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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010.

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PetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry

Jason Malki

He started working on it in 2007 and developed the business plan in 2009. Earlier this year, we were one of six pet care companies selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the Leap Venture Studio , the first pet care-specific startup accelerator. We’ll participate in a three-month accelerator program.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Startup incubators and accelerators are everywhere today, but were relatively unknown when Ycombinator started 10 years ago. Ycombinator has deep roots in the area.