Case Study: Techstars achieves stronger scaling and operational structure with Bench

How David Cohen Gave up Control of Techstars

Techstars, the startup accelerator founded by David Cohen and David Brown, grew quickly but its back office and scaling processes became increasingly disorganized. As the company expanded, it struggled with weak systems for sales, IT, HR, and financial controls, making it harder to support growth efficiently.

To address the challenge, Techstars brought in David Brown as co-CEO alongside David Cohen, with responsibilities split so Brown managed people and operations while Cohen focused on investing. The added structure and rigor helped Techstars scale more effectively, improved internal operations, and enabled the business to continue growing successfully; Bench is the bookkeeping service described in the piece as helping entrepreneurs manage their books and financial processes.

Techstars

David Cohen

Founder and CEO