# Techstars (slim)

> Techstars's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company), Gorgias, Help Scout, Telnyx and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/techstars/index.md (~1,050 tokens) · this version ~880 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/techstars/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/techstars/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Website: https://www.techstars.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)**
  - [FullContact](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fullcontact.md), graded D, 51.9/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/techstars-graduate-fullcontact-lands-1-5-million-helps-keep-contact-records-updated/
- **Gorgias**
  - [Gorgias API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gorgias.md), graded D, 51/100
  - Source: https://www.gorgias.com/blog/weve-raised-a-seed-round
- **Help Scout**, Techstars Boston, spring 2011, Seed, October 2011
  - [Help Scout API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/help-scout.md), graded C, 56.1/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/08/help-scout-draws-funding-to-bring-affordable-email-collaboration-and-support-to-startups
- **Telnyx**, Techstars Chicago 2014, through Techstars Chicago
  - [Telnyx API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/telnyx.md), graded BB, 73.7/100
  - [Telnyx Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/telnyx-voice.md), graded BB, 74.3/100
  - Source: https://www.builtinchicago.org/articles/telecom-startup-telnyx-boosts-seed-funding-11m
- **Unified API Inc.**, Pre-seed, October 2024
  - [Unified.to MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unified-to-mcp.md), graded B, 62/100
  - Source: https://betakit.com/calendarhero-team-returns-with-1-1-million-to-help-ai-saas-companies-launch-api-integrations-through-unified-to/

## Where they invest

- Customer support & helpdesk, 2
- Lead & company data, 1
- Messaging APIs, 1
- Phone calling & voice transport, 1
- Agent tool access, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Bart Lorang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bart-lorang/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)
- [Travis Todd](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/travis-todd/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)
- [Dan Lynn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-lynn/), J2 Martech Corp. (FullContact, a Ziff Davis company)
- [Romain Lapeyre](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/romain-lapeyre/), Gorgias
- [Alex Plugaru](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-plugaru/), Gorgias
- [Nick Francis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nick-francis/), Help Scout
- [Denny Swindle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denny-swindle/), Help Scout
- [Jared McDaniel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-mcdaniel/), Help Scout
- [Roy Pereira](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/roy-pereira/), Unified API Inc.
- [Alexey Adamsky](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alexey-adamsky/), Unified API Inc.

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Techstars invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists J2 Martech Corp.

### How are Techstars's companies graded?

On 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).

Investors 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.