Techstars Economic Mobility Powered by Samvid Ventures
This program is for talented entrepreneurs designing solutions that generate greater economic mobility for low- and moderate-income Americans, in areas including technical and skill-based education, financial inclusion, and economic resilience.
New York, New York
About the Program
Learn more about the 12 companies in our inaugural cohort here! Experience the 2023 Demo Day here, livestreamed on December 1st at Google's Pier 57 in NYC.
Program Themes
We are looking for companies that address the following areas:
Technical and skill-based education:
Education solutions to enhance the training and qualifications of the workforce, individuals’ existing skills, and interests, and close the digital divide
Workforce development solutions that create career pathways and credentials, job training, and placement in engaging, purposeful jobs, including entrepreneurship and green jobs
Financial Inclusion:
Banking, saving, and lending products and services that are designed specifically for LMI Americans
Digital tools and delivery mechanisms to build financial literacy and decision-making skills
Solutions to create financial security through community lending, debt consolidation, financial stress reduction, tech-enabled advising, and more
Economic Resilience:
Support navigating transitions, such as job changes, post-incarceration, retirement, housing transitions, benefits cliffs, and changes in mental and physical health
Solutions that improve the accessibility and usability of public and private benefits including supplemental income, nutrition, housing, insurance, transportation, childcare, and more
Market-responsive technologies that future-proof talent
Technologies that show promise in this sector include AI-enabled personalized learning, mobile-friendly low-data financial advising, AR/VR enabled training, digital identity solutions, and tools that measure and track employee engagement, skills gaps, and pathways.
Information Sessions
Panel at Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference with Professor Jorge Guzman, Keith, and founders Chrissybil Boulin (Vero Learning) and Kevan de Silva (Impactica) (10/27/23): Watch the recording
Thought Leader Panel with Meredith Shields, David Williams, and Alex Cortez (5/30/23): Watch the recording
Alumni Panel with Crissi Cole, Marc Steren, and Harley Blakeman (5/24/23): Watch the recording
AMA about the program with Keith, Pia, Gemma, and Pooja (4/20/23): Watch the recording
Stay Connected
"I'm energized by supporting great founders and addressing the gap between the distribution of talent and opportunity.”
Keith Camhi, Managing Director
Read the Q+AThe Team
“I look for founders who have a unique insight into solving a big problem that they are passionately motivated to address”
Keith Camhi
Managing Director
“I look for founders who have a unique insight into solving a big problem that they are passionately motivated to address”
Keith Camhi
Managing Director
Pooja Sinha
Program Manager
Felipe Rubio
Investment Associate
Taylor McLemore
Investor-in-Residence
Partner
Pia Desai
Executive Director, Samvid Ventures
Gemma Lenowitz
Program Director, Samvid Ventures
Laura Clancy
COO, Samvid Ventures
Mentors
MC Lader
COO, Uniswap Labs
MC Lader
COO, Uniswap Labs
Daniel Gourvitch
President, Mercer Advisors
Jackie Loken
Vice President, Cavu Venture Partners
Jukay Hsu
CEO & Co-Founder, Pursuit
Parag Shah
Business Development, Palantir
2023 September Companies
