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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 Wellness

KeepWOL

Pre Seed Round in 2022
KeepWOL helps teams better understand one another by creating a fun, authentic environment for human interaction, team building & bonding. Our unique process and easy-to-use software foster meaningful interactions between those of different ages, races, backgrounds, and interests within an organization, so you can maximize cultural intelligence and minimize turnover.

ROOK

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
One-Stop Fitness Ecosystem where end users, coaches and fitness centers can thrive

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.

Upside

Pre Seed Round in 2021
UpsideHōM was founded on a simple premise; to enhance the quality of life for older adults everywhere.

Upside

Seed Round in 2021
UpsideHōM was founded on a simple premise; to enhance the quality of life for older adults everywhere.

OpenLoop

Seed Round in 2021
OpenLoop is a health technology company that provides a comprehensive platform aimed at enhancing virtual care services through a turnkey clinician workforce solution. The platform streamlines the process of finding and recruiting healthcare professionals by centralizing a database of providers and their specialties, while also collecting job requirements from various healthcare institutions. This approach facilitates timely notifications to hospitals and recruiters when suitable opportunities become available, effectively addressing staffing shortages in the healthcare sector. By simplifying telehealth operations, OpenLoop supports organizations in scaling their clinical services efficiently.

ELANZA Wellness

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ELANZA Wellness is building a virtual nurse for fertility clinics. Our mission is to help millions of doctors deliver better care.

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.

Flourish

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Flourish offers a subscription membership that helps women develop healthy habits that last through personalized accountability, community support, and education.

Launchpad

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

Nutrisense

Funding Round in 2020
NutriSense, Inc. is a Chicago-based company established in 2019 that focuses on personalizing nutrition through advanced continuous glucose monitoring and machine learning technology. The company offers a monthly subscription service that includes a glucose sensor and a mobile application for tracking meals, activities, and fasting. NutriSense aims to help clients understand their metabolism and manage their health effectively by providing tailored dietary recommendations and access to personal dietitians. Through its innovative approach, NutriSense seeks to empower individuals to create a diet that is uniquely suited to their needs.

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.

Villageplan

Pre Seed Round in 2020
VillagePlan is providing aging care solutions for families, care managers, employee programs, and healthcare companies

OpenLoop

Pre Seed Round in 2020
OpenLoop is a health technology company that provides a comprehensive platform aimed at enhancing virtual care services through a turnkey clinician workforce solution. The platform streamlines the process of finding and recruiting healthcare professionals by centralizing a database of providers and their specialties, while also collecting job requirements from various healthcare institutions. This approach facilitates timely notifications to hospitals and recruiters when suitable opportunities become available, effectively addressing staffing shortages in the healthcare sector. By simplifying telehealth operations, OpenLoop supports organizations in scaling their clinical services efficiently.

Upside

Pre Seed Round in 2020
UpsideHōM was founded on a simple premise; to enhance the quality of life for older adults everywhere.

Wysefit

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Wysefit is a fitness center specifically designed for adults over 50, focusing on extending healthy lifespans through personalized fitness plans. The company offers custom programs created by physical therapists that cater to individual health conditions and mobility limitations. These programs provide data-driven recommendations and measurable benefits, ensuring that older adults can stay fit and active in a way that is engaging and relatable. Additionally, Wysefit incorporates progress tracking, coaching, and community support, fostering motivation and a sense of belonging among its users.

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.

mello

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Mello helps companies to measure, track, and action on burnout. Its vision is to bring well-being to every teams' workflow.

Cabinet Health

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Nutrisense

Pre Seed Round in 2020
NutriSense, Inc. is a Chicago-based company established in 2019 that focuses on personalizing nutrition through advanced continuous glucose monitoring and machine learning technology. The company offers a monthly subscription service that includes a glucose sensor and a mobile application for tracking meals, activities, and fasting. NutriSense aims to help clients understand their metabolism and manage their health effectively by providing tailored dietary recommendations and access to personal dietitians. Through its innovative approach, NutriSense seeks to empower individuals to create a diet that is uniquely suited to their needs.

