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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.

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Past deals in Android

Omaiven Health

Funding Round in 2021
Omaiven Health, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in healthcare technology by offering an AI-driven application called askMia. This innovative chatbot functions as a virtual front desk, facilitating communication between patients and doctor's offices. The application simplifies access to healthcare information by utilizing artificial intelligence to match users with appropriate healthcare providers based on their symptoms and conditions. It also enables patients to easily schedule appointments and receive guidance for their medical visits, thereby enhancing the overall patient experience in navigating healthcare services.

Voxable

Funding Round in 2021
Inspired by the desire to have true “space captain” control over the home and office, Voxable crafts fine interactive voice applications.

Afloat

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Mobile app connecting communities to each other and local businesses they love

Magico

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Magico, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, develops an application-based smart home gesture controller designed for smartwatches and smartphones. This innovative technology enables users to control and communicate with their connected home devices intuitively, particularly emphasizing the operation of televisions through simple hand gestures. As a participant in the Techstars BSH Future Home Accelerator, Magico is committed to enhancing user experience in smart home interactions.

Octane Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, the Octane mobile application provides a video game like cruising experience, in addition to a map-based database of stunning routes and car-related events.

Omaiven Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Omaiven Health, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in healthcare technology by offering an AI-driven application called askMia. This innovative chatbot functions as a virtual front desk, facilitating communication between patients and doctor's offices. The application simplifies access to healthcare information by utilizing artificial intelligence to match users with appropriate healthcare providers based on their symptoms and conditions. It also enables patients to easily schedule appointments and receive guidance for their medical visits, thereby enhancing the overall patient experience in navigating healthcare services.

Marble

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Marble is an augmented reality platform for everyday use.

Dcoder

Pre Seed Round in 2019
At Dcoder(Techstars'19) we are making coding more accessible to the next generation of coders by building developer tools(IDEs) for mobile and tablets. So now you can code from the device in your pocket in 35+ programming languages.

CloudGuide

Pre Seed Round in 2018
CloudGuide SL develops a smartphone application for cultural institutions, museums, monuments, parks, and art galleries. Its application allows visitors to access the official content of their favorite museum; gives recommendations of new exhibitions and local museums; gives the exhibition background content through audios, videos, texts, and images; and provides access to entrance tickets, merchandising, and the museum’s association. The company also provides CloudGuide Education, a mobile application for youth, students, and children; and a content management system to upload content, change configuration parameters, and interact with visitors. In addition, it provides subscription plans. The company offers solutions in the areas of iBeacon and indoor localization, and audience studies. It serves customers in Spain and internationally. CloudGuide SL was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Flawless App

Pre Seed Round in 2018
We believe, that everybody should become a better professional and achieve the very best we can. Every day, at every project, with every mobile app. We made Flawless for those, who like us, are obsessed with quality of mobile apps. Flawless App helps teams easily spot visual differences between design and implementation right inside iOS simulator. With Flawless App mobile teams can make polished and nice looking apps.Try free trial and make users happy with your mobile apps→https://flawlessapp.io/

Driver Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Driver is a hardware-free mobile app that allows users to video record their trip while receiving alerts when they are at risk of hitting another car or pedestrian, drifting out of their lane, falling asleep or getting too distracted - all for free. The app will also enable users to control their phone with their voice in order to enable safe consumption of original and partnership-based: entertainment, news, communications, traffic and augmented reality navigation.

Audience

Seed Round in 2018
Spark DJ's application uses AI to deliver live-curated music right from a mobile phone where party-goers can connect with the application using geolocation to submit their song requests, allowing DJs to keep a party going, delivering high quality music every time.

Audience

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Spark DJ's application uses AI to deliver live-curated music right from a mobile phone where party-goers can connect with the application using geolocation to submit their song requests, allowing DJs to keep a party going, delivering high quality music every time.

