David Cohen

Co-Founder and CEO at Techstars

📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2019𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
Sep 2019
Endeavor Colorado launched to support high-growth, scaling entrepreneurs in Colorado. The Endeavor Colorado board includes some of Colorados most successful founders (Dan Caruso, Eric Roza & Eric Remer) executives that have scaled companies into the billions of revenue and tens of thousands of employees (Kent Thiry, Mike Fries, Teresa Taylor & Tim CrayCroft) and top tier investors whove scaled businesses (Brad Feld, David Cohen, Valeria Alberola & Ryan Heckman). Endeavor Colorado will identify a few entrepreneurs per year to specifically support as they scale their companies. Endeavor Colorado is a non-profit and part of Endeavor Global. Founded in 1997, Endeavor now supports entrepreneurs in 65 cities and 31 countries around the world. Join our Newsletter here : http://eepurl.com/hkPEJn
Board Member
Jan 2018
Wunder is a Modern Energy Company. We help businesses, municipalities, and schools save money by delivering clean on-site power. We convert simple warehouses into electrified industrial platforms built for the future. We enable the nation’s leading commercial and industrial real estate firms to capture the benefits of solar across their properties. We align ESG goals with revenue targets. We deploy renewable energy assets today that will power America’s tomorrow. We open new markets, we launch new partnerships, and we build new solar and energy storage projects every day. Join us at https://www.wundercapital.com/careers
Board Member
Sep 2017
LevelTen Energy is the leading provider of transaction infrastructure for the energy transition, delivering marketplaces, software, data and analytics that accelerate deals and decisions. The LevelTen Platform is the global hub for carbon-free energy transactions and insights, connecting carbon-free energy project developers with a vast network of corporations, advisors, traders, financiers and other