21st March 2009

Applications are closed for 2009

Applications for our 2009 programs have now closed. All I can say is “wow”. We’ve got a ton of work to do!  We received 527 applications for TechStars this year, up 34% from last year. Amazingly, over 35% of the applications were received in the final two days. Thank you to everyone who applied for Read more…

10th March 2009

Laughs and Fun at TS4AD in Boston

We just wrapped up our first event here in the new office in Cambridge. About 100 applicants showed up here and just like in Boulder last week, the place was jammed. We kicked off with a discussion of TechStars and walked through how it works, what it’s like to participate, and what the benefits are. Read more…

9th March 2009

Vator profiles Ignighter

Bambi Francisco has a nice video segment (embedded below) up on Vator.tv about Ignighter, one of the TechStars companies from 2008. Richard Jalichandra (CEO of Technorati) and Ezra Roizen (digital media investment banker) review the site and hit on some great points that I remember debating last summer with Adam, Dan, Kevin and many of Read more…

6th March 2009

Boston For A Day, anyone?

Founders from the past two years field questions from applicants Earlier this week, we hosted TechStars For A Day in Boulder. About 100 applicants were able to attend, and we had a great lineup. It was fantastic meeting everyone and learning more about what they were up to as well. On Tuesday, we have a Read more…