Techstars Equity Back Guarantee
Status not published
Applies to companies going through Techstars accelerator programmes; the request window and conditions are set out in the guarantee terms.
Not a separate funding programme but a material term attached to the Techstars accelerator deal: founders who complete the programme and are dissatisfied can, under defined conditions and within a defined window, request the return of the 5% common equity component. The USD 200,000 SAFE is not returned. Read the exact conditions before relying on it.
You must co-fund 0%.
Techstars
private · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Applies to companies going through Techstars accelerator programmes; the request window and conditions are set out in the guarantee terms.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
Available only to companies that complete a Techstars accelerator programme and meet the guarantee's stated conditions.
Source. https://www.techstars.com/equity-back-guarantee-the-details — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked