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Maelle Gavet, chief executive officer of Ozon.ru, speaks on a panel at the Disrupt Europe 2014 conference in London, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The TechCrunch event features representatives from global start-up companies involved in industries including medical diagnostics, enterprise mobile tools, and financial technology. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet is out

vi.sasori.vi May 27, 2024

Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet announced on LinkedIn that she is leaving the company at...

Chess match, Techstars themed

Startups Weekly: Drama at Techstars. Drama in AI. Drama everywhere. | TechCrunch

vi.sasori.vi May 25, 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from...

Newchip, Techstars, and what happens when startup accelerators fail

Newchip, Techstars, and what happens when startup accelerators fail

vi.sasori.vi May 6, 2024

Building a startup is hard. Building a company that helps startups is similarly difficult....

Inside the ‘cold war’ at Techstars as CEO Mäelle Gavet hires, fires, fights to force change

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Inside the ‘cold war’ at Techstars as CEO Mäelle Gavet hires, fires, fights to force change

vi.sasori.vi April 29, 2024

Last spring, founders from all over the world began their treks to Techstars’ Stockholm...

Pornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’ | TechCrunch

Pornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’ | TechCrunch

vi.sasori.vi March 16, 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from...

Exclusive: Techstars' $80 million partnership with J.P. Morgan is on the rocks, employees say

Exclusive: Techstars’ $80 million partnership with J.P. Morgan is on the rocks, employees say

vi.sasori.vi March 9, 2024

During a Zoom meeting with her senior leaders last summer, Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet...

Techstars CEO defends changes, says physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment

Techstars CEO defends changes, says physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment

vi.sasori.vi February 24, 2024

Earlier this week, accelerator group Techstars announced changes to its operations. But what was...

As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful | TechCrunch

As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful | TechCrunch

vi.sasori.vi February 23, 2024

Well-known accelerator group Techstars announced a slew of changes to its operations this week,...