MechDome

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Develop a single Android app using the tools and APIs you already know. MechDome automatically converts the Android app into iOS and OS X apps without engineering work. No need for proprietary IDEs or to learn private APIs. Your iOS and OS X apps are ready the moment your Android app is done. It's not emulation or virtualization. Your app runs natively and behaves the way users expect. Write Activities, Views, Services, Content Providers. Display Toasts, access the network. Incredibly fast, fluid experience. Apps can run at full 60 fps. Android apps benefit from the iOS/OSX provided system security. Like other iOS apps they are automatically configured into a sandbox at install time. OS X sandbox is also configurable. Android apps are fully integrated into iOS and OSX. Android notifications show in the Notification Center, input fields bring up the iOS keyboard, URL Intents go to Safari, the contacts and calendar Content Providers access the iOS/OSX databases, etc.MechDome generates iOS IPAs and OSX app bundles you can distribute like other apps for those platforms. Support all iOS devices using Android techniques for multiple form factors.

TeskaLabs

Seed Round in 2015
TeskaLabs is a mobile application security provider. Businesses are moving away from the desktop world towards mobile. They need to improve employee productivity and satisfaction by adopting mobile applications. However, businesses are very far behind the consumer world when it comes to adopting mobile applications. The biggest reason is the mobile application security. Over two-thirds of large enterprises, 340 Fortune 500 companies, have been breached via mobile apps. This has cost them over 50 billion dollars every year. Mobile security is the fastest growing issue of cyber-security. We have built a cutting-edge technology that protects the entry point and the communication channel. It defends against almost every cyber-threat connected with data. Our technology is simple for application developers to implement, provides visibility to information security officers, and saves time for IT Admins. We also provide application security for Internet of Things (IoT).

Curious

Seed Round in 2015
Curious is an "intelligent" offline search engine powered by SMS.

MusiQuest

Convertible Note in 2015
MusiQuest is a music application developed by Edify Technologies, Inc. aimed at helping children explore their passion for music through engaging games and educational content. The application features interactive adventures and animal characters that introduce fundamental musical concepts, guiding kids in the process of composing their own music. MusiQuest provides a platform where young users can learn, improve, and create music in various styles, making the learning experience enjoyable and accessible. Founded in 2015 and based in Denver, Colorado, Edify Technologies, Inc. also offers other music-related applications, including Sketch-a-Song and Opus, which cater to both children and music educators.

AppInsight

Seed Round in 2015
AppInsight is a software directory designed for UK-based enterprises, providing expert-vetted recommendations to help business owners select the most effective tools for their operations. As a member of the Middlestone Group, AppInsight supports businesses in achieving success by streamlining the process of identifying suitable software solutions. The platform leverages a curated approach to ensure that users access reliable and valuable applications tailored to their specific needs. This focus on quality and usability positions AppInsight as a vital resource for enterprises looking to enhance their operational efficiency through informed software choices.

MusiQuest

Seed Round in 2015
MusiQuest is a music application developed by Edify Technologies, Inc. aimed at helping children explore their passion for music through engaging games and educational content. The application features interactive adventures and animal characters that introduce fundamental musical concepts, guiding kids in the process of composing their own music. MusiQuest provides a platform where young users can learn, improve, and create music in various styles, making the learning experience enjoyable and accessible. Founded in 2015 and based in Denver, Colorado, Edify Technologies, Inc. also offers other music-related applications, including Sketch-a-Song and Opus, which cater to both children and music educators.

Hot Hotels

Seed Round in 2015
Hot is a last minute Hotel Booking App that offers deep discounts on same day hotel rooms. The App is currently available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. For smartphone users, this is a quick, reliable and economic way to find a place to stay at short notice. For Hotels, this is great way to find last minute customers for unsold hotel rooms. Hot´s ambition is to provide a hotel for same day smartphone booking in every city in the world. Currently there are hotels available in 23 Countries and 167 cities. Locations are in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Founded in December 2011, the company is headquartered in Spain and remains fully owned by the company's founders.

Stand In

Seed Round in 2014
Stand In redefines how apps are designed. With our software, designers can craft amazing user experiences for the wide range of devices that we interact with every day.

