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Techstars application: the questions, limits and deadline

I could read 22 questions of the Techstars application form (20 required), in the form's own words, from the program's pages on 3 Oct 2026. Scope: application form (its core questions). What is not shown is listed under the questions.

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When it closes

A date written without a time stays open until the end of that day anywhere on Earth. A time is kept as the program wrote it. An intake whose date has passed is not listed.

What the program's pages say

“Aug 24 2026 Applications Open Nov 18 2026 Final Deadline”techstars.com/accelerators/london

What the form asks

Source: the form definition the program serves to every visitor with its application site — apply.techstars.com/main.4fe19f88534046d44a97.js, read 3 Oct 2026. Required and optional are shown only where the form says so.

1. 1
   Startup name

   Required
2. 2
   What year was your company founded?

   Required
3. 3
   What problem are you looking to solve?

   Requiredlimit: 500 characters
4. 4
   What is your company going to make to solve this problem?

   Requiredlimit: 500 characters
5. 5
   Is your company incorporated?

   Required
6. 6
   Which vertical networks are relevant to your company?

   Required
7. 7
   Are you based or do you conduct any business activities in the following countries: Russia, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela, or the Crimea, Donetsk, or Luhansk regions of Ukraine?

   Required

   Choose: Yes · No
8. 8
   Team introduction video (~2 minutes) URL

   Optional
9. 9
   Upload your pitch deck as a PDF file. You may update and resubmit it at any time.

   Required
10. 10
    Why is your team a winning team?

    Requiredlimit: 1,000 characters
11. 11
    Where are the majority (50% or more) of your team members/employees located?

    Required

    Choose: United States · Canada · Europe · Latin America · Middle East/North Africa · Asia Pacific · Other
12. 12
    How do (or will) you make money? How much could you make?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
13. 13
    Who is your target audience?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
14. 14
    Who are your competitors or might become competitors?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
15. 15
    What is your competitive advantage?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
16. 16
    Why is now the right timing for your startup?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
17. 17
    What is your customer acquisition strategy?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
18. 18
    What are your next major company milestones?

    Requiredlimit: 400 characters
19. 19
    Are you or your cofounders affiliated with our Startup Communities or Accelerator partners?

    Required

    Choose: CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield · Chicago, United States · Baltimore Metro Area, United States · Other community or partner affiliation · None of the above
20. 20
    Are you or your cofounders affiliated with any of our partner universities?

    Required

    Choose: University of Southern California · Johns Hopkins University · Other university affiliation · None of the above
21. 21
    How did you hear about Techstars?

    Required

    Choose: A Techstars team member recommended I apply · Mentor/alumni in the Techstars network recommended I apply · Techstars virtual event (AMA's, Pitch Practice, Office Hours, ect) · Techstars event (Start Up Week/Start Up Weekend, demo day) · Search engine (Google, Bing, ect) · Social Media, Blog or publication · Other
22. 22
    Please share with us a breakdown of your cap table

    Optional

• The questions come from the form definition Techstars serves with its application site (a JavaScript file), not from a rendered page. The file name may change when the site is updated.
• Limits are the form’s maxLength values, read as characters.
• A pool of supplemental questions is shared by all programs and which ones a program shows is not listed; items for particular cities and partners, and the terms checkbox, are left out.

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