2009 culture funders 
StartupNation
DECEMBER 6, 2020
According to a recent Crunchbase study , the number of companies founded by women doubled from 10 percent of global startups in 2009 to 20 percent in 2019. What are the first names that come to mind when thinking about startup founders? Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs? Bill Gates?
Founders Coop
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. By making corporate funders, and not startup founders, their primary customer, Techstars built a centrally-controlled sales- and operations-driven culture that made startups the product, not the customer.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
97 
Let's personalize your content