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Startup communities don’t thrive on playbooks or plans. They grow through connection and adaptability. In Episode 4 of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly explores why ecosystems function as complex systems, not complicated ones. Drawing on lessons from systems theory and The Startup Community Way by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway, he shares: 🌱 The difference between complicated and complex systems 🏗️ Why “build it and they will come” rarely works 🔁 How small interactions and feedback loops shape growth 🎯 What it means to influence, not control, an ecosystem If you’re shaping your local ecosystem, this episode will help you think more clearly about how real momentum happens. 🎧 Listen at: http://tsta.rs/t1g050XehEe

ivee | The job platform for everyone else (Techstars 2024) founders Amelia Miller and Lydia Miller just pitched on BBC's Dragons' Den and got FOUR offers! 🐉 Amelia and Lydia are sisters from London, and built ivee after watching their mum struggle to return to work. ivee is reimagining how recruitment works. Traditional platforms are built for people already in work. ivee is the job platform for everyone else - those restarting, pivoting, or finding their way back into their careers. 🎥 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gxWywVH6 Techstars London

Raising your first round is one of the hardest parts of building a startup. Join us for a live session where you will gain practical insights on how to frame traction, think about valuation, and build genuine momentum in your raise—while avoiding the common pitfalls that turn investors off. 📆 October 22nd at 12:00pm ET 🔗 https://luma.com/o6ziv0n2 Learn from 🎤 Georgina Smithwick, Managing Director at Techstars London 🎤 Usman Gul, Founder & CEO of Metal

We’re excited to announce that the first-ever Techstars Startup Community Partnership Founder Catalyst Fall 2025 program kicked off uniting founders from Omaha, Nebraska and Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina into one shared global cohort. 🌍 Over the next 10 weeks, these 20 founders will dive into masterclasses, sharpen their edge through partner-led workshops, join community-wide fireside chats with Techstars unicorn founders, pressure-test their pitches, and work 1:1 with mentors. Beyond the cohort, each city will host locally curated engagement opportunities ensuring that entire startup communities, not just the founders, benefit from the knowledge, tools, and global connections Techstars provides. What makes this program unique is that it goes beyond founders, it invests directly into communities. Together with our partners, 38x Ventures in Sarajevo and Open Range in Omaha, we’re creating a model where local founders gain global visibility, and communities build long-term capacity to keep producing the next generation of startups. 🔗 Meet the startups shaping this first cohort and learn more about the program here: https://lnkd.in/gUha_KCJ Techstars Sarajevo, Startup Community Partnership | Techstars Omaha, a Startup Community Partnership | Techstars EMEA | Grapple | Argus AI | Andover Analytics | Service Stories | VisionSync | Plexus | Ravan C. | ESME | Docology | Ibrahim Čajlaković | Halid Musa | Ali Z. | STIOKids | Elvis Pivić | Comit | Profit Optimizer | Katarina Ponjavic | Horalix | VoltiumAi

Authentic leadership starts with knowing what truly drives you. On the latest episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with Robert Glazer, 5x entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Acceleration Partners, about his new book The Compass Within. They discuss: 🧭 How to uncover and define your personal core values 🏔 Why many people are climbing the wrong mountains 💡 The power of aligning words with actions as a leader Robert shares his framework for leading with clarity and intention, and how understanding your values can transform the way you build, lead, and live. 🎥 Watch the episode: https://lnkd.in/eKCzACsX 🎧 Listen to the episode: https://lnkd.in/e-ufYe7Q 📘 Get the book: robertglazer.com/compass ➡️ Learn more: robertglazer.com

Get to know Techstars London. 🇬🇧 "We help founders focus on what really matters — their people, their customers, and their momentum. Most founders get fundraising wrong; we help them get it right — raising well, with the right partners and on the right terms. All within a community of founders who raise the bar for each other every day." - Georgina Smithwick, Managing Director Techstars London accelerates emerging startups from around the world across every industry, drawing on the city’s diversity, global perspective, and exceptional talent. Learn more and apply by November 19th: http://tsta.rs/1I8y50XbT8E Eoghan O'Flaherty

Techstars Managing Director Audun Abelsnes and Twelve Co-Founder & CEO Nicholas Flanders will be speaking at The Startuplab Summit - the leading climate and energy tech startup showcase in the Nordics! In 2018, carbon transformation company Twelve joined Techstars. Today, they're a San Francisco-based unicorn. 🦄 At The Startuplab Summit, Nicholas and Audun will explore Twelve's remarkable journey and share key insights on building a modern climate-tech company. 🔗 Learn more and join the event: https://lnkd.in/ezKqM-Vj

Two Techstars portfolio companies just made TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 list! ⭐ 💡 Dhaval Patel, founder of Lotus (Techstars 2023), created a wearable ring that makes accessibility seamless by allowing users to control lights and devices with just a gesture.  Simply press a button on the rechargeable ring and an infrared signal triggers specialized covers that flip switches without any rewiring, apps, or the need to get up. It’s like a universal remote you can wear. → https://lnkd.in/eySJkGcs 🤖 Akara (Techstars 2024) founders Conor McGinn, Niamh Donnelly, Michael Cullinan and Eamonn Bourke built an AI-powered sensor that’s revolutionizing hospital efficiency. The Akara AI Sensor tracks surgeries, sends real-time alerts to staff, and generates precise scheduling data to reclaim lost time.  → https://lnkd.in/ebGyFP6N We’re so proud to see these visionary founders shaping a more inclusive and intelligent future. Keith Camhi | Matt Kozlov | Techstars Healthcare

The impact of Techstars, by the numbers. 📈 On average, Techstars companies raise $1M+ in their first raise post-program. 🔗 Submit your application to join Techstars today at http://tsta.rs/gTM650X9nva

Congratulations to the below startups on their recent funding announcements! 💰 📚 EdSights (Techstars 2018), the first AI-powered student voice platform, raised $80M.  → https://lnkd.in/eajirynp 📄 TransCrypts (Techstars 2022), a blockchain-based platform transforming the digital identity and credential verification space, raised $15M Seed Round. → https://lnkd.in/eiFbDwsk 💻 Qovery (Techstars 2019), a SaaS platform that automates DevOps and simplifies application deployment on any cloud, raised $13M Series A.  → https://lnkd.in/ektwWKMW 🩺 Koda Health (Techstars 2020), which pro­vides soft­ware to help pa­tients plan for fu­ture care in case of se­ri­ous ill­ness­es or in­juries, raised $7M Series A.  → https://lnkd.in/eJ5bxUW5 💼 Aline (Techstars 2022), a company that helps people and businesses digitize their legal contracts and build "smart automated workflows" for contracts, raised $4.5M.  →  https://lnkd.in/ez48nVuN 💡 Boldr (Techstars 2022), a company that turns homes into smart power plants that manage and share energy, raised $3.2M.  → https://lnkd.in/eS6buHSF 📦 Resourcly (Techstars 2023), an AI-powered platform designed to harmonize industrial parts data, eliminate redundancies, and reintroduce hidden inventory into circulation, raised €2.7M.  → https://lnkd.in/e5_MHTBJ 🫆 SafeHill (Techstars 2023), the Chicago-based cybersecurity startup previously known as Tacticly, raised $2.6M.  → https://lnkd.in/ehKrEHkH 🌱 Good Agriculture (Techstars 2023), an agtech start-up focused on supporting farmers through AI-powered back-office services, has raised $1.5M.  → https://lnkd.in/erRG66Gh 🗺️ Nevam (Techstars 2024), a martech startup that uses a digital twin to map and optimize customer experience journeys, raised $1.2M.  → https://lnkd.in/e_CTxANK Techstars Tech Central Sydney Accelerator | Neal Sales-Griffin | Tim Dorr | Matt Miller, PhD | Jordan F. | Techstars NYC