TechStars

  • Maxwell joins the elite ranks of Nebraska-based Techstars alum

    Maxwell joins the elite ranks of Nebraska-based Techstars alum

    Omaha startup Maxwell recently completed the prestigious Techstars accelerator. They’re only the third company from Nebraska ever to participate in the program. Read about their experience and takeaways.

  • QA with Techstars Startup Week Director Matt Helt

    QA with Techstars Startup Week Director Matt Helt

    Omaha Startup Week Powered by Cox Business is a five-day celebration from May 1-5 of the local community and its entrepreneurial identity. SPN sat down with Matt Helt, Program Director of Techstars Startup Week and longtime Omaha resident, to talk more about Techstars and Omaha Startup Week, and why participating in Startup Week is vital…

  • John Jackovin: Are we where we need to be?

    (Guest post by John Jackovin) I am sure this is a question many companies ask themselves. Am I far enough along? Have I made enough progress? Techstars’, like most all accelerators, goal is to get you “ready” to exit the program. This means different things for every company. The ambiguity revolves around what “ready” means…

  • Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars opens up apps

    Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars opens up apps

    The Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator is ready for its second lap. The Techstars program today opened up applications for its 2015 class.

  • After publicity from ProductHunt post, Bawte joins Techstars Boulder

    Earlier this year when Des Moines-based startup Bawte relaunched its platform to focus more heavily on customer support, former Hatchlings team member George Jurgens posted the product on ProductHunt. At the time, Bawte co-founder John Jackovin says he’d never heard of the site and was surprised when Bawte was quickly voted to the top.

  • Always wanted to work at a Techstars startup? Seven KC teams are hiring

    Your ticket to an exclusive club just arrived. Seven of the 10 startups in the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars, located in Kansas City, are looking to hire …

  • Thanks for coming out to our first Kansas City meetup of 2014

    More than 150 members of the Kansas City startup community joined the Silicon Prairie News team this past Thursday for the city’s first meetup of 2014. It’s an exciting time for the community, as this month saw the first round of Mobile Health Techstars welcomed to the Sprint Accelerator. Held in the Sprint Accelerator’s new…

  • Techstars, Sprint have 10 teams ready to alter the mobile health landscape

    Ollo Mobile has been building its smart-care phone in Brisbane, Australia, for the past two years. Until now. They landed in Kansas City for the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars and didn’t book a return flight. Their wives will follow them soon, and though they don’t know if they’ll stay in KC or…

  • 10 teams land at the Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars

    Kansas City’s Crossroads District is about to become even more eclectic and bustling than usual. About six months after the initial announcement …

  • Techstars names John Fein managing director for Sprint Accelerator

    On Wednesday, Techstars announced John Fein as managing director of the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator, powered by Techstars. David Cohen, managing partner and founder of Techstars, posted the news on the accelerator’s site, writing that Fein “has a wealth of experience managing large, cross-functional teams and has been involved in four different startups.” Fein served…