Sportsy

Seed Round in 2014
Sportsy is a mobile training platform that makes it fun for kids to learn, practice and become better at key skills in a variety of sports. Launching Sportsy Soccer in early 2014 in partnership with professional soccer players and top coaches, Sportsy is developing a series of training programs designed for players just starting out and those who want to take their skills to the next level. Using their iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad or Android device, players learn how to perform drills and take part in challenges to earn points and badges.

Ubooly

Seed Round in 2014
Ubooly is an educational Smart Toy® that is powered by mobile devices. Ubooly talks and listens to kids while encouraging creative and active play!

MartMobi Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2014
MartMobi is an innovative mobile technology company that enables the world’s leading eCommerce sites, Brands, Retailers to go instant mobile and tablet across all existing mobile platforms, enable seamless connectivity with their existing back-end systems, manage their own brand identity and all of this without the need to single line of code. developers use our API to build integration With offices in US, India, MartMobi provides wide reach with right local service and support across the globe.

ollo wearables

Seed Round in 2014
Ollo Wearables Inc. develops and provides a single-button, push-to-talk smart phone with no display for senior citizens and children. The company offers a cloud phone which includes GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sensors and is waterproof and shock-resistant. It also provides voice control and sensors that detect falls and inactivity and can alert emergency contacts. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

MartMobi Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
MartMobi is an innovative mobile technology company that enables the world’s leading eCommerce sites, Brands, Retailers to go instant mobile and tablet across all existing mobile platforms, enable seamless connectivity with their existing back-end systems, manage their own brand identity and all of this without the need to single line of code. developers use our API to build integration With offices in US, India, MartMobi provides wide reach with right local service and support across the globe.

flck.me

Seed Round in 2013
flck.me develops smart phone based social networking application. The company is based in Seattle, Washington

HighFive Mobile

Seed Round in 2013
HighFive Mobile, Inc. develops mobile application for health and fitness routines based on real life activities. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ionic

Seed Round in 2013
Ionic is an open-source UI toolkit and developer platform that makes it easy to build, test, and deploy high-performance apps for any platform or device using a single codebase. With Ionic, users can target multiple platforms like iOS, Android, Desktop (w/ Electron), and the web as a Progressive Web App, all with one codebase and open web standards. Ionic was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Burner

Angel Round in 2012
Ad Hoc Labs, Inc., a mobile software company, develops Burner, a smartphone number platform. It enables users to obtain and manage additional phone numbers for voice, SMS, and MMS communications, as well as allows users to get various numbers, and use each as a private line on iPhone or Android phones. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Prism

Seed Round in 2012
Prism is a smartphone application that enables individuals to manage their bills and personal finances. Available on iOS, Android, Windows, and Kindle platforms, the application connects its users directly with their billers to facilitate automatic notifications when new bills are found as well as to schedule payments using their credit and debit cards, and bank accounts. Prism also offers a dashboard enabling users to check and manage their account balances in order to make educated financial decisions.

Ubooly

Seed Round in 2012
Ubooly is an educational Smart Toy® that is powered by mobile devices. Ubooly talks and listens to kids while encouraging creative and active play!

Burner

Pre Seed Round in 2012
Ad Hoc Labs, Inc., a mobile software company, develops Burner, a smartphone number platform. It enables users to obtain and manage additional phone numbers for voice, SMS, and MMS communications, as well as allows users to get various numbers, and use each as a private line on iPhone or Android phones. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

MobileDevHQ

Seed Round in 2012
MobileDevHQ is an enterprise organic app marketing platform that offers mobile marketers with app store optimization (ASO) solutions. The platform enables app marketers to analyze and optimize the app store presence of an app, track an app’s relevant search ranking queries in an app store, discover top chart rankings, analyze keywords, and receive daily email updates. It helps them increase organic downloads in iStore and Google Play. MobileDevHQ was launched in February 2012 and its operations are based in Washington, United States.

Ubooly

Pre Seed Round in 2012
Ubooly is an educational Smart Toy® that is powered by mobile devices. Ubooly talks and listens to kids while encouraging creative and active play!

