techstars nyc fall 2015 program overview
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About Alex Iskold, Managing Director
Founder/CEO: Information Laboratory & GetGlue
Past Obsessions: Networks, Complex Systems,
Computer Science
Current Obsessions: Techstars, Venture Capital,
NYC Tech, UX, Running, Yoga
Techstars - the ecosystem for entrepreneurs in the
world★ Highly selective, world class accelerator
★ 600 Companies, $1BN in capital raised.
★ 2000 Mentors
★ 13 Cities: Austin, Berlin, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, NYC, San Antonio, Seattle, San Diego.
★ 7 Verticals: Connected Devices, EdTech, FinTech, Health, Media, Mobility, Robotics.
★ Dozens of corporate partners: Disney, Sprint, R/GA, Qualcomm, Barclays, Ford, and many more.
50 Techstars companies in NYC raised $180MM in 2014
$54MM $37MM
$15MM $10MM
Total Raise: $20MM
Median Raise: $1.5MM
10 companies raised during or after Techstars5 companies raised equity rounds
Techstars NYC 2014 Class
Created 100 jobs
Techstars NYC Program
★ 13 weeks.
★ Mentorship Driven.
★ Focused on figuring out the business.
★ Focused on KPIs and real progress.
★ Crash course in all things startup.
★ Personalized to each company.
★ Culminates in a Demo Day.
★ Prepares companies for fundraising.
150 Mentors & Speakers
Techstars in Thirds
Elevator Pitch + Mentors
Mentor Office Hours
Workshops
KPI & Milestones
Pair Up with Mentors
Execute + Growth
Execute
Mentor Sessions
KPI Meetups
Pitch practices
Demo Day + Fundraising
Pitch practices
Prep for Fundraising
Prep for Demo Day
Prep for after Techstars
Great Investors
★ We have relationship with over 300 angel investors, micro VCs and Venture Capital firms just in NYC
★ Investors in Techstars NYC companies from last 3 classes include Union Square Ventures, RRE, First Mark, Greycroft, RRE, Lerer Ventures, SoftTech VC, Upfront Ventures, FG Angel, Joanne Wilson, Bloomberg Beta, VaynerRSE, Bertelsmann, RTP Ventures, Azure Capital.
Techstars NYC All of Techstars
How to make your Techstars application
standout ★ Thoughtfulness
★ Clear Description
★ Awesome Videos
★ Numbers
★ Experience
★ Recommendation
★ Engage US
APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 28th, 2015