners can see, know, and act with confidence. Our ecosystem ensures that critical performance insights are always at your fingertips, empowering all stakeholders to make informed decisions and drive the company forward. SQOR.ai transforms SaaS data into actionable business intelligence, delivering on the promise of efficiency through AI and creating unparalleled value for investors.

Lynq

Series A in 2022
Lynq, established in 2014 and based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in the manufacturing of handheld personal location devices. The company focuses on providing a decentralized and secure method for transmitting location data, allowing users to communicate over long distances without relying on traditional infrastructure. Lynq's innovative approach incorporates unique frequency-hopping techniques, enabling the transmission of location information in a manner that minimizes the risk of detection and interception. This commitment to privacy and security distinguishes Lynq's offerings in the personal location device market.

Payvmnt

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Payvmnt is an end-to-end online marketplace offering same-day delivery. We operate, manage, and own our delivery vehicles, warehouses and inventory. The mission is to be a one stop shop for all your same-day delivery needs. We set out with a goal of making the customer's experience simple and easy during the uncertain times of today. From trash bags to candles, online shopping has never been this easy. We are paving the way for same-day delivery across the United States and are starting in the most challenging city NYC!

Indistinguishable From Magic

Pre Seed Round in 2022
The platform that makes designing and creating interactive hardware fast, easy, and accessible by removing the need for programming and engineering.

Pilotbird

Seed Round in 2022
Pilotbird is a SaaS platform for insurance companies that uses social data points to deliver value in key parts of the insurance value chain. Pilotbird empowers Life & Health insurance teams to better score risk, engage customers and detect claims fraud by analyzing social data points.

Satisfi Labs

Series A in 2022
Satisfi Labs Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in conversational AI, offering a software-as-a-service application designed to enhance real-time customer engagement through mobile devices. Its platform, known as the Answer Engine, serves various sectors including retail, sports venues, attractions, and live events by powering chatbots, voice experiences, messaging applications, and website forums. This technology facilitates effective communication by automatically directing customer inquiries to the most appropriate responders within an organization, while also providing tools for performance assessment and opportunities to improve the customer experience. Founded in 2016, Satisfi Labs aims to create unique and interactive experiences for customers across diverse industries.

KADO

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Networking and Relationship Management Software

Realworld

Seed Round in 2022
Realworld is a platform designed to help make smart, informed decisions about finances, health, and life's big moments. This empowers young people with the knowledge they need. They have interviewed thousands of college students, twenty-somethings, employers, academics, and subject-matter experts about life in the real world to ensure this wasn’t just an “us problem.” It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.

Candle

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Candle is a mobile application designed to simplify investment for users by employing an index fund strategy. It allows individuals to invest in companies they believe in while maintaining a customizable and balanced portfolio. The app provides users with insights into their financial status and offers actionable recommendations, particularly in decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies that aim to outpace inflation. Candle connects fintech developers and influencers with banking and investing consumers, optimizing financial management through automation. Its features include creating and sharing custom portfolios, utilizing advanced algorithms for tasks such as rebalancing and tax loss harvesting. By automating various aspects of financial management, Candle reduces the complexity and stress associated with personal finance, enabling users to save both time and money.

LegacyShift

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
LegacyShift is an EdTech company committed to shaping the future of online learning for the Black community. It is building the first and largest online learning platform offering targeted, culturally relevant, and cinematic quality video courses, masterclasses, and educational shows designed to help Blacks achieve personal and professional success. LegacyShift offers an opportunity to learn from the most brilliant people, experts, pioneers, and cultural icons within the global Black community.

NAL Media - Brij

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nal media provides workforce development services for media. They also provide networking space and internal workforce development tool services. Additionally, they also provide entertainment services.

Rewire Fitness

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Rewire Fitness is a human performance platform that provides evidence-based solutions for tracking the athlete's readiness to perform. The company's patent-pending technology integrates protocols used by the Navy Seals, Nasa, and neuroscience, enabling athletes and other populations to reach their ultimate potential. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New Paltz, New York.