EveryMove

Series A in 2012
EveryMove is a web-based application for individuals and companies to empower, capitalize on, and follow fitness-focused lifestyles. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the EveryMove smartphone application facilitates cross-platform communication in order for users to take part in fitness challenges, network with other health enthusiasts, use personal fitness data to incentivize employer rewards programs, share their results with one another, etc.

mepdesain

Convertible Note in 2011
Romotive makes robotic platforms that harnesses the power of smartphone in order to deliver new functionalities quickly through mobile apps. Romo, our first product on the platform, is a robotic tank toy that users can customize (via hardware accessories), battle with friends, and control remotely via a live video feed. Romo is infinitely programmable through an easy drag-and-drop interface as well as expandable through downloading new mobile apps that add new behaviors.

mepdesain

Seed Round in 2011
Romotive makes robotic platforms that harnesses the power of smartphone in order to deliver new functionalities quickly through mobile apps. Romo, our first product on the platform, is a robotic tank toy that users can customize (via hardware accessories), battle with friends, and control remotely via a live video feed. Romo is infinitely programmable through an easy drag-and-drop interface as well as expandable through downloading new mobile apps that add new behaviors.

EveryMove

Seed Round in 2011
EveryMove is a web-based application for individuals and companies to empower, capitalize on, and follow fitness-focused lifestyles. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the EveryMove smartphone application facilitates cross-platform communication in order for users to take part in fitness challenges, network with other health enthusiasts, use personal fitness data to incentivize employer rewards programs, share their results with one another, etc.

mobintent

Seed Round in 2011
MobIntent is building tools to simplify the process of creating, managing and optimizing mobile ad campaigns.

Sphero

Series A in 2010
Sphero bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual world with its smartphone-controlled robots. It began the connected play revolution in 2010 by creating something unlike anything and they never stopped. They fuse robotic and digital technology into immersive entertainment experiences that ignite imagination and defy expectations. Optimized by data and powered by fun, these ever-evolving experiences are changing the way the world thinks about play.

Openspace Store

Seed Round in 2010
Openspace is a one-touch app marketplace for anyone to discover, purchase, install and sync apps across any smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop. Founded in June 2010 and launching in April 2011, Openspace is an app store for you, not your device. Openspace was co-founded by Robert Reich and Randy Watler and is a privately held company based in Boulder, Colo. The Foundry Group led the seed round of investment followed by prominent angel investors from Boulder and New York such as David Cohen and Zelkova Ventures. Jason Mendelson serves on the Board of Directors.

Blue Wave Media

Seed Round in 2010
Mobile Video Distribution Platform

Lumatic

Seed Round in 2010
Lumatic provides landmark and photo driven navigation software for mobile devices. Lumatic makes the mobile experience more human, starting with location. Six of the seven billion people on the planet have never used a streetmap. Now that a billion people have smartphones, either Google is going to teach a whole lot of people to read maps or a new UI will be introduced. Lumatic is that new UI. Lumatic is introducing a photo-driven interface for pedestrian navigation and offering the underlying location service to other mobile developers.

MobileDevHQ

Seed Round in 2009
MobileDevHQ is an enterprise organic app marketing platform that offers mobile marketers with app store optimization (ASO) solutions. The platform enables app marketers to analyze and optimize the app store presence of an app, track an app’s relevant search ranking queries in an app store, discover top chart rankings, analyze keywords, and receive daily email updates. It helps them increase organic downloads in iStore and Google Play. MobileDevHQ was launched in February 2012 and its operations are based in Washington, United States.

PlayQ

Seed Round in 2007
PlayQ is a prominent mobile gaming company focused on developing high-quality games for platforms such as iOS, Google Play, Amazon, and Facebook. The company specializes in creating engaging, visually appealing gameplay experiences that allow gamers to enjoy entertaining titles across various devices. With a commitment to innovation and quality, PlayQ aims to deliver compelling mobile gaming experiences that resonate with a wide audience.