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Tive Hit $100M Revenue After a Down Round and $10K in the Bank
- ▶ 16:50 Krenar Komoni And then we did another round of 200 K when we got into Techstars. 3 times in the scene
Kadence Reaches $15M ARR Managing Hybrid Work for Revolut & Boeing
- ▶ 5:19 Nathan Latka Technology guide and tech stars.
Mobile App King: 2 Lines of Code Make Him $3.6 Million Per Year
- ▶ 9:41 Jake Moore Um, then I went through Techstars with a company called Shopturn.
How He Doubled Revenue To $2.4m Using a 5 Page Google Doc over the past 12 months
- ▶ 2:45 Adam Baker We went through, uh, we went through textiles, um, and then they, they put some money in.
How He Grew Nutrisense From $12m to $45m ARR Last 12 Months for Health SaaS
- ▶ 16:31 Dan Zavorotny The first round is, was actually tech stars and one angel. 2 times in the scene
From $350k to $1.4m last 12 months, this forecasting tool hit 550 paying customers, $10m valuation
- ▶ 2:02 Nathan Latka and he came up with the idea back in 2018, and they've since grown to a wide user base, taking the company through prestigious Techstars Accelerator, raised five million in venture capital, and then grew the team to over 25 folks.
- ▶ 14:33 Logan Burchett Uh, and there were two caps because one of them was a tech stars cap and the other one was just the Louisville, Kentucky cap.
CustomInk Paid Over $20m for Swag.com, Will do $60m+ This Year, 30% Margins
- ▶ 7:01 Nathan Latka It was tech stars. 5 times in the scene
Burning $55k/mo Building Freemium Tool for Developers, 15k users, $1.2m Raised
- ▶ 5:08 Julian Delane Um, I, uh, I went through Techstars, uh, Boulder. 2 times in the scene
This Pendo plus Loom Startup Just Got First Paying Customer, $3m Valuation
- ▶ 0:53 Nathan Latka He was a member of Techstars' 21 cohort and studied computer science and entrepreneurship at Rickman University.
- ▶ 4:19 Ohad Ronan And, um, we got the opportunity to, to try to get into Techstars.
- ▶ 6:04 Ohad Ronan We got the 120 K from tech stars. 7 times in the scene
Voice AI Company Raises $17m at $80m Valuation, 50x Revenue Multiple, Scaling Fast with NDR of 120%
- ▶ 15:29 Surbhi Rathore So 1.8 million included the one 20 K that we got from tech stars. 3 times in the scene
300% YoY Growth, $1.5m Revenue Now Helping Dev Teams Manage Output
- ▶ 6:02 Hirsch Tapadia You could really call our genuine kickoff with Techstars and Austin Q-one in 2018. 10 times in the scene
Customer Support SaaS Hits $60k MRR Using On Prem Installations, Raising $1m at $10m Valuation
- ▶ 1:34 Nathan Latka You're a Techstars alum, as well as 500 startups.
- ▶ 5:49 Seymour Arasolov After Techstars, we got tons of customers.
- ▶ 9:37 Seymour Arasolov Yeah, so far we have raised half million dollars, and we have about, we, we did the 500 startups and Techstars, and 500 startups gave us about 50,000 dollars, it was a safe note, and then Techstars gave us a 100,000 safe note, but then… 4 times in the scene
Big exit or Acquihire? SpirdTech Exits With $2m+ in ARR and $4.5m Raised
- ▶ 7:26 Rahul Sidhu Uh, we actually went through the tech stars program in late 20 15 tech stars in New York. 2 times in the scene
They Help Companies like Fan Duel Stay Compliant, Raising $3m on $150k of ARR
- ▶ 5:43 Chris Ultian Uh, but that was as we came out of Techstars the year before with a very different company and a very different idea. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:51 Chris Ultian And actually, no, that was, uh, the first round right after, uh, tech stars was the, uh, four million pre money price round. 2 times in the scene
Estated Grows 100%, Breaks $1.7m ARR for Property Data Platform
- ▶ 12:46 Josh Fraser State had started right after we entered Techstars in April of 2017. 2 times in the scene
Ardius Finds $500m in Tax Credits for Startups, Exits to Gusto
Finimize Uses 1m Email List to Launch API SaaS, Grows to 30% of Total Revenue
- ▶ 1:46 Nathan Latka He was a Forbes 30 Under 30 participant in 2016 and also a Techstars mentor.
MyCroft Raises $5m to Ship Home Speaker Echo Competitor That Doesnt' Suck In Data
- ▶ 10:35 Nathan Latka I mean, your first seed round was back in February of 2016 with tech stars and star power partners, about 400,000 dollars raised. 2 times in the scene
Tyler Tringas: How Earnest Capital Hopes to Re-Invent Startup Investing
- ▶ 12:15 Tyler Tringas Pretty normal to be going to tech stars, 500 startups, YC with like a proof of concept and all that sort of stuff.
GeoSpiza First 3 Customers at $160k ACV For Climate Risk Software, How?
- ▶ 8:04 Sarah Tuneberg No, we've raised, so we did Techstars Boulder, raised a little bit on that note, and then in total, over the lifetime of the company, we've raised a million, um, and we also have been really successful at non-dilutive, uh, so we've gotten…
"He Hit $1m in Revenue Helping SaaS Founders Build MVP's "
- ▶ 5:14 John Steele We go to a lot of, uh, you know, like the fun conference or tech stars or Rocky's Venture Club.
Trust and Will Company Passes 5k Customers, $1m in ARR Digital Way to Do Estate Planning
- ▶ 6:53 Cody Barbo Cause we had tech stars approach us, angel investors approach us. 6 times in the scene
How to Acquire a $180k Revenue SaaS Company for $3k With Ryan Kulp
- ▶ 0:00 Nathan Latka Started back in 2013 at a Techstars company, left in 2014 to join a YC company.
- ▶ 2:15 Ryan Kulp Back in the day, I was a musician, and then I got into marketing at a tech stars company, and that kind of just got me in the, in the circle. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 31:26 Nathan Latka Ryan Kopp started back in 2013 at a Techstars company, left in 2014 to join a YC company.
1702 She's About to Pass $1m in ARR in AI Text Analytics Feedback
- ▶ 0:43 Nathan Latka Narjez is also a contributor at Forbes and a dedicated member, uh, mentor at Techstar AI.
1673 How He Sells $600/mo Software to Museums
- ▶ 3:51 Brendan Ciecko Uh, we're backed by Techstars, we're backed by Foundry Group and Accomplice. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:39 Nathan Latka The 1.5, I mean, you have, you mentioned tech stars, there's traditional VCs in there.
- ▶ 13:08 Brendan Ciecko I mean, I'm really inspired by the peer group of CEOs that I have through Techstars Boston, so being able to be down in the ditches and sharing more stories every six weeks has been really important and really valuable to me as a, as a…
1615 Secrets to Cold Traffic to Demo to Sales Funnel with $1.8m ARR SalesProcess CEO
- ▶ 7:34 Nathan Latka Which is, you're basically, I mean, I see, you're definitely kind of angling towards, hey, if you're in 500 startups, if you're in YC, if you're in Techstars, like, use us, we'll help you drive sales.
1543 They'll Help You Manufacture Your Product for 1/4th the Cost as Other Brokers, $100k in MRR, 20 Customers
- ▶ 0:25 Nathan Latka Techstars too early to talk about churn and CAC and things like that, but they got a team of four people up in the Northeast as they look to scale.
- ▶ 9:52 Nathan Latka And just to be clear, sorry, you said your bootstrap, but you've gone through tech stars.
- ▶ 15:40 Nathan Latka Uh, they've scaled about a hundred grand per month in revenue fairly quickly on just a 120 grand in funding from tech stars too early to talk about churn and CAC and things like that, but they got a team of four people up in the Northeast…
1465 She Helps Teams Plan Social Media Content, $3.5k in MRR
- ▶ 1:24 Nathan Latka They're a Techstars company.
- ▶ 9:19 Xenia Muntean Uh, we're tech stars backed. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 15:51 Nathan Latka They're a tech stars company.
1439 Does sending physical gifts increase LTV of customers?
- ▶ 2:25 Nathan Latka In 2016, he went to Startup Wiseguys Accelerator in Estonia, and then in 2016, went to the Techstars
- ▶ 8:35 Indrek Põldvee We got the first investments and then we got into tech stars. 2 times in the scene
1427 Tool Helps You Drive Expansion Revenue, Passes 30 Customers $700k in ARR
- ▶ 9:33 Alex Raymond The investors in that round were tech stars and access, uh, venture partners and rally ventures.
1413 With $4m in ARR, This Cannabis POS System Is Market Leader Growing 3x YoY
- ▶ 6:16 Nathan Latka Brad, Brad Feld, uh, and David Cohn, David Cohn kind of tech stars.
1302 Property Data API Using Cash Cow to Fuel SaaS Growth
- ▶ 1:36 Nathan Latka Their first product was a Carfax for homes, which landed them in the Techstars Boulder 20 17 program.
- ▶ 1:42 Nathan Latka They're now backed by Foundry Group and Techstars Ventures.
- ▶ 7:33 Nathan Latka What did you enter Techstars with? 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:39 Josh Fraser Three million from Foundry and Techstars. 3 times in the scene
1275 25 Year Old Hits $10k in MRR with his 3 Friends as Co-Founders
- ▶ 0:23 Nathan Latka They raised 120 grand from Techstars and SAP.
- ▶ 8:28 Ayush Jain Uh, so we have, uh, we were a part of Techstars accelerator program in Berlin. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 10:24 Ayush Jain So we were very lucky to be a part of Texas network where we, uh, you know, we were able to get introductions to the companies that we want to reach out to via our network.
- ▶ 15:47 Nathan Latka They've raised 120 grand from Techstars and SAP.
1164 Want Your Own Alexa, Without Amazon Influence? Mycroft Raises $8m For Opensource Voice Stack
- ▶ 3:58 Josh Montgomery I joined tech stars that, uh, winter, um, in Kansas city.
1136 Outreach.io CEO: "We'll hit $10m/quarter in 2018" with focus on ARPU expansion
- ▶ 9:02 Manny Medina And so we decided to, with a small group, to apply to Techstars with a different idea than what you have, that you have right now. 2 times in the scene
1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
- ▶ 12:19 Nathan Latka You're wearing a Techstars t-shirt. 3 times in the scene
993 The Argument For Buildling a Product For Yourself First, $6.5m in Funding Later...
- ▶ 6:15 Luke Beatty Uh, our, our early stage kind of tech stars, um, uh, angel stuff, I think amounted to about, uh, 1.5.
837: SaaS: A Good Reason to Have Flat Growth at $200k MRR
- ▶ 1:35 Nathan Latka He's the founder and CEO of a company called Socido, which is a twenty-person B-to-B social media demand generation company backed by Techstars Ventures, Vulcan Capital, and Divergent Ventures.
663: How He Gets Mega-Brands to Pay Him $5,000 To Test Their Ads Before Going Live with Delivv.io CEO Trevor Wolfe
- ▶ 1:23 Nathan Latka Also led marketing for New York brands, Gerson Lerman Group, along with MoveLine, which was a tech star in New York City company, and Morgan Stanley.
EP 621:BluePrintRegistry Raises $1.7M, Passes 2500 Postings and $10M in Transaction Volume with CEO Nevin Shetty
- ▶ 7:34 Nevin Shetty Um, and so we got into Techstars in mid-twenty 16, um, into the summer. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 10:40 Nathan Latka Is that where the Techstars program, that's where you went? 3 times in the scene
EP 604: Lumo Accelerator Invests $150k in VRee To Give You Full Body Virtual Reality Experiences with CEO Andy Lurling
- ▶ 2:43 Nathan Latka And are you, are you following kind of a tech stars and white combinator model?
EP 587: Revue Raises $350k, Helping 1000 Customers Send Personal Newsletters with CEO Martijn De Kuijper
- ▶ 1:42 Nathan Latka Additionally, previously, he founded Fosbury, and you know, he's also a Techstars alum.
- ▶ 4:58 Martijn de Kuijper Well, we did it for two years, went through Techstars. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:09 Nathan Latka You went through Techstars in Austin, made 50 K from that.
EP 585: CaliberMinds Raises $1.1M Helping 12 Customers Close B2B Leads Using More Intelligence with CEO Raviv Turner
- ▶ 2:04 Nathan Latka Raviv is a mentor at the Techstars Accelerator and holds a master's in interactive media from NYU.
- ▶ 14:55 Raviv Turner Um, so start working on your network early and, um, give first, which is also a tech stars mantra.
EP 583: Socedo Does $1.5M+ In 2016, $200K MRR Now Helping 200 Customers Close More Leads with CEO Aseem Badshah
- ▶ 4:35 Aseem Badshah We joined tech stars up here in Seattle and I've kind of been off to the races since then.
- ▶ 4:46 Nathan Latka And then in terms of capital raise, you mentioned tech stars.
EP 550: Attentive Raises $150K in Portugal to Solve Sales Problem with CEO Daniel Araujo
- ▶ 8:37 Daniel Araujo Uh, in USD, uh, which was people that have been helping us for months, and we got some Techstars alumni, we got people from the competitive intelligence industry, also one of the co-founders of TalkDesk.
- ▶ 13:53 Daniel Araujo Uh, to Techstars.
EP 417 SPECIAL: Warner Interviews Latka: Con Artist or Brilliant Genius?
- ▶ 11:25 Nathan Latka I don't know if you spoke with David Cohen at Techstars.
EP 405: 409A Valutions, Cap Table Pro-Formas and More with Jonathan Gass of NomadFinancial
- ▶ 14:36 Nathan Latka I might even have an offer from YEC and tech stars or 500 startups to go through their programs.
EP 376: $5M on $15M Pre Money Goal For BlockChain Based BurstIQ
- ▶ 13:56 Nathan Latka I'm sure you probably are, but are you connected to David, David Cohen and all those guys out there, tech stars? 3 times in the scene
This Guy Might Be the Biggest Underground Growth Hacker Ever, EP 304: Vincent Dignan
- ▶ 1:14 Nathan Latka Our guest this morning is Vincent Dignan, and he is the growth hacking and social media expert who completed Techstar. 2 times in the scene
Shocked Subbu Wouldn't Accept my $10M Offer after Raising $1M This Year, EP 282: Subbu Rama
- ▶ 7:36 Subbu Rama Uh, we went through Techstars, which is the incubator.
Will This 43 Year Old Win The 3D Printing Industry? EP 260: Drew Taylor
- ▶ 5:51 Drew Taylor Uh, uh, which was kind of what tech stars and everyone was doing, uh, at the time, uh, and 500 startups was seven percent.
EP 300: This Law Student Quit to Build Referral Program Business Doing $2MM+ Per Year
- ▶ 16:29 Nathan Latka Um, did you guys take money from, uh, from David Cohen, Techstars? 2 times in the scene
They hit $100k/mo in revenue in 2015, now raising $2.5m round of funding with Eran Eyal episode 188
- ▶ 1:29 Nathan Latka Iran is the winner of AliBoost Investor Pitch Night, Techstars Pitch Night, and the United Nation World Summit Award for Innovation and Mentor Camp
- ▶ 6:15 Nathan Latka I mean, he used, you know, in that episode, which was 31, he walked through kind of one growth tactic that got him 250 K and a spot in tech stars up in Chicago.
How do You Sell for $90m with NO REVENUE?! EP 167
- ▶ 1:21 Nathan Latka Iran is the winner of Ali boost investor pitch night, tech stars pitch night,
His company has lended $400m via unique canadian model with Jeff Goldenberg
- ▶ 1:30 Nathan Latka He's also an entrepreneur in residence at Ma RS Discovery District, as well as the mentor at the Tech Startups and Startup Next
We got an offer to sell Heyo with Nathan Latka
- ▶ 22:24 Nathan Latka You know, we have David Cohen from Techstars in the business.