Techstars' New York City accelerator, running general-tech cohorts twice a year.
- The offer:
- $220k per company
- Location:
- New York, NY, United States
- Duration:
- 13 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Techstars looks for founders who deeply understand their customers' pain, demonstrate the ability to execute quickly, and are building in a market large enough to make $1B+ in annual revenue a possibility.
- Full commitment is required once the programme starts: no other work or academic engagements while the accelerator runs. Working elsewhere before you are accepted is allowed.
- Founders who have already raised between $1M and $5M are still eligible to apply.
- The programme is hybrid, so founders can be based anywhere, but must attend in person for the first two weeks, for one week in the middle, and for demo day.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Create a Techstars application account
Applications for every Techstars accelerator, including New York City, are submitted through apply.techstars.com, which requires you to create an account before you can start a submission.
- 2
Complete the founder profile
Basic information about you: first name, last name, title, contact email, current location, LinkedIn URL, phone number, and whether you are working on your startup full time.
- 3
Answer the company section
Startup name and URL, founding year, the problem you are solving, what you are building, incorporation information, relevant industries, team, traction, revenue and funding, business model, target audience, competitors, competitive advantage, why now, customer acquisition strategy and next milestones.
- 4
Prepare the deck and the two videos
One question asks for a product demo video, a pitch deck and a team introduction video together, so record and host both videos before you start the form.
- 5
Select Techstars New York City on the programme selection step
Programme selection is a separate step in the application and lets you choose more than one accelerator, so pick this programme explicitly rather than assuming it from your location.
- 6
Submit before the cycle's final deadline
The programme page publishes the cycle as applications open on 2 March, final deadline 10 June, accelerator starts 8 September and demo day 10 December. Those are the dates of the cycle that has already closed, and the next cycle's dates are not yet published.