Techstars Web3 is a former early-stage accelerator program that backed Web3 and blockchain startups across four cohorts before being discontinued in July 2025. Its former Managing Director Pete Townsend announced that Techstars would no longer continue the standalone program. Techstars Web3's Twitter Score is 8.1 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #113,782 among 498,071 tracked accounts.
Techstars Web3 originally launched as a joint initiative with Launchpool, with its first cohort beginning in April 2022. The program was formerly an Innovation Member of Aleph Zero. Its investment thesis centered on entrepreneurs working in blockchain technology, tokenization protocols, decentralized-internet infrastructure, and tokenized economies.
Techstars Web3 ran four classes between 2022 and 2025, backing nearly 40 Web3 startups in total. The 2024 cohort selected 12 companies from more than 600 applicants, with each receiving up to $120,000. The 2025 class narrowed to six startups chosen from 650 applications, and was the program's final cohort before the shutdown announcement on July 23, 2025. Techstars Web3 has published 644 posts and has 1,003 followers as of October 2026 on the platform.
Techstars Web3 has been mentioned by 17 accounts, with 33 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Techstars Web3 include 42 founders, 6 angel investors, 10 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are The Defiant, Andrew Forte, JB, Francesco Andreoli, Christian Catalini and ProfitsOverWages.