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Techstars

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Techstars

@Techstars

Helping founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses.

New York City

Joined April 2008

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Jul 11
Auxilius (Techstars 2025), a Germany-based startup building AI-powered governance, risk and compliance automation software, has raised €1.3M. Founded by Christian Hoppe and James Barnes, Auxilius helps enterprises replace manual compliance work, spreadsheets, screenshots,
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Jul 11
Capital is not a strategy. On this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly breaks down the capital trap, the moment founders start treating funding as the finish line instead of the tool it actually is. 🎧 tsta.rs/lg7W50ZmauP
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Jul 10
Most startups use AI tools, but very few have figured out how to inject AI into their operational DNA to actually lower their burn rate. If you're scaling your headcount at the exact same rate as your revenue, you're missing the true leverage of this era. We are teaming up with
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Jul 9
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Read more on the blog: techstars.com/blog/pov/solo-…
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Jul 9
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6. Know when the missing function has become a missing person. There is nothing wrong with being a solo founder. There is something dangerous about staying solo by default. At some point, a missing function may need to become a role. That role might be an employee, contractor,
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Jul 9
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5. Treat anti-isolation habits as business infrastructure. Isolation is not just a wellness problem. It is a business risk. When founders are isolated, their judgment can narrow. They can overvalue their own ideas, avoid hard feedback, and confuse activity with progress. The
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Jul 9
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4. Use a “who, not how” map. Solo founders often ask, “How do I solve this?” A better question is, “Who can help me solve this?” Every major bottleneck should be mapped against the kind of help it requires. Is this an advisor issue, a contractor issue, a customer discovery
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Jul 9
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3. Keep a decision log. When you are solo, major decisions can happen too quickly and too privately. A decision log creates a record of what you decided, why you decided it, what evidence you had, and what would cause you to revisit the decision. It forces you to separate
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Jul 9
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2. Build an advisor system that includes challenge, not just encouragement. Many founders collect advisors. Fewer build an advisor system. You need people who help you see around corners. You also need people willing to disagree with you. The most useful advisors are not always
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Jul 9
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1. Create a weekly customer-learning cadence. A solo founder can move quickly, but speed without feedback can become self-reinforcing. You can spend weeks building, selling, or messaging from assumptions no one has challenged. A weekly customer-learning cadence forces reality
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Jul 9
Solo founders need a personal operating system because they do not have the built-in challenge, accountability, and shared judgment that a strong founding team can provide. Here are a few places to start.
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Jul 9
Immigify (Techstars 2025) has closed a $1M+ funding round to expand its support for the more than 50 million immigrants living in the United States. Immigify started with a clear goal: helping immigrants navigate the U.S. immigration system. Since Techstars, the company has
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Jul 8
What's happening at Techstars recently. 📌 51 new investments 📌 4 new partnerships 📌 4 Founder Catalyst programs with open applications 📌 12 portfolio companies secured funding 📌 4 portfolio companies were acquired 🔗 Read the full recap on our blog tsta.rs/HhB550Zjsth
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Jul 8
We are excited to announce a new three-year partnership with the The University of Kansas School of Business to help strengthen the Midwest innovation ecosystem. Together, we'll expand opportunities for students, researchers, alumni, and aspiring entrepreneurs through greater