Thursday, March 8, 2018

Techstars Teams With Blackstone To Expand Outreach To Young Entrepreneurs

Boulder-based startup accelerator Techstars and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation said on Wednesday that the two have partnered to reach out to help spur entrepeneurship in students, to expand Blackston'es existing LaunchPad programs. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. According to the two, the new partnership will help Blackstone Launchpad scale beyond its current network of 20 universities, to reach more than one million new students over the next three years. The partnership involves plugigng those programs into Techstars' existing mentor network, "signature events", content and startup services from Techstars, as well as assistance in investment fundraising, job placement, recruitment, and more.