Bucephalus

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bucephalus is a supply chain ops platform that empowers e-commerce brands to move products faster, cheaper, and more sustainably using AI. The company partners with environmentally conscious brands to be the operating system for their supply chain, giving them confidence, saving them time and money, and reducing both waste and carbon emissions to grow their triple bottom line.

Audyo

Seed Round in 2022
Intelligent audio for the internet. In just one line of code, Audyo makes any publication listenable.

Ecolectro

Seed Round in 2022
Ecolectro makes materials that make clean fuels and chemicals. The company is commercializing a proprietary platform of novel polymers that are best in class, allowing its customers to produce devices that last longer and cost less. Ecolectro has defensible IP, state-of-the-art facilities, experienced personnel, and strong customer traction.

Augurisk

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Augurisk provides risk assessments for 12 disaster and societal risk factors, including Crime, Storms, Floods, Wildfires, Earthquakes and more. For more information, please visit our website.

elo audio

Pre Seed Round in 2022
elocance is the first app that lets you save your web articles, emails, newsletters and work documents, so you can listen to them later. You can listen to everything you would normally need to read and actually do it on the go! In the metro, during your commute, or while you're running. Gain time while catching up and learning more.

Namic Group Inc.

Series A in 2022
Technology Consulting

PeduL

Seed Round in 2021
PeduL Inc. is a crowdfunding platform based in Newark, New Jersey, founded in 2016. The platform is designed to help students raise funds for their higher education, addressing the financial challenges many face when pursuing college degrees. By providing a dedicated space for education crowdfunding, PeduL enables students to connect with potential donors who can assist in alleviating the costs associated with higher education. This innovative approach aims to change the traditional methods of funding college expenses, offering an alternative solution for students in need of financial support.

Aleria

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Aleria helps companies improve recruitment strategies, increase employee satisfaction and loyalty, achieve diversity goals and drive business performance. To get started, our Inclusion Assessment can identify the unique opportunities that exist within your organization.

Breakthru

Seed Round in 2021
SportsHi connects student-athletes to colleges and amazing opportunities like scholarships. Our mission is to encourage high school students to play sports by creating a community where all student-athletes can grow. We know the positive impact high school sports can have in the classroom and in your day-to-day life. By creating SportsHi, we want to send more of our youth to higher education.

Kinumi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ilera is a digital health and lifestyle company focused on connecting aging adults and their loved ones with the resources and services they need to live full, healthy lives. Our model provides a goal-oriented approach empowering aging adults to remain active, independent and healthy with the support of a CareConcierge™. Our model is comprehensive and goes beyond the physical health of our clients and also addresses social and emotional health, with the goal of supporting clients live their best life. Ilera has the added benefit of supporting women in the workforce balance disparate demands, as they represent over 75% of all family caregivers for seniors. Ilera provides a personal CareConcierge™ and a digital platform that allows our clients to make service requests and view upcoming appointments and activities all in one place without the hassle of having to ask their loved ones for help, while still giving their designated family caregiver visibility for peace of mind. Ilera was founded in 2019 by Chekesha Kidd and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

BRIGHT

Seed Round in 2021
A health-tech company that created BEACON40™, a noninvasive device stimulating the brain's activity and rejuvenating healthy brain function with 40Hz light.

NotedSource

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NotedSource connects firms with active professors, scientists, and other academic subject matter experts in real time for on-demand projects. Through an expert network of thousands of PhDs, NotedSource works with clients on a variety of business needs including data science, editing and translation, experiment design, secondary research, literature search and artificial intelligence.

Dash

Venture Round in 2021
Spektra is building APIs and tools that make it possible for businesses to accept and disburse Mobile Money payments from and to multiple providers and currencies within minutes, NOT months, without dealing with Mobile Network operators at all. With a few lines of code, a single tap or click, your customers can pay you with our seamless and easy to use products on the web, mobile, and in-app.

