Guest Kerty Levy is the Managing Director of Techstars Boston, the successful startup accelerator tied to a global network of Techstars programs. (Techstars Boston applications are open now and will close June 7, 2023. Don’t miss out!) 

Levy replaced Greg Raiz, who stepped down as managing director at the end of October 2022. She brings a global perspective to her role having grown up all over the world. Born in Japan, Levy spent time in the Philippines, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden before settling in the United States.

Levy is also the managing director of recently launched Techstars Crypto Boston, a crypto-focused accelerator in Boston. This program, run in partnership with Algorand and the Algorand Foundation, is designed for startups globally that focus on innovative and fast-growing web3 development solutions that cut across Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Gaming, Creator Economy, and many more. Techstars Crypto Boston kicked off in January 2023 and just held DemoDay on April 6, 2023. 

Levy has been with Techstars since 2019. Before her move to Boston, she served as managing director of Techstars Iowa. Prior to that, the long-time business advisor and coach spent time at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator where she was a trusted member of Iowa’s startup community and expert on the Des Moines entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Levy is a lifelong learner. After graduating from the Stevenson School, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of California, Davis. She then earned her MBA from Harvard Business School.

In this episode, our host Zach Servideo discusses with Levy her career journey, what she loves about Boston, the startup sectors that most intrigue her, the future of crypto/blockchain, and much more.

089: Kerty Levy of Techstars Boston

Episode 315 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Jordan Fliegel, Managing Director of Techstars’ NYC and Sports accelerators.

Athlete, entrepreneur, investor, mentor, are just some of the words to describe Jordan’s career.

Originally a fixture of the Boston tech scene with his first company, CoachUp, and now a major part of the NYC tech scene as the leader of the Techstars program, it is shocking that Jordan hasn’t been a guest on The VentureFizz Podcast, since that is the two markets that we are focused on. Well, the wait is finally over and it was worth the wait! 

If you are not familiar with Techstars, it is the world’s most active pre-seed investor and one of the top accelerators in the world.  Since 2006, Techstars has worked with over 9,000 founders from companies like DigitalOcean, Zipline, DataRobot, and more that have gone on to raise over $26B in funding.

In this episode of our podcast, we cover:

* The similarities between coaching athletes and mentoring entrepreneurs.
* Jordan’s background story and his experience playing professional basketball in Israel.
* The inspiration behind CoachUp, a venture backed marketplace that connects athletes with personal coaches, and how he landed Steph Curry as an investor.
* Working closely with his childhood friend, Jeremy Levine, on Draft, a fantasy sports company, which was acquired by Paddy Power Betfair.
* Launching the Techstars Sports Accelerator in Indianapolis and portfolio company examples, plus the details on the NYC program.
* The inside look at how companies are selected for Techstars.
* And so much more.

Episode 315: Jordan Fliegel - Managing Director, Techstars

This week — in a special Pacific Northwest startup news version — we cover the history of Techstars Seattle as it closes its doors, hard cider entrepreneur Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council District 2, Dtocs takes the Demolicious belt from Kickplan, and the next First Friday is at the new westside location of UpStart Collective.

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Pacific Northwest startup news
00:30 Techstars Seattle is no more
01:08 A brief and probably incorrect history of Techstars and Y Combinator
04:35 DTOCS wins Demolicious
06:40 Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council
09:10 First westside First Friday

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). 

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#portland

Week ending Feb 23, 2024 - Pacific Northwest startup news

Розпитали у співзасновника формату, з чого усе почалось та як змінюється з кожним технічним проривом. «Хакатони розвивають наговореність, надивленість, вчать розповідати про свій продукт так, щоб ним захоплювались. На таких подіях  знаходять кофаундерів та тих, з ким можна створити щось велике. Спільні брейншторми, робота з менторами та правильний дух змагання –  каталізатор для технарів, особливо тих, які люблять прокрастинувати».

Прямі етери мандрівної студії Radio SKOVORODA з хакатону «Інновації у сфері глибоких технологій», який пройшов у Києві 1-3 березня 2024 року в форматі Techstars Startup Weekend за підтримки Програми USAID «Конкурентоспроможна економіка України». Живе спілкування з організаторами, менторами, учасниками. 3 березня, Unit City, за мікрофоном: Олег Гергіль. 

Ми приходимо на ваші заходи зі своєю мандрівною студією, аби вони не пройшли повз вашу аудиторію. Продовжуємо момент, перетворюючи його у контент. Робите подію? Запрошуйте нас!

Vacuum Deep Tech Acceleration – Franck Nouyrigat: співзасновник Techstars Startup Weekend

Middle East AI News Minute - an artificial intelligence news roundup - brought to you by OnDemand - Turbocharged AI Product Development and Integration. In this podcast:  MBZUAI welcomes largest intake of students; SDAIA issues new data transfer regulations; Techstars announces new AI Pitch series.

Visit Middle East AI News for more news, podcasts and weekly shows:
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MBZUAI welcomes largest intake of students

This week in Portland startup news, a16z invests in a Portland startup, Techstars may be returning to Portland, OEN and the Metro Regional Innovation Hub gather entrepreneurial support organizations, and more. (But no DeepSeek.)

PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY LINKS
- Startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305793571/
- Zing Drone Solutions https://zingdrones.com/
- OEN Reverse Pitch https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/entrepreneur-reverse-pitch/
- Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub https://www.portlandmetrohub.org/
- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/
- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com/
- Techstars new efforts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HgKUlB2wmE

PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY
00:00 Portland startup community intro
00:40 Feb 11 "Where are they now…?" event
03:09 Paxton raises $22M
04:30 Eclypsium raises $45M with investment from Andreessen Horowitz
05:53 Demolicious January winner
07:46 Oregon entrepreneur support organizations
11:15 Metro Region Innovation Hub 
12:06 Save the date: April 8
13:49 Portland Startups Slack
15:10 Techstars new efforts may include Portland

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- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social
- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy
- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/
- https://patreon.com/turoczy

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). 

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

Week ending Jan 31, 2025 - Portland startup news

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital.

This episode is with with Laura Epstein, CEO of Pulse Charter Connect, an organ transport logistics startup that helps move hearts and livers and kidneys and other critical organs around the country via air. 

To fund her business, Laura went through multiple accelerator programs including Tampa Bay WAVE, Techstars, Mass Challenge, 1871, TeamRise, Cedar Sinai and others, so we talk about how to make the most of accelerators, demo day tips, questions to ask investors to make sure they have capital to deploy, tips for communicating noteworthy events to investors, how she used Foundersuite to manager her investor pipelines, and more. 

The Company most recently raised  $2 million in seed funding, which brings their total funding to $3.3 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Ivy Ventures and Simplex Ventures, with participation from Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, Belal Badat Ventures, Techstars, and angel investors

How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016.

If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

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Ep. 302 How I Raised It with Laura Epstein of Pulse Charter Connect

The Middle East AI News Minute gives you a daily one-minute daily briefing on the top AI-related stories coming out of the Middle East. If you are a busy technology, business or government leader who want to get a quick update, then this is the podcast for you.

The VentureFizz Podcast is the flagship podcast of VentureFizz.com, the leading authority for jobs & careers in tech. In this podcast, VentureFizz Founder Keith Cline interviews the top founders and investors in the tech industry.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, makers of the leading software stack for raising capital: Investor CRM + VC/Angel database + Pitch Deck Hosting + Investor Update tools. Used by startups to raise > $2.5 Billion.

More than mildly obsessed with Portland, Oregon, startups

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