Accelerators

Techstars Web3 Accelerator

This accelerator works with entrepreneurs building in web3 and enabling the next wave of growth in the decentralized internet and in tokenized economies. We invest in and accelerate founders enabling the onboarding and engagement of the first one billion users of web3. Where we see DeFi, NFTs, metaverse, gaming, creator economy and blockchain infrastructure propositions playing a big role, we know there's a lot more taking shape - including interoperability layers, investment utilities, DAO tooling, digital identity and more.

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2023 April

Hybrid Program
This program is running virtually with some optional in-person events.

Nov 1st, 2022

Applications Open

Feb 1st, 2023

Final Deadline

Apr 3rd, 2023

Accelerator Starts

Jun 29th, 2023

Demo Day

The Team

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Pete Townsend
Managing Director
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Hugh Mc Girr
Investment Principal

Mentors in Residence

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Laura Walsh
Entrepreneur in Residence
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Filippo Chisari
Chief Commercial Officer in Residence
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Simon Bowles
Token Economist in Residence

Mentors

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Clarisse Hagège
Founder & CEO at DFNS
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Clarisse Hagège
Founder & CEO at DFNS
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Sam Williams
CEO & Co-Founder, Arweave
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Amor Sexton
Head of International Operations at Blockdaemon
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Alejandro Gutierrez
Co-founder & Operations Lead, Defactor
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Ben Jorgensen
Founder & CEO, Constellation Network
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Hesus Inoma
Head of Strategy & Innovation, i13 Ventures
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Jill Richmond
General Partner, Full Stack VC
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Aaron Smith
Head of Innovation Ecosystem at Fidelity Investments
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Joshua Hecht
Investor at Blizzard, the Avalanche fund
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Dave Cunningham
Director of Strategic Partnerships for Digital Assets at Citi
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Chris Adelsbach
Angel Investor
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Keith Bear
Fellow at the Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Cambridge.
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Niall Dennehy
Co-Founder & COO, AID:Tech
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Martin Cass
Partner at Elkstone Ventures