Nixtla

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nixtla is a time series research and deployment company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence solutions that facilitate the understanding, classification, and prediction of time series data. Nixtla offers a software development platform that allows developers and data scientists to create open-source forecasting software easily. Users can set up cloud-based time series processing services and utilize continuous integration and deployment to manage APIs on the company's infrastructure. This enables clients to develop features at both the time series and temporal levels, streamlining the production-ready forecasting process.

Finch

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Finch is a tool that decodes products' environmental and social impacts to incentivize consumers and brands to make better decisions. It operates a browser extension software to offer insights on a multitude of consumer products. Its software assesses what products are made of, how they are created, and how long they last, besides pinning expert scores on products' environmental and social impacts with functional reviews from real people. Using machine learning capabilities, it scores products based on a series of attributes and equips consumers with the right information at the point of purchase.

Satisfi Labs

Series A in 2021
Satisfi Labs Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in conversational AI, offering a software-as-a-service application designed to enhance real-time customer engagement through mobile devices. Its platform, known as the Answer Engine, serves various sectors including retail, sports venues, attractions, and live events by powering chatbots, voice experiences, messaging applications, and website forums. This technology facilitates effective communication by automatically directing customer inquiries to the most appropriate responders within an organization, while also providing tools for performance assessment and opportunities to improve the customer experience. Founded in 2016, Satisfi Labs aims to create unique and interactive experiences for customers across diverse industries.

Reactiv

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Reactiv is a virtual occupational therapy clinic, where we use computer vision and gaming to increase engagement and improve outcome. Just using a regular mobile app, no extra hardware needed.

Paco

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Paco is a new Slack productivity app that sniffs out important asks hidden beneath heaps of Slack conversations and reminds you about them at an appropriate time. It tracks and follows up on important messages with your colleagues automatically, freeing you up to tackle things that need your undivided attention. Paco was recently the #3 Product of the Day on ProductHunt, and is featured as a 'New & Noteworthy' app on Slack! Designed for Developers, Designers, Data Scientists, Managers, Product Managers, Founders/CEOs or WFH remote workers who need to step away from the Slack chaos and still not miss out on important stuff.

Toucan

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Toucan is a virtual platform specifically designed for social events. Guests move smoothly from conversation to conversation while keeping track of their friends and people they want to meet. This allows groups to connect in natural and authentic ways and makes virtual events approachable, engaging, and frictionless.

Small Packages

Funding Round in 2021
Help one progress on their relationship journey through physical expertly curates gifts as well as techonology tools.

Quartolio

Funding Round in 2021
Quartolio Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an AI-powered platform aimed at enhancing research efficiency. Founded in 2016 and based in Long Island, New York, Quartolio's platform facilitates the connection, discovery, and management of scholarly documents, data, and discussions. By utilizing natural language processing, it streamlines the synthesis of insights from vast scientific datasets, including articles, clinical trials, and patents. Quartolio has garnered recognition as one of the leading Data/AI startups by Hello Tomorrow and has participated in prestigious programs such as the MIT Global Entrepreneurship program and the NYU StartEd Incubator. The company maintains partnerships with several academic institutions, including the New York Institute of Technology, further establishing its role in the research community.

Parkday

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Parkday is a mobile app and data platform providing custom food programs by using recommendation algorithms and data science to generate personalized ready-to-eat meals from our food partners based on dietary preferences, geography, and lifestyle.

Cheres

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cheres is a New York-based company that offers a digital platform designed to enhance investment transparency among users by allowing them to view their friends' investment activities. The platform seamlessly integrates with users' existing accounts on various investing platforms. Additionally, Cheres operates a cross-functional collaboration tool that aims to eliminate silos between departments within organizations. By consolidating data from various operational sources, the platform provides an assistant that helps clients analyze crucial business metrics related to revenue, customers, expenses, products, marketing, and financial performance.

