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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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Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in Dietary Supplements

Launchpad

Pre Seed Round in 2021
A complete system to get elite athletic training at home.

ViuHealth

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Drugviu combine data from FDA clinical trials, with physician and pharmacist expertise plus demographic relevant crowdsourced reviews to give you and your family trusted medication information. They have intentionally focused on Asian, Black, Latino and Native American populations because these groups have traditionally been underrepresented in medicine starting with clinical trials to measuring outcomes. They strongly believe everyone is important and everyone’s experiences matter. They believe that information is power not just for one’s self but when shared can really change communities.

Canomiks

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Canomiks provides a genomics, bioinformatics and AI-based Product Superiority Platform that enables companies within the functional food and beverage, dietary supplement and skincare industries to create safe and efficacious products. Canomiks' long-term vision is to make food as medicine a reality.

Dieta, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Dieta, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2018 that develops an application focused on managing digestive health, particularly for individuals suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The app allows users to input detailed information about their food intake, physical activity, medications, and digestive health metrics. By utilizing machine learning algorithms and data science techniques, Dieta's platform analyzes this data to provide personalized insights and recommendations aimed at preventing digestive issues and alleviating symptoms associated with IBS. This innovative approach assists users in improving their overall quality of life by offering tailored guidance based on their unique health profiles.

Petabolix

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Petabolix Inc. develops an intelligent nutrition platform to map diets for pets. It offers Petabolix that evaluates pets for nutritional needs based on breed, age, activity level, and other conditions. The company’s Petabolix provides personalized diet recommendations and enables to find diets and best-priced retailers for pet food purchases. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Suggestic

Seed Round in 2019
Suggestic, Inc. develops an application that provides automated and personalized lifestyle and nutrition coaching. Its application helps users in defining diet plans and provides recommendations for restaurant menu items. The company serves clinicians, nutritionists, patients, and healthcare teams, as well as publishers and authors. Suggestic, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ViuHealth

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Drugviu combine data from FDA clinical trials, with physician and pharmacist expertise plus demographic relevant crowdsourced reviews to give you and your family trusted medication information. They have intentionally focused on Asian, Black, Latino and Native American populations because these groups have traditionally been underrepresented in medicine starting with clinical trials to measuring outcomes. They strongly believe everyone is important and everyone’s experiences matter. They believe that information is power not just for one’s self but when shared can really change communities.

Vitae Industries

Venture Round in 2017
Vitae Industries, Inc. develops pharmacy compounding automation products. It provides AutoCompounder that manufactures tablets or gummies, verifies the dose, and cleans up. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Vitae Industries

Seed Round in 2017
Vitae Industries, Inc. develops pharmacy compounding automation products. It provides AutoCompounder that manufactures tablets or gummies, verifies the dose, and cleans up. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.