SOS

Pre Seed Round in 2020
S/O/S, a Techstars portfolio company, is transforming access to health and wellness on-the-go through a network of smart vending machines that deliver just-in-time necessities where you need them most.

WalkWise

Seed Round in 2019
WalkWise is dedicated to developing solutions for the healthcare industry. It offers a smart walker attachment that helps seniors maintain their independence by monitoring wellness, health, and safety.

The Difference

Pre Seed Round in 2019
They believe in a happier, healthier world. 
They believe in possibilities. 
They believe in you. Above all, they believe the right talk at the right time can make all The Difference. They set out to reimagine therapy in the same way you can reimagine your life. By merging psychology with technology, they have created an accessible, affordable, and anonymous way to get therapy on your own time and in your own space.

Wagmo

Seed Round in 2019
Wagmo, Inc. is a Boston-based company that provides monthly wellness insurance plans specifically designed for pets. Founded in 2017, the company offers reimbursement for routine care services, including vaccinations, grooming appointments, and preventive medications. By leveraging veterinary data, Wagmo enables pet owners to anticipate and manage the costs of care in their area, optimizing the health and well-being of their pets. The service is aimed at making regular pet care more accessible and affordable through its comprehensive wellness plans.

Wella Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Wellahealth is a startup that has developed a digital triage bot that provides guidance based on Nigeria Centre for Disease Control guidelines and logs responses for follow up by public health as needed.

FitBliss

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Built natively on Salesforce.com, FitBliss improves sales, service, & marketing performance by optimizing employee health through intelligent gamification & educational engagement. FitBliss integrates with 100s of popular consumer health trackers and applications for a user-friendly experience and ties the data with work performance to quantify outcomes in a secure and private experience for the employee.

Brook Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Brook is a personal health companion that brings together clinicians, designers, developers, and entrepreneurs. It helps to find the healthy zone in the flow of everyday life by combining automated tracking and data analysis with access to health experts every day of the year. It generates member health reports that make for better doctor’s visits, make it easy to sync their system with their devices, and most importantly, help people stay healthy – so they can be their best selves at work, at home, and wherever life takes them.

Nell Health

Seed Round in 2017
Nell Health's science backed platform offers modern health screening, programs and expert coaching for individuals and adults. Our programmes offer support from start to finish. We are a team of scientists and health enthusiasts. Founded in 2017, headquartered in London, UK.

Artera

Seed Round in 2017
Artera operates a communication platform tailored for the healthcare industry, facilitating connections between patients and healthcare organizations through various channels, including text, email, phone, and live chat. The platform enables two-way text conversations using existing office phone numbers, enhancing the patient experience and streamlining communications for healthcare practices. Designed for ease of use, Artera's solutions integrate information technology, operations, and revenue cycle management to improve overall patient engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Artera aims to simplify the process of accessing healthcare, making it as straightforward as meeting a friend. The platform is compatible with multiple devices, including iOS, Windows, Mac, and Android, ensuring accessibility for both patients and healthcare providers.

Artera

Seed Round in 2017
Artera operates a communication platform tailored for the healthcare industry, facilitating connections between patients and healthcare organizations through various channels, including text, email, phone, and live chat. The platform enables two-way text conversations using existing office phone numbers, enhancing the patient experience and streamlining communications for healthcare practices. Designed for ease of use, Artera's solutions integrate information technology, operations, and revenue cycle management to improve overall patient engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Artera aims to simplify the process of accessing healthcare, making it as straightforward as meeting a friend. The platform is compatible with multiple devices, including iOS, Windows, Mac, and Android, ensuring accessibility for both patients and healthcare providers.