The Folklore Group

Pre Seed Round in 2021
The Folklore is an NYC-based multi-brand e-commerce site and wholesale agency that delivers high-end contemporary African designer fashion and lifestyle products to customers around the world. The Folklore's primary mission is to streamline the process of delivering Africa's most in-demand brands to global customers through the use of sales technology and new production channels.

Vitally

Series A in 2021
Vitally, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an analytics platform tailored for B2B SaaS businesses. Founded in 2017, the platform enables companies to monitor essential product metrics that influence customer retention and assesses the effectiveness of their post-sales processes. Vitally provides comprehensive analytics tools that offer insights into customer engagement and help identify both opportunities and risks associated with customer transitions. The platform integrates various customer data to present a holistic view of key performance indicators, allowing businesses to establish health scores, set notifications, and implement automated workflows to enhance customer experience and reduce churn.

Denim

Series A in 2021
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Beam Health

Seed Round in 2021
Beam Health Group, LLC is a telemedicine platform that facilitates connections between healthcare providers and patients through various communication methods, including text, voicemail, and video chat. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, the company focuses on assisting small health practices by offering a pay-as-you-go digital care solution. Beam's platform enhances patient marketing, engagement, and education, providing tools such as branded landing pages and social media campaigns. Additionally, it enables medical practices to conduct video appointments with existing patients and attract new ones within their marketplace.

beastcoast

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Beastcoast is an online esports game organizer that specializes in organizing games and tournaments based on players' interests. The company focuses on providing quality content, entertainment, and community engagement. It also offers merchandise store for gamers. Founded in 2017 by Grant Zinn in New York City, New York.

Waffle Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Waffle Labs is a technology company that reinvents insurance and improving value for consumers. Founded in 2018 by Michael Li, Quentin Coolen, and Sam Barnsley, Waffle Labs is headquartered in New York.

Whelp

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Whelp, Inc. is an AI-powered customer support software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform established in 2019 and headquartered in New York, New York. It integrates multiple communication channels, including voice, phone, SMS, email, and social media, to provide a unified customer support experience. Whelp caters to various industries, such as airlines, healthcare, education, insurance, banking, and retail, serving call centers, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, and sales teams. The platform not only enhances customer service through features like an AI-based hybrid chatbot and rapid callback capabilities but also introduces a revenue stream by enabling customer support agents to sell and upsell products using embedded payment processing technology.

Dash

Funding Round in 2021
Spektra is building APIs and tools that make it possible for businesses to accept and disburse Mobile Money payments from and to multiple providers and currencies within minutes, NOT months, without dealing with Mobile Network operators at all. With a few lines of code, a single tap or click, your customers can pay you with our seamless and easy to use products on the web, mobile, and in-app.

Phood

Seed Round in 2021
Phood is a startup company developing a food waste prevention platform that aims to reduce food waste. The platform utilizes data analytics and artificial intelligence to capture the food that businesses, such as restaurants, are purchasing, preparing, and are stored in refrigerators or on shelves to cut food waste in half and helps food businesses build a more resilient food system and supply chain. IN 2015, Luc Dang and Nick Kruczek established the company New York, New York.

Gatsby

Series A in 2021
Gatsby Digital, Inc. develops a commission-free stock options trading platform. It offers Gatsby to trade for or against companies and ETFs. The company’s Gatsby allows users to earn rewards points with every trade and redeem rewards for gift cards at various retailers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Gatsby Digital, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

Remesh

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Remesh Inc. operates an AI-powered online platform that facilitates live conversations with large groups of people, allowing users to engage with up to 1,000 participants simultaneously. Founded in 2013 and based in the United States, Remesh enables organizations to gather and analyze audience responses in real-time. This capability helps businesses understand their customers or employees better, leading to more informed decision-making. By providing a space for collective input, Remesh represents the collective thinking of diverse groups, enhancing communication and collaboration.

