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= Overview =
'''[[Techstars.com|Techstars]]''' is a global network that is designed to help entrepreneurs succeed. Their primary tool to help entrepreneurs succeed is their startup accelerator. They - they choose 300 companies per year, invest $120k, and connect them with mentors to support their startups. Their accelerator success rates are incredible. According to their website (as of 1/9/2017), they have supported 1274 companies, with 90% of them either active or acquired. Through their accelerator, they have raised over $4.4B, creating a market capitalization of the companies of over $11.4B.
<p style="text-align: center;">[[File:Techstars Logo.png]]</p>
In addition to their accelerator program, Techstars supports a wide variety of outlets to become involved in the startup community. Techstars hosts startup weekends across the United States and abroad where the participants experience first-hand the success, failures, and strain a startup goes through. They interact with a number of mentors, potential cofounders, and investors that help ideate problems and generate business from the ground-up.