Michigan Start-Up Night: Techstars in Ann Arbor

Techstars Chicago’s co-founders are prominent entrepreneurs Sam Yagan, co-founder of OkCupid and CEO of match.com, and Troy Henikoff, co-founder of SurePayroll. Billed as “the world’s No. 1 business accelerator” by Tech Cocktail, Techstars is a 12-week boot camp program designed to provide promising start-ups with seed capital, intensive mentoring, infrastructure, and a chance to pitch angels and VCs. Techstars has a history of successful programs in Boston, New York, Boulder, Seattle, Austin, London, and Chicago.

Speakers
Keynote speakers will be:

• Kevin Willer, Google employee #185; CEO of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center/1871; and co-founder of Chicago Ventures
• Troy Henikoff, co-founder of SurePayroll and co-founder of Excelerate Labs (now Techstars Chicago)

The evening will include networking with the best-connected people in the high-tech industry, an explanation of Techstars Chicago, and a call for new businesses to apply to this excellent Midwest accelerator.

Register Today
There is no cost to participate in this program, but advanced registration is required. To participate, please register here. Event information will be included in the registration confirmation email. If you have any questions, please contact Diana Fernandes at [email protected].