Black Oak TV

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Black Oak TV focuses on digital media, film, television, video streaming, and content such as black web series. They created short films, TV shows, movies, and more to check out on their website, YouTube, Facebook, and IG. Their company has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Oakland.

SoLo Funds

Series A in 2021
SoLo Funds, Inc. is a mobile money exchange and lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers, allowing users to borrow on their own terms and lenders to benefit from their contributions. Established in 2015 and based in New York City, SoLo Funds operates as an alternative financial solution, offering rapid loan options to borrowers while providing lenders with significant value. The platform has evolved from a unique lending marketplace into a comprehensive community banking solution that leverages individual capital, insurance, and banking products, supported by advanced A.I. underwriting technology.

Cabinet Health

Seed Round in 2021
Cabinet Health is a company focused on creating environmentally friendly healthcare solutions that prioritize both human well-being and environmental sustainability. It manufactures refillable medicine containers and compostable medicine pouches, designed to keep medications fresh and secure. The cabinet pouches are made from a blend of wood cellulose and sealants, reflecting the company's commitment to reducing waste in the healthcare sector. By promoting sustainable practices in the distribution and storage of medicines, Cabinet Health aims to lead a new movement towards a more responsible and eco-conscious healthcare industry.

NewHomesMate

Seed Round in 2021
Propertymate - is the network that helps real estate agents close more deals by giving them access to new construction and off-market information. We leverage data science to match buyer and seller agents based on the best potential close after analyzing millions of listings and individual buying patterns of hundreds of thousands of homebuyers.

Ecolectro

Funding Round in 2021
Ecolectro makes materials that make clean fuels and chemicals. The company is commercializing a proprietary platform of novel polymers that are best in class, allowing its customers to produce devices that last longer and cost less. Ecolectro has defensible IP, state-of-the-art facilities, experienced personnel, and strong customer traction.

The Folklore Group

Funding Round in 2021
The Folklore is an NYC-based multi-brand e-commerce site and wholesale agency that delivers high-end contemporary African designer fashion and lifestyle products to customers around the world. The Folklore's primary mission is to streamline the process of delivering Africa's most in-demand brands to global customers through the use of sales technology and new production channels.

Circletime

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Circletime provides interactive "Mommy and Me classes" that are convenient and engaging for parents and fun and educational for children. Every group session is led by a certified subject-matter expert. The hands-on sessions are evidence-based and promote healthy play activities that continue beyond the cl

co:census

Pre Seed Round in 2021
co:census, developed by Seam Social Labs Inc, is a public interest technology solution used by government agencies, corporations, and marketing firms in order to analyze qualitative data. Seam Social Labs is a portfolio company creating enterprise solutions that empower communities. As a public benefit corporation, Seam Social Labs develops mission-driven and profitable solutions.

Gales

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Smart PPE Footwear™ for Healthcare Workers and Medical Professionals with Infection Control Technology™

AskSid USA

Seed Round in 2021
AskSid Technology Solutions is a specialist Conversational AI solution for retail and consumer goods delivering 3 outcomes - a) Accelerated Conversions (by simplifying the shopper's journey b) Enrich Product Knowledge-base (by discovering new consumer queries & questions on your products) and c) Precision marketing insights (from raw demand signals hidden in 1:1 customer conversations)

Blutag

Seed Round in 2021
Blutag Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in online applications designed to enhance voice shopping experiences for retailers and brands. Founded in 2015, Blutag leverages over 20 years of expertise in eCommerce and technology to provide innovative voice-first cloud services. The company's solutions aim to simplify the shopping process, enabling consumers to quickly and easily discover products that align with their preferences through straightforward voice commands.

