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Accelerators

Techstars Equity Back Guarantee

Status

Status not published

Applies to companies going through Techstars accelerator programmes; the request window and conditions are set out in the guarantee terms.

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Amount
Not published

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%.

Funder

Techstars

private · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Applies to companies going through Techstars accelerator programmes; the request window and conditions are set out in the guarantee terms.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Available only to companies that complete a Techstars accelerator programme and meet the guarantee's stated conditions.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.techstars.com/equity-back-guarantee-the-details · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.techstars.com

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