Techstars — 2015 Investments

MacroFab operates a software platform for contract electronics manufacturing, connecting businesses to a network of manufacturing facilities and generating itemized quotes and production-ready orders from uploaded design files.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesHardwareSaaSHouston, US

Mikhail Govshteyn(Director)Christopher Church(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Church(Founder)Parker Dillmann(Founder)

Board seatJason Seats· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsATATX Venture PartnersBMBMW i VenturesCACathexis VenturesDEDentsu VenturesEDEdison PartnersEXExposition Ventures+2 more

New York City, US

AHAndrew H. Silverstein(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsADAdvancit CapitalFOFoundryHOHorizons VenturesKIKiwi Venture PartnersPRPresence CapitalTETechNexus Venture Collaborative+1 more

Beyonic (operating as Onafriq) is a payment infrastructure platform that enables digital payment access across Africa and the diaspora through a network of banks, mobile wallets, and financial institutions.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechKampala, US

DANIEL KLEINBAUM(Executive Officer, Director)LKLUKE KYOHERE(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJEJAMES EBERHARD(Director)inMICHAEL S. CALKIN(Director)

Co-investorsCOCommerzVenturesENEndeavor CatalystGOGoodwell InvestmentsLULUN Partners Group

Birdhouse operates a micro-center for early childhood care and education serving children ages 2-5, with a maximum capacity of 12 children designed to enable individualized, play-based learning.

ConsumerEdTechHealthtechNew York City, US

MSMatt Sink(Co-Founder)inSydney Bennett(Co-Founder)inChazz Lewis(Lead Teacher & Head of Education)Benjamin Chutz(Executive Officer)Adam Milgrom(Executive Officer, Director)Danielle Gillman(Executive Officer, Director)

Borrowing Magnolia is a marketplace platform that connects women who own wedding dresses with brides-to-be seeking to borrow dresses for their weddings.

Circular EconomyMarketplacesArlington, US

Catherine Ashley Steele(Manager)Elizabeth Calvert Freeman(Manager)Stephanie Alice Olvey(Manager)

Co-investorsMAMatchstick Ventures

Seattle, US

BEN LONDON(Director)ALVIN KO(Executive Officer)DONALD ROBERT DANIEL FLETCHER(Executive Officer, Director)

CarePort provides care coordination workflow tools and services for hospital associations and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) to help their member organizations address patient safety, readmission reduction, and patient engagement.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechBoston, US

LHLissy Hu(Executive Officer, Director)inJHJessica HohmaninJonathan HelmKYKira YugayinVivek Garipalli

BoardSteve Anderson(Director)

Co-investors50500 GlobalEXExcelerate Health VenturesGEGenerator VenturesLALaunchCapital

Distil Networks was a US bot detection and mitigation vendor for websites, mobile apps and APIs, acquired by Imperva in 2019.

Arlington, US

RERami Essaid(Executive Officer, Director)inEAEngin Akyol(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJFJohn F. Frankel(Director)inDavid Cowen(Director)RMRyan McIntyre(Director)inLDLister Delgado(Director)in

Co-investorsFFFf Venture CapitalMIMI VenturesTRTriangle Peak PartnersYOYork IEBEBessemer Venture PartnersCOCorrelation Ventures+5 more

Edify develops learning software programs focused on music education and AI-personalized reading.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechBoulder, US

JZJacob Zax(Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)inRhys Lindmark(Director and Treasurer)inZachary Sulsky(Director and Secretary)

Co-investorsATAtlassian VenturesMAMatchstick Ventures

FantasyHub was a daily fantasy sports platform letting users play fantasy football, basketball, and baseball for cash prizes while donating a share of winnings to charity.

GamingLouisville, US

Christopher Pierce(Executive Officer)Andrew Busa(Executive Officer)Steven Plappert(Executive Officer)

FintechBoston, US

Christine Rizk(Executive Officer, Director)APAnna Palmer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAndrew Appelbaum(Director)Gary Furst(Director)Edward Henderson(Director)

Marketplace for visual storytellers and publishers worldwide.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Stowe, US

Graham Letorney(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)GRGeoff Robertson(Executive Officer)inAdriana Hernandez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsVEVermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)

Jintronix provides a web-based virtual rehabilitation platform with gamified exercises designed for patients undergoing intensive rehabilitation in hospitals, nursing homes, and home settings.

Digital HealthGamingHealthtechSaaSMontréal, CA

Mark Evin(Founder)David Schacter(Chief Operating Officer)inDSDaniel Schacter(Founder)inJustin Tan(Founder)Shawn Errunza(Founder)

Co-investorsMAMadrona Venture Group

LawnStarter connects homeowners with vetted lawn care professionals for yard maintenance and landscaping services.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesAustin, US

SCSteven Corcoran(CEO & Co-Founder)inRFRyan Farley(Executive Officer, Director)JWJonas Weigert(Founder)in

Co-investorsEDEdison PartnersFJFJ LabsLELerer HippeauMEMetaPropMEMetaProp VenturesVAVARSHA RAO+1 more

Lingvist develops AI-powered language learning software that uses big data and machine learning to adapt course content in real time for individual learners.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechTallinn, EE

MMMait Müntel(Co-founder)inJOJalakas Ott(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardJTJaan Tallinn(Director)AOAndrus Oks(Director)inECEamonn Carey(Director)inTakahito Aiki(Director)

Co-investorsBABallpark VenturesINInventureRORockaway VenturesTETera VenturesBLBlackPineINInventure+2 more

Newsela provides educational content and classroom tools for K-12 teachers and students, delivering news articles and learning materials aligned to curriculum standards at multiple reading levels.

EdTechNew York City, US

Matthew Gross(Founder)inDCDan Cogan-Drew(Founder)inJCJennifer Coogan(Executive Officer)in

BoardBBBrook Byers(Director)inTPTory Patterson(Director)in

Co-investorsKAKapor CapitalKLKleiner PerkinsNENew Ground VenturesOWOwl VenturesREReach CapitalTCTCV+1 more

RealtyMogul is a real estate crowdfunding platform that enables investors to access commercial real estate investment opportunities.

B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US

JHJilliene Helman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJHJustin Hughes(Director)in

BoardHSHrach Simonian(Director)inSteve Ozonian(Director)

Co-investorsDRDraft Ventures LlcGEGeek VenturesINInspire Global VenturesMDMDT VenturesVOVoiVoda VenturesCACanaan Partners

AdTechMarketing TechDenver, US

Daniel Newman(Founder)Austin Gayer(Founder)

BoardTRTony Rimas(Director)inChase Fraser(Director)Bart Foster(Director)Erik Mitisek(Director)

Co-investorsAUAutotech Ventures

SPARE operates a network that turns retailers' existing point-of-sale registers into "virtual ATMs," letting account holders withdraw and deposit cash and complete basic banking transactions via their bank, credit union, or digital wallet app.

FintechRetail TechWest Hollywood, US

Andra Tomsa(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Boraski(Director)Russell Auth(Director)Philip Warth(Director)Dhruv Joshi(Director)

Boston sports stock market turned daily fantasy sports operator whose assets DraftKings acquired in August 2014.

FintechGamingCambridge, US

Jeremy Levine(Executive Officer, Director)inNicolo Giorgi(Director)

BoardGBGreg Bettinelli(Director)in

Co-investorsNANat TurnerSVSV AngelTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)

StatMuse is an AI-powered media platform that provides instant answers to sports and finance questions through search, covering statistics, scores, betting, fantasy data, and market information.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSports TechSan Francisco, US

Eli Dawson(Executive Officer, Director)AEAdam Elmore(Executive Officer, Director)inEli Dawson Adam Elmore(Founder)

Co-investorsDIDisney AcceleratorGAGaingelsGEGen CapitalSPSprint VcTETen31UTUTA Ventures+5 more

Story2 teaches storytelling skills to help individuals craft personal narratives for college admissions, career transitions, and professional growth.

ConsumerCreator EconomyEdTechFuture of WorkNew York City, US

CBCarol Barash(Executive Officer, Director)inMoshiur Tarafdar(Executive Officer)inJSJack Scotti(Executive Officer)in

BoardJeremy Johnson(Director)Wilfred Wong(Director)

Co-investorsEDEdovate Capital

Testive provides standardized test preparation services and personalized guidance for students preparing for college admissions exams.

EdTechBoston, US

Miroslav W. Kazakoff(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas E. Rose(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJere Doyle(Director)Donald McLagan(Director)

Co-investorsBOBoston Harbor AngelsDUDuke Capital PartnersWAWalnut Venture Associates

TradingView is a charting platform and social network used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide to analyze and trade across global financial markets.

Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US

Denis Globa(Executive Officer, Director)inKonstantin Ivanov(Director)SBStan Bokov(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inConstantin Ivanov(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSteven M Farsht(Director)

BoardSEBASTIEN ARTHUR M DUCHATEAU(Director)

Co-investorsACAccess Technology VenturesAKAkkadian VenturesDRDRW Venture CapitalHOHongShan Capital GroupINInsight PartnersIRIrishAngels+9 more

Co-investorsAAAAF Management Ltd.MIMithera Capital

Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US

NFNicholas Flanders(Founder)inECEtosha Cave(Founder)inKendra Kuhl(Founder)inACAndrew Cleeland(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)

Co-investorsBRBreakout VenturesDCDCVC (Data Collective)DODolby Family VenturesFIFifth WallADAdvantage Partners Inc.AEAera VC+36 more

Marina del Rey, US

CSCarrie Southworth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inNishad Chande(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsDIDisney AcceleratorMIMiLA Capital

UXTesting is a remote user-experience testing and analytics platform serving corporate product and design teams.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMenlo Park, US

Hui-chun Chen(Executive Officer, Director)Yen-chia Huang(Executive Officer, Director)David Tseng(Executive Officer, Director)in