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Techstars
Techstars is an accelerator based in the United States. Techstars has backed 6 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 4 tracked rounds. The most recent was Oasis Learning AI's C$1.5M pre-seed round in 2025. Techstars most often invests alongside Alteryx Ventures, BDC Thrive Venture Fund and Bentley Systems.
Accelerator based in US. 6 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 4 tracked rounds.
- Type
- Accelerator
- HQ country
- US
- Companies
- 6
- Tracked rounds
- 4
- Led
- 0
- First tracked deal
- Niricson, Aug 2023
- Latest tracked deal
- Oasis Learning AI, 2025
- Website
- techstars.com
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Learning AI | Pre-seed · 2025 · C$1.5M round | C$1.5M | — |
| Azoma | Pre-seed · Sep 2024 · US$850K round | US$850K | — |
| TrojAI | Seed · Apr 2024 · US$5.8M round | US$5.8M | — |
| Niricson | Series A · Aug 2023 · C$10M round | C$10M | — |
| Captain AI* | — | US$2.1M | — |
| UBI Meat* | — | — | — |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
* Held per the firm's portfolio page or reported coverage, without a round tracked in the Index.
Frequent co-investors
Alteryx Ventures (1 shared round), BDC Thrive Venture Fund (1 shared round), Bentley Systems (1 shared round), BKR Capital (1 shared round), Build Ventures (1 shared round), Capital M Ventures (1 shared round), eBay Ventures (1 shared round), Export Development Canada (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.