Funnel

Series A in 2020
Funnel, operating under Nestio, Inc., provides a comprehensive platform designed for residential landlords and brokers to manage marketing and leasing processes. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Funnel's web-based solution allows users to access real-time information on residential listings, manage inventory, and update unit details, including photos and floor plans. The platform facilitates communication by enabling users to publish updates to their websites and distribute broker blasts. Additionally, it offers analytical tools to track leasing information and optimize tenant experiences. With a diverse clientele ranging from large management companies to smaller brokerages, Funnel's software is relied upon by thousands of multifamily professionals to streamline operations and drive revenue.

Dot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Dot is a robot financial advisor delivering personalized recommendations helping people increase savings, optimize spending, and plan for retirement.

OfColor

Pre Seed Round in 2020
OfColor serves large enterprises that need to ensure the financial health of their employees of color, providing curated content, AI-driven financial advice, and banking tools built around how we save, spend, and build our legacies differently.

Holisticly

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Holisticly provides employees with a monthly wellness stipend to choose from a range of team-wide experiences and fitness and mental health solutions.

Salaryo

Venture Round in 2020
Salaryo Financial Technologies Ltd. is a financial technology company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing credit financing through an AI-based platform, offering small businesses instant and affordable financing solutions. Salaryo's services include fully-digital business term loans and flexible lines of credit, allowing users to withdraw funds as needed and repay at their convenience during a specified period. The company operates on a fixed subscription fee model and has processed over $200 million in loan applications within the year. Its automated lending technology streamlines the application process by incorporating features such as Know Your Client (KYC) verification, financial and professional analysis, payment processing, and electronic signatures, enabling rapid decision-making. Salaryo aims to support entrepreneurs and freelancers by alleviating cash flow challenges in selected business categories.

Sunthetics

Convertible Note in 2020
Sunthetics enables process chemists in pharma to develop electrochemical lead molecules in 1/10th of the time. Electrochemistry has many operational, cost, and sustainable benefits such as using 40% less energy, avoiding toxic chemicals and waste, and enabling new types of molecules. Despite interest in pharmaceuticals to develop electrochemical molecules, many molecules don't make it past process development. For most applications, the many years of optimization and additional training required don't justify the energy and cost savings. Sunthetics develops smart electrochemical reactors that enable process chemists to develop at-scale processes in 1/10th of the time. Our effective hardware is scalable and effective, and enables fast results through a machine-learning platform that is automatic and predictive, reducing the experiments needed for development by 10x. Though the beachhead market is pharmaceuticals, Sunthetics has a platform technology that can be scaled and applied to follow-on markets such as agrochemicals and specialty chemicals, spearheading the electrification of the chemical industry.

Glow Up Games

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Glow Up Games Inc operates as a games and creative technology company. The company creates original and Internet protocol based luxury games. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Sync Energy AI

Seed Round in 2020
Syn is an Energy-Tech startup helping electric utilities save money, time, and resources while they prepare for, or deal with natural disaster-like emergencies. We own two proprietary Artificial Intelligence technologies that help us do this, and deliver real value via our SaaS/PaaS offerings.

Showcase

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Showcase is a web and iOS app allowing scaling teams to discover talent through short videos. People - not resumes - do the selling, and Showcase lets you meet them before you meet them. Candidates use self-recorded video to show off their skills and ability from the get-go. Too many jobseekers and companies get bogged down with resumes and applications when filling a position. Showcase engages the user from the start to create a more genuine experience for everyone. Instead of sterile pedigrees, companies get an intimate look at a diverse pool of quality applicants. Intuitive and easy-to-use, the Showcase iOS app leverages powerful recruitment and curating techniques to provide fast, thorough and real evaluations of candidates. We connect the right jobseeker with the right job in no time flat. Showcase is headquartered in New York, NY. Join us in our mission to have no jobseeker left unseen.

Beam Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Beam Health Group, LLC is a telemedicine platform that facilitates connections between healthcare providers and patients through various communication methods, including text, voicemail, and video chat. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, the company focuses on assisting small health practices by offering a pay-as-you-go digital care solution. Beam's platform enhances patient marketing, engagement, and education, providing tools such as branded landing pages and social media campaigns. Additionally, it enables medical practices to conduct video appointments with existing patients and attract new ones within their marketplace.

Audyo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Intelligent audio for the internet. In just one line of code, Audyo makes any publication listenable.

Candoo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Candoo provides tech support and training to help older adults stay independent, safe, and connected. Candoo Tech helps old people set up and learn how to use technology with online visits from Candoo's expert Tech Concierges.

Cube

Seed Round in 2020
Cube is a financial planning and analysis software that empowers finance teams and businesses in delivering insights. It provides the capabilities to deliver custom reports for regulatory groups, executives, team leads, and key stakeholders. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York.

Denim

Seed Round in 2020
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Denim

Debt Financing in 2020
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Ergatta

Seed Round in 2020
Ergatta is a startup that believes in the power of technology, design, and human ingenuity to improve people's lives through daily fitness. It is the next generation of digital fitness equipment. They are on a mission to bring a regular fitness routine within reach for more people by making it irresistibly convenient and genuinely stimulating. Founded in 2019, Ergatta is a 1-year-old company based in Brooklyn.

Noteworth

Seed Round in 2020
Noteworth operates a patient data capture and delivery platform designed to enhance healthcare delivery by integrating patient-generated health data with existing electronic medical records. Founded in 2015 and based in Hoboken, New Jersey, the company offers a HIPAA-compliant solution that connects healthcare organizations with data collected from over 400 FDA-approved clinical devices. This platform allows clinicians to access actionable insights through Noteworth Reports, which facilitate improved patient engagement and communication, including telemedicine and chat options. By partnering with primary care doctors, pediatricians, and specialists, Noteworth aims to reduce costly hospital readmissions, enhance patient satisfaction, and ultimately improve the quality of care provided.

StatsHelix

Pre Seed Round in 2020
StatsHelix is a b2b gametech company focused on enhancing esports and gaming experiences through data. We deliver cutting edge SaaS software that helps broadcasters create better content and engage viewers.

MeetFox

Pre Seed Round in 2020
MeetFox is a SaaS app that makes meeting online easy. Independent professionals and businesses of all sizes can schedule appointments, host in-browser video calls, charge for their meetings, bill clients with automatic invoicing, and process instant payments. MeetFox is the only tool you need to manage client interactions. MeetFox is headquartered in New York.

Cabinet, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Cabinet (Techstars NYC '20) is the hub where executive assistants can access, share and discover insider information they can’t find anywhere else. Our community forums provide a destination where assistants can ask each other tough questions and gather insider knowledge to help get their jobs done efficiently. Our freemium model and tiered offerings has made us accessible to assistants; our approach is so successful, we have become a trusted resource for executive assistants in Fortune 500 companies (like Facebook to Andreesen Horowitz to Salesforce, HBO, Disney and NBC Universal and more) across the country.

1sm

Pre Seed Round in 2020
1sm, Inc. develops revenue operations and analytics platform for sales, marketing, and operations teams. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

beastcoast

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Beastcoast is an online esports game organizer that specializes in organizing games and tournaments based on players' interests. The company focuses on providing quality content, entertainment, and community engagement. It also offers merchandise store for gamers. Founded in 2017 by Grant Zinn in New York City, New York.

ZoneIn

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Nearly every vertical within fitness and wellness is accelerating, from gear to on-demand exercise to recovery. Meanwhile nutrition is stuck in neutral and is often overlooked, despite the well documented impact it has on health and performance. Developed with sports scientists from the NBA and NFL, ZoneIn is the performance-focused nutrition app that meets the needs of all athletes.

Fitnescity

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Fitnescity's mission is to empower people to learn more about their wellness so they can make more informed decisions.

AlphaBBL

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Tradable Business Intelligence providing oil data analytics.