Case Study: Techstars achieves centralized organization and scalable growth with Altvia

Techstars Uses Aim to Get Organized and Facilitate Future Growth

Techstars, the Boulder-based accelerator and venture investor, was hampered by scattered portfolio and contact data stored in spreadsheets, shared folders, and personal address books, which made answering basic questions a time-consuming “research-style” project. In 2012 Techstars turned to Altvia, adopting Altvia’s CRM/data management platform — including contact management, communication tools and a secure data room — to centralize records and better fit the unique needs of an incubator-sized organization.

Altvia configured the platform to Techstars’ workflows and became the organization’s official record, giving 150+ users immediate access to contacts and portfolio data, the ability to run reports (e.g., lists of founders), and a place to create and share LP documents. The change delivered faster insights, removed information buried in inboxes, and helped Techstars scale smoothly as its portfolio grew (about 300 more investments over two years), improving valuation tracking and operational efficiency.

Techstars

Tony Shouse

Finance Director