Who is in the Techstars mafia?

Notable members include Houman Haghighi (Techstars), Ben Casnocha (Village Global), Dave Bisceglia (The Tap Lab), Ted Chai (Sonnet), Caroline Fay (Company Ventures), Stefan Walter (NAP), Collin Wallace (ZeroStorefront), Semyon Dukach (One Way Ventures), among 2,506 tracked members.

What companies did Techstars alumni found?

Companies founded by Techstars alumni include Techstars, Village Global, The Tap Lab, Sonnet, Company Ventures, NAP, ZeroStorefront, One Way Ventures, Forum3, Gorgias.

The Techstars Mafia

2,506 people came through Techstars and went on to found or lead other companies.

Houman HaghighiFounder / Head of Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by TechstarsFounded Techstars Ben CasnochaMentorFounded Village Global Dave BiscegliaBoston AmbassadorFounded The Tap Lab Ted ChaiTechstars Columbus Powered by The Ohio State University 2025Founded Sonnet Caroline FayMentorFounded Company Ventures Stefan WalterMentorFounded NAP Collin WallaceManaging DirectorFounded ZeroStorefront Semyon DukachManaging Director EmeritusFounded One Way Ventures Andy SackManaging Director Seattle and mentorFounded Forum3 Alex PlugaruTechstars New York City Accelerator 2015Founded Gorgias Rudina SeseriMentor and InvestorFounded Glasswing Ventures Stella GarberEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Hoop Brett BrohlEIR Techstars Farm to Fork & Twins Accelerator by TechstarsFounded BoomBoom Prints Rob TaylorMentorFounded Convey Florin MihocTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Freight Farms Chris SaxmanAll-star MentorFounded Sidebycare Yuki ShiratoManaging DirectorFounded Braid Jess LynchThe Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator 2021Founded WishRoute Kevin WangInternFounded Fossa Bob MasonMentorFounded Brightcove Michael LiuFounder (TS - Los Angeles '21)Founded Erdos Ventures David MandellMentorFounded PivotDesk Dylan TaylorMentorFounded Voyager Space Scott HermanAdvisor/MentorFounded Cognitive Space Carly StrifeTechstars Atlanta powered by Cox Enterprises 2016Founded Bark Rob DouglasTechstars New York City Accelerator 2016Founded Skopenow David KleinTechstars Retail Accelerator, in partnership with Target 2016Founded INSPECTORIO Jacob Ritter MyersTechstars Healthcare, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai 2018Founded MedPilot Jessica Peltz-ZatuloveMentorFounded Hannah Grey Ventures Dave WrightMentorFounded SolidFire Josh PayneMentorFounded StackSocial Benny JosephTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2013Founded GoodApril Will SanchezTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded CoolChip Technologies Lowell RicklefsInvestor/MentorFounded FlexMinder Anuj ShahFounder Catalyst in partnership with J.P. Morgan 2022Founded Rethink Yearbooks Greg HornerTechstars New York City Accelerator 2022Founded PulzAid Nicolas ChristiaenTechstars NY Accelerator Program (Class participant)Founded Donna Hannah HedbergTechstars Berlin Accelerator 2018Founded INURU Keith RumjahnNike+ Accelerator, powered by Techstars 2013Founded CoachBase Marc WesselinkMentor @Smart City programFounded Just Eat James WuTechstars Seattle Accelerator 2019Founded AdaptiLab Caritta SeppäWomen in Tech Track LeaderFounded Tespack David CohenFounder & CEOFounded Techstars Sara ChoiTechstars Boston Accelerator 2016Founded AirFox Daryl LimFilecoin Techstars Accelerator 2022Founded MetaPals Nathan RodlandBarclays Accelerator, Powered by Techstars - Tel Aviv 2017Founded Robinhood Barry GivensManaging DirectorFounded Monsieur Alex IskoldManaging Director, NYCFounded Adaptiveblue Reece PachecoTechstars New York City Accelerator 2011Founded Shelby.tv Insoo ChangTechstars Boston Accelerator 2021Founded Notedsource Steve LemonMentorFounded Currency Cloud Yuval AriavMentorFounded Fundbox Elana