Healthcare company-building profile
Techstars
Techstars Central LLC
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- Independent accelerator
- Organization
- Techstars Central LLC
- Organization type
- Independent
- Location
- Boulder, Multiple
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Three months of intensive mentorship-driven support per program; cohorts typically around 10-12 companies; in person in the host city; programs run once or twice per year
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- $220,000 per company (cash plus SAFE) in the AI Health Baltimore program; equity percentage not published on program pages
- Equity or fee model
- Equity
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
Public description
About the program
Techstars is a global accelerator network that runs city- and vertical-specific three-month, mentorship-driven programs, several of which are health-focused and run in partnership with health systems, payers and universities. Founders receive capital, a structured mentor sprint and lifetime access to the Techstars alumni network, ending in a Demo Day. Health-specific programs have included Techstars AI Health Baltimore, the Northwestern Medicine & Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator powered by Permanente Medicine Mid-Atlantic States, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth and the Cedars-Sinai partnership.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
- Category: Independent accelerator
- Program structure: Three months of intensive mentorship-driven support per program; cohorts typically around 10-12 companies; in person in the host city; programs run once or twice per year
- Published terms: $220,000 per company (cash plus SAFE) in the AI Health Baltimore program; equity percentage not published on program pages
Publicly documented people and network
Program leadership and alumni
- Notable alumni named in public materials
- Remitly; SendGrid; ClassPass
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