Join the 10,000+ founders who built their businesses with Techstars

Thank you for your interest in applying to Techstars. You can begin an application year-round, and can continue to update it at any time.

Completing this application should take you 30–60 minutes. We encourage you to complete this with any co-founders.

Application deadline

Please visit this page to find upcoming application deadlines. Applications close at 11:59pm PST on the listed date. If you complete your application after the deadline, your application will be added to a general pool for consideration, but we can't promise when you'll hear back from us.

Hearing back

Given the velocity of our investments, you may hear back from us immediately, but typically within 60–90 days of applying, or 4 weeks after applications close. Look out for an email from Techstars Apply.

About Techstars

Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. As one of the largest pre-seed investors in the world, we’ve funded over 3,200 companies that have gone on to have a market cap of $79B+. Techstars portfolio companies include more than 100 companies with valuations of over $100M, and 19 of them have already reached unicorn status including SendGrid, ClassPass, and Chainalysis.

About the accelerator

Each company receives funding, access to the worldwide network of investors, hands-on mentorship, and over $4M of perks.

About the programming

You can expect to learn about perfecting your pitch, fundraising, working with mentors, product-market fit, hiring/firing, building, marketing, and much more as needed to help you #DoMoreFaster.

Want to learn more?

Attend the monthly Techstars Virtual Meet and Greet webinar, read the Accelerator Hub, or open the FAQs below.

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