Fitspot

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Fitspot is a centralized hub for all things wellness, connecting employees to an ecosystem of onsite and virtual wellness experiences.

Fitspot

Seed Round in 2016
Fitspot is a centralized hub for all things wellness, connecting employees to an ecosystem of onsite and virtual wellness experiences.

Ella Biomedical

Seed Round in 2016
Ella Biomedical, Inc. is a company that focuses on helping individuals manage chronic pain through digital mindfulness programs. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, California, with operations in Fortitude Valley, Australia, the company offers a mobile-based healthcare platform that trains the brain to process pain differently. Its app-based program is designed specifically for chronic pain patients, aiming to reduce healthcare costs while improving patients' pain levels, functional status, and mental well-being. The program includes multi-week sessions that feature real-life coaching and self-directed resources, addressing not only pain management but also associated issues such as depression and anxiety.

Artera

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Artera operates a communication platform tailored for the healthcare industry, facilitating connections between patients and healthcare organizations through various channels, including text, email, phone, and live chat. The platform enables two-way text conversations using existing office phone numbers, enhancing the patient experience and streamlining communications for healthcare practices. Designed for ease of use, Artera's solutions integrate information technology, operations, and revenue cycle management to improve overall patient engagement. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Artera aims to simplify the process of accessing healthcare, making it as straightforward as meeting a friend. The platform is compatible with multiple devices, including iOS, Windows, Mac, and Android, ensuring accessibility for both patients and healthcare providers.

Open Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Open Labs is a member-led community bringing together people thriving with brain conditions to create actionable programming and meaningful conversations on mental health – at work and in life.

MeetMindful

Seed Round in 2016
MeetMindful is a dating site platform for people who are into health, well-being, and mindfulness. At MeetMindful, they experience life to its fullest potential they live deeply and with intention. They thrive by exploring, learning, and growing. Here, they bring together a community that encourages them to embrace the friction and vulnerability that comes with growth. Here, can connect with like-minded individuals and enrich their life. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Qualia Health

Seed Round in 2014
Qualia Health, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that operates an online platform designed for at-home monitoring of heart failure patients. Founded in 2013, Qualia Health has developed a comprehensive software platform capable of assessing an individual's physical, mental, and social health. This platform allows users to evaluate their health status in comparison to the general population, facilitating a better understanding of their overall well-being. By providing a user-friendly interface, Qualia Health aims to enhance patient engagement and improve health outcomes for individuals managing chronic conditions.

Qualia Health

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Qualia Health, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that operates an online platform designed for at-home monitoring of heart failure patients. Founded in 2013, Qualia Health has developed a comprehensive software platform capable of assessing an individual's physical, mental, and social health. This platform allows users to evaluate their health status in comparison to the general population, facilitating a better understanding of their overall well-being. By providing a user-friendly interface, Qualia Health aims to enhance patient engagement and improve health outcomes for individuals managing chronic conditions.

Nexercise

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Nexercise is a mobile platform that provides competition and real rewards to motivate busy people to lose weight and stay fit.

Sprout

Seed Round in 2013
Sprout is a health engagement platform enabling workplace wellbeing for corporate wellness. The platform provides employees with the resources needed to lead healthy lifestyles and to provide management with a solution to manage and measure its impact. It inspires employees to get fit and empowers employers to manage and quantify their corporate wellness. Sprout was founded in 2012 by Martha Switzer and Christina Ford and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

WAFFL

Seed Round in 2010
Do you know anyone who has suffered at the hands of Diabetes? Obesity? High blood pressure? Heart failure? Hypertension? Colon cancer? The WAFFL team does and their mission is to be fully committed to fighting these types of diseases. They will play a significant role in preventing this epidemic worldwide. These ‘lifestyle’ diseases are all linked to the way we live our lives. They are living in a complicated world, where they are generally living longer but not necessarily better. They are not moving like they should. They are not eating like they should. They have so much stress and unhappiness consuming us on a daily basis.