Techstars is a global startup accelerator and venture capital firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City.

Initially, Techstars invested between $6,000 and $18,000 in early stage companies, providing entrepreneurs with mentorship during a three month accelerator program.

[6] In subsequent years, Techstars expanded to Boston, Seattle, New York City, a "cloud" program in San Antonio, and Austin.

[7][8][9][10] In January 2011, Techstars launched the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), which links 22 similar programs internationally.

[16] At the beginning of 2019 Techstars started another European program around smart cities in Amsterdam with their corporate partner Arcadis.

Participants also gain access to the Techstars network and receive benefits valued at over $5 million, which include $100,000 in AWS credits.