For those of you that don’t know, TechStars is a highly regarded accelerator for early-stage startups. Companies invited to become a part of TechStars get seed funding from over 75 different venture capitalist firms, as well as other cool perks such as a mentoring program, and the chance to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the program.Companies that take part in TechStars average over $1M in outside venture capital raised after leaving the program.
Irving Fain of CrowdTwist was featured on last weeks episode of TechStars. Check out the below video to learn more about TechStars, and why Irving decided to put CrowdTwist through the TechStars process even though he has already raised a seed round.