Announcing the Techstars Los Angeles Accelerator Spring Class of 2024

LOS ANGELES (March 11, 2024) – Techstars Los Angeles Accelerator powered by J.P. Morgan is proud to announce the 12 startups selected for the Spring Class of 2024. These promising early-stage companies are addressing challenges in categories such as Aerospace / Defense, Supply Chain and Logistics, Sustainability, Vertical SaaS, and more.

Taking place in the thriving tech ecosystem of Los Angeles, the three month, mentorship-driven program is bringing together founders from across the globe, including 4 local Southern California companies. The 2024 class was chosen for innovative products and solutions in areas that will revolutionize some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including national security, supply chain and logistics stability, and sustainability.

This class also continues to build on our commitment to investing in diverse and underrepresented teams. Of the 12 companies, 7 are led by founders that identify as underrepresented. 

Demo Day is scheduled for a special in-person event on June 6th, 2024! Founders will have an opportunity to pitch their businesses to a community of investors and mentors.

Thank you to our sponsors, partners, mentors, and Techstars alumni who help to make Techstars LA successful.

Introducing our Spring 2024 class for the Techstars LA Accelerator!

• Craftmerce (Middletown, DE)

A B2B digital marketplace for wholesale products, making it easier and cheaper for independent retail businesses to buy from makers in Africa.

• Crewasis (Brooklyn, NY)

B2B SaaS marketing intelligence platform that uses data science + AI to predict customer trends.

• HyWatts (Berkeley, CA) 

Hydrogen-based long-duration energy storage using groundbreaking high-temperature reversible fuel cell technology.

• Intrinsic Power (Los Angeles, CA)

Smarter EV charging stations that lower installation and operating costs.

• Lola Vision Systems (Los Angeles, CA)

An AI and ML high performance computing systems provider that specializes in creating solutions for automotive, aerospace and defense OEMs.

• Maguey Exchange (New York, NY)

A supply chain technology platform reshaping the face of production and consumption in artisanal spirits by connecting brands, importers, and producers.

• Mercado Único (Brasilia, Brazil)

AI-powered B2B platform supporting food industries to sell excess inventory.

• Pitchtape (Orange County, CA)

A video-powered submission management platform that streamlines async business communication with more efficiency than traditional text-based tools.

• Samara Aerospace (Boulder, CO)

Rapidly deployable, scalable satellite buses with industry-leading pointing control for the next generation of Earth imagery and space-based Internet.

• StokedPlastics (Venice, CA)

A scalable, patent-pending, and sustainably sourced ocean plastic solution for injection-molded goods/products.

• SynthAlly (Austin, TX)

All-in-one procurement software that enables businesses to automate cross-border requisition-to-delivery tasks in a unified platform.

• Ultraview AI (Austin, TX)

Drone-enabled software inspection platform automating the aircraft visual inspection process for commercial Aviation, DoD, and Space.