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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 Education

Connected

Seed Round in 2021
StudyFree Inc. operates an online education platform. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Delaware City, Delaware.

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.

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.

DevNation

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
DevNation trains under-skilled and under-educated Pakistanis with digital tech skills and connects them with full-time opportunities!

Robyn

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Robyn Inc. operates a community-driven digital platform focused on integrative maternal wellness, catering to women at various stages of parenthood. The company connects aspiring, expecting, and new parents with a network of wellness providers across 14 service categories, including birth education, nutrition, mental health, and lactation support. Robyn also offers digital education courses, such as childbirth education and lactation classes, aiming to make parental wellness and education more accessible. By providing resources and tools, Robyn seeks to empower women in making informed decisions about their health and well-being during pre-pregnancy and throughout their parenting journey. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, Robyn was previously known as FertileGirl LLC.

Edith Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Edith Labs focuses on helping students build long-term relationships with mentors through income share agreements.

Brite

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brite provides a curriculum, tools, and resources designed to empower communities to teach kids to code.

Connected

Pre Seed Round in 2020
StudyFree Inc. operates an online education platform. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Delaware City, Delaware.

Zogo, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zogo, Inc. develops education application that offers monetary rewards to learn about personal finance. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Newark, Delaware.

Educative

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Educative, Inc. is an online platform that offers self-directed, interactive, and adaptive technical skills training primarily for software developers and computer science students. Founded in 2015 and based in Bothell, Washington, the platform enables users to create, publish, and sell their own interactive courses. Educative's courses are designed to be personalized and adapt to the learner's skill level, featuring pre-configured environments in the cloud that respond to the challenges being addressed. This approach allows for a tailored learning experience that enhances the technical capabilities of its users.

Educative

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Educative, Inc. is an online platform that offers self-directed, interactive, and adaptive technical skills training primarily for software developers and computer science students. Founded in 2015 and based in Bothell, Washington, the platform enables users to create, publish, and sell their own interactive courses. Educative's courses are designed to be personalized and adapt to the learner's skill level, featuring pre-configured environments in the cloud that respond to the challenges being addressed. This approach allows for a tailored learning experience that enhances the technical capabilities of its users.

NexusEdge

Pre Seed Round in 2017
NexusEdge Education Inc. designs and develops an artificial intelligence based career navigation platform to help students discover their career paths and assist employers in building a pipeline of candidates that meet their specific expectations. It offers video face to face mentoring, micro-credentialing, LinkedIn learning, and adaptive job board services. The company provides its services to high schools, community colleges, universities, and alumni. NexusEdge Education Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

NexusEdge

Seed Round in 2016
NexusEdge Education Inc. designs and develops an artificial intelligence based career navigation platform to help students discover their career paths and assist employers in building a pipeline of candidates that meet their specific expectations. It offers video face to face mentoring, micro-credentialing, LinkedIn learning, and adaptive job board services. The company provides its services to high schools, community colleges, universities, and alumni. NexusEdge Education Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Daily Pnut

Seed Round in 2016
We are a daily email that will help you discover the world and make you sound marginally more intelligent in a four-minute read.

reKode Education

Seed Round in 2014
reKode Education Inc. specializes in teaching computer coding skills to children and young adults, starting from the age of six. Founded in 2013 and based in Redmond, Washington, the company employs a research-backed methodology that integrates insights from psychology, education, and technology. Its courses are offered on-site, aiming to equip the next generation of innovators with the skills necessary to impact the world beyond just technology. Through its structured approach, reKode Education focuses on fostering creativity and problem-solving abilities among young learners.

CreatorBox

Seed Round in 2014
CreatorBox is a group of passionate parents, and educational technologists, who have come together to with one goal: to inspire their future creators. They want their kids to have every opportunity to do what they love someday. And maybe they’ll want to pursue fields that require technical skills. So, they’ve tried their best to help them learn about science, technology, engineering and math (“STEM”). And they're not alone. Obama dedicated over $3 billion to improve STEM education, because that’s where the good jobs are, and where the graduates aren’t.

Edvisor.io

Convertible Note in 2014
Edvisor.io increases access to global educational opportunities by seamlessly connecting schools and educational travel agencies via integrated web tools.

Edvisor.io

Seed Round in 2014
Edvisor.io increases access to global educational opportunities by seamlessly connecting schools and educational travel agencies via integrated web tools.

CreatorBox

Convertible Note in 2014
CreatorBox is a group of passionate parents, and educational technologists, who have come together to with one goal: to inspire their future creators. They want their kids to have every opportunity to do what they love someday. And maybe they’ll want to pursue fields that require technical skills. So, they’ve tried their best to help them learn about science, technology, engineering and math (“STEM”). And they're not alone. Obama dedicated over $3 billion to improve STEM education, because that’s where the good jobs are, and where the graduates aren’t.

Modern Guild

Seed Round in 2013
Unlike their parents, students today are not getting a high return on their education. College has become valuable only if you align your passions and skills to career goals and those goals to courses and experiences. At Modern Guild -- www.modernguild.com -- we match each high school and college student with a 1-on-1, high quality career coach who guides them through a 8-10 week career discovery and readiness courses with structured curriculum and access to industry professionals. The power of our program has been realized with over 200 students through partnerships with top universities and private and charter high schools.

Degreed

Seed Round in 2013
Degreed, Inc. offers a lifelong learning platform designed to help individuals track, discover, and recognize their learning experiences. The platform enables organizations to enhance team skills and supports career mobility by matching employees with in-demand skills to relevant projects, assignments, and roles. Degreed integrates and curates various learning resources, including courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts, as well as connects with learning management systems. Founded in 2012, Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, New York, and Leiden, the Netherlands.

Lore

Seed Round in 2011
Lore (formerly Coursekit) is reshaping education for the Internet age. Lore is a community of curious people, spanning every discipline, campus, country, and age. It’s a platform for learning: a new venue for education that allows you to explore.

Lore

Series A in 2011
Lore (formerly Coursekit) is reshaping education for the Internet age. Lore is a community of curious people, spanning every discipline, campus, country, and age. It’s a platform for learning: a new venue for education that allows you to explore.