David Cohen

Techstars is cutting 17% of its staff and will end its $80 million J.P. Morgan-backed AdvancingCities program once the fund is completely deployed.

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

Michael Cohn became a celebrity in the Atlanta startup ecosystem when the company he co-founded was sold to Accenture in a deal valued somewhere between $350 million and $400 million…

Atlanta’s early-stage investment renaissance continues with Overline’s $27 million fund close

Like another famous accelerator program founded around the same time, Techstars has grown considerably since its 2006 launch in Boulder, Colorado. In fact, the brand seems to be in so many…

Techstars’s new CEO on the state of the famed accelerator and what’s next for 2020

With the help of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC and the Israel Aerospace Industries company, Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching an…

Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching a space industry accelerator in Los Angeles

Techstars is announcing Techstars Studio, its latest attempt to bring corporations closer to the startup ecosystem.

Techstars will build and launch startups with new venture studio

The goal of any accelerator is to back startups that are reaching exponential growth. Sometimes, though, the accelerator itself hits that inflection point. Techstars, which was founded in 2006, has…

12 years in, Techstars doubles down on corporate relationships

Techstars has launched a new accelerator in Austin focused on the increasingly popular category of “impact” technologies.

Techstars launches an impact accelerator for companies focused on social and environmental impact

Simple Contacts, a new startup launched by a former Techstars entrepreneur-in-residence and the co-founder of the 3D printing startup Sols, is looking to make the process of refilling contacts cheaper…

With a fresh $2 million Simple Contacts looks to cut refill costs for lenses

Uber, Twilio, Sendgrid. These are just some of the incredible companies David Cohen invested in with his first fund, Bullet Time Ventures. In our latest interview with Cohen, we reveal some…

Techstars’ David Cohen on fund strategy

They’re starting to crop up here and there, new startups that have appropriated the monthly class-pass model and are focused on children’s activities. Last month, a New York-based startup called KidPass…

In Race to Build Kid-Activity Subscription Services, Pearachute Raises $1.2 Million

Earlier today, I dropped by the TechStars NY office to check out some of the startups in its inaugural class in New York City before they do their big Demo…

Mapping is a big boy’s game, with Google Maps, Bing Maps, and MapQuest dominating maps on both the Web and mobile. But sometimes it takes a startup to push things…