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Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

An independent non-profit institute headquartered in Silicon Valley, SRI is a global leader in research and development. We collaborate across technical and scientific disciplines to create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. For 80 years, SRI has had a profound impact on every one of our lives through the discovery and development of groundbreaking technologies and products and by bringing many of the world's most extraordinary innovations and ideas to the marketplace. Learn more at www.sri.com.

Intellectual Ventures is a global invention and investment business that creates, incubates and commercializes impactful inventions. Led by avid inventor and technology leader Nathan Myhrvold, IV has created more than a dozen companies with the power to transform industries. At the edge of technological advances to serve global markets, we work with the world’s top inventors to push innovation forward.