Techstars Review & Guide
Accelerator Portfolio Directory for accelerator-backed SaaS.
Facts checked 20 Oct 2026. See sources
Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Accelerator equity program
- Review Turnaround
- Cohort
- Free Option
- No
- Techstars does not offer a free submission tier (Accelerator equity program).
- Link Type
- Dofollow
- Dofollow: Portfolio pages pass strong authority.
Overview
Techstars is a accelerator portfolio directory (DR 85+) operating as a global startup accelerator directory. It offers accelerator equity program and primarily serves accelerator-backed SaaS.
Strengths
- Strong authority signal: classified as DR 85+.
- Guaranteed review turnaround: Cohort.
- Targeted discovery tailored for accelerator-backed SaaS.
- Outbound links pass search equity (dofollow / 301 redirect).
Limits
- Link equity is conditional on editorial selection, tier upgrade, or badge placement.
- Review timeline: Cohort.
- Format constraint: structured as a global startup accelerator directory.
How to Submit & Launch on Techstars
- Ensure your landing page is polished, mobile-friendly, and loads quickly before submitting.
- Prepare a sharp value proposition within the 70-character limit.
- Add attribution parameters (e.g. ?ref=techstars) to track exact visitor referrals in your analytics.
Techstars vs Hauntboard
Unlike Techstars (Accelerator equity program; Dofollow link), Hauntboard gives every approved launch a 7-day weekly board slot, verified public page views and outbound clicks, and a dofollow link ($0 with badge or $19 Launch Now with no badge).
Free Hauntboard listings show the Hauntboard badge on your site; while the badge isn't there, the link is nofollow.
Outbound clicks and visitor analytics are private to the platform.
Dofollow backlink from a DR 85+ domain.
Specialized directory competition within the accelerator portfolio directory category.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these pages on 20 Oct 2026. Platforms change their terms; check the live page before you pay.