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  "markdown": "Accelerator.\n\nWebsite: https://www.techstars.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)**\n  - [FullContact](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fullcontact.md), graded D, 51.9/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/techstars-graduate-fullcontact-lands-1-5-million-helps-keep-contact-records-updated/\n- **Gorgias**\n  - [Gorgias API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gorgias.md), graded D, 51/100\n  - Source: https://www.gorgias.com/blog/weve-raised-a-seed-round\n- **Help Scout**, Techstars Boston, spring 2011, Seed, October 2011\n  - [Help Scout API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/help-scout.md), graded C, 56.1/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/08/help-scout-draws-funding-to-bring-affordable-email-collaboration-and-support-to-startups\n- **Telnyx**, Techstars Chicago 2014, through Techstars Chicago\n  - [Telnyx API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/telnyx.md), graded BB, 73.7/100\n  - [Telnyx Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/telnyx-voice.md), graded BB, 74.3/100\n  - Source: https://www.builtinchicago.org/articles/telecom-startup-telnyx-boosts-seed-funding-11m\n- **Unified API Inc.**, Pre-seed, October 2024\n  - [Unified.to MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unified-to-mcp.md), graded B, 62/100\n  - Source: https://betakit.com/calendarhero-team-returns-with-1-1-million-to-help-ai-saas-companies-launch-api-integrations-through-unified-to/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Customer support \u0026 helpdesk, 2\n- Lead \u0026 company data, 1\n- Messaging APIs, 1\n- Phone calling \u0026 voice transport, 1\n- Agent tool access, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Bart Lorang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bart-lorang/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)\n- [Travis Todd](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/travis-todd/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)\n- [Dan Lynn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-lynn/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)\n- [Romain Lapeyre](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/romain-lapeyre/), Gorgias\n- [Alex Plugaru](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-plugaru/), Gorgias\n- [Nick Francis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nick-francis/), Help Scout\n- [Denny Swindle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denny-swindle/), Help Scout\n- [Jared McDaniel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-mcdaniel/), Help Scout\n- [Roy Pereira](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/roy-pereira/), Unified API Inc.\n- [Alexey Adamsky](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alexey-adamsky/), Unified API Inc.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Techstars invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company), Gorgias, Help Scout, Telnyx and Unified API Inc. backed by Techstars.\n\n### How are Techstars's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, FullContact (D, 51.9), Gorgias API + MCP (D, 51), Help Scout API + MCP (C, 56.1), Telnyx API + MCP (BB, 73.7), Telnyx Voice API + MCP (BB, 74.3) and Unified.to MCP Server (B, 62).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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