BerkowitzMentor, Future of Longevity AcceleratorFounded Springbank Collective Marius AlmstedtTechstars Berlin Accelerator 2022Founded PatentPlus Jane TranStrategy AssociateFounded Sixfold Ai Aye MoahTechstars Boston Accelerator 2009Founded Baydin Anieke LamersTechstars - Founder Catalyst Program 23Founded Peekabond Rachel SebaldBrand & PR LeadFounded Agricycle Global Tyler ScrivenManaging DirectorFounded Saltbox Damon BurnsTechstars New Orleans Powered by J.P. Morgan 2023Founded Munivestor Guillermo GarciaTechstars New York City Accelerator 2019Founded SmartHop Jason SeatsPartnerFounded Playhead Nate AbbottTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2009Founded Everlater Serhat PalaStartup Mentor at Accelerator ProgramFounded Confirm Biosciences Kevin YuMicrosoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, powered by Techstars 2012Founded socedo Jilliene HelmanMicrosoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, powered by Techstars 2012Founded Realty Mogul Lou ArzurMetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars 2019Founded Smiletronix Manuel HeckmannMentor in ResidenceFounded EcoG Heiko HuberStartup MentorFounded 36ZERO Vision Geert Van KerckhovenLondon Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars 2020Founded Oper Credits Alireza GhodsTechstars Transformative World Torino 2022Founded NATIX Greg SmythTechstars Los Angeles powered by J.P. Morgan 2023Founded Diagon Technologies Michelle ChaoTechstars Boston Accelerator 2020Founded Phoenix Tailings Harrison YeagerTechstars Austin Accelerator 2015Founded StopLight Jens IngelstedtInvestment AnalystFounded Builderbase Lori ShaoTechstars Space Accelerator 2019Founded Finli Angel GambinoMentorFounded Angelgambino Han JingTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2024Founded IrisMed Keri GawlikTechstars New York City Accelerator 2015Founded Spoon University Izaak Chung-GrahamTechstars London Accelerator 2024Founded ivee Mohamed EltabakhTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2013Founded Sameroom Omar SaqrTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2013Founded Sameroom Tom KlingeTechstars Berlin Accelerator 2022Founded muffintech Mudith JayasekaraTechstars Chicago powered by J.P. Morgan 2024Founded Parsed Charles O'NeillTechstars Chicago powered by J.P. Morgan 2024Founded Parsed Max KirkbyTechstars Chicago powered by J.P. Morgan 2024Founded Parsed Jon SandbrookTechstars Founder Catalyst Alabama 2024Founded TDRI Limited David BrownGeneral PartnerFounded Techstars Roy LowranceNew York Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars 2017Founded 7 Chord Brent GrinnaTechstars Boston Accelerator 2011Founded EverTrue Jared PolisFounded Techstars Elvia PerezTechstars Impact powered by Cox Enterprises 2024Founded EmpowerU Andy HunnMentorFounded Resonate Samuel JazzoTechstars Los Angeles powered by J.P. Morgan 2023Founded Kinometrix Graham DodgeSprint Accelerator, powered by Techstars 2014Founded Sickweather John S. KimTechstars London Accelerator 2014Founded Sendbird

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Techstars mafia?: The Techstars mafia is the network of 2,506 people who came through Techstars and went on to found or lead other companies, including Techstars, Village Global, The Tap Lab, Sonnet, Company Ventures.
Who is in the Techstars mafia?: Notable members include Houman Haghighi (Techstars), Ben Casnocha (Village Global), Dave Bisceglia (The Tap Lab), Ted Chai (Sonnet), Caroline Fay (Company Ventures), Stefan Walter (NAP), Collin Wallace (ZeroStorefront), Semyon Dukach (One Way Ventures), among 2,506 tracked members.
What companies did Techstars alumni found?: Companies founded by Techstars alumni include Techstars, Village Global, The Tap Lab, Sonnet, Company Ventures, NAP, ZeroStorefront, One Way Ventures, Forum3, Gorgias.