Have you dreamed of becoming the next success story to come out of TechStars but don’t have a team or an idea? Are you a full stack developer who can execute like all hell? Great news! TechStars Chicago is recruiting for our HackStars program for the summer of 2013! Hackstars…
The final deadline for applications is midnight EST on March 15th and there are a lot of people with a ton of questions. If you have already applied or are thinking about applying, come by on Thursday, March 7th for an open house. Come see the space, talk to the…
Excelerate Labs (now TechStars Chicago) is looking for the best digital startups out there, and to find the best we need to encourage a broad range of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity and nationality. In our first three years as Excelerate Labs, 30% of our CEOs were women. We are…
Excelerate Labs has always been a busy place in the summer with 10 amazing companies in the throws of intense programming. Now that we are part of TechStars and sitting on a national platform, it will be even more exciting and we need help! We are looking for MBA and undergraduate…
Blackline did this interview of Troy the day the TechStars-Chicago deal was announced. Great way to get some more perspective on the history and why it is an important step for the program.
Q. What do First Round Capital, Battery Ventures, SV Angel, Founder Collective, and countless other VC firms have in common? A. They have all invested in alums of Excelerate Labs in its three short years of existence and none of these firms even has a presence in Chicago. Excelerate Labs…
Chicago’s SpotHero Raises 2.5mm to Bring Sanity to Urban Parking The influx of West Coast VC money to Chicago continued today with the announcement that SpotHero, a recent graduate of top incubator Excelerate Labs, has raised USD2.5 million from an array of investment firms across the country. The round was…
I spent this summer as a CEO leading a startup through Excelerate Labs. We underwent a pretty major pivot during the summer, a pivot that probably saved our business. I think people misunderstand what happens inside this program. They hear its leaders say that entrepreneurs must be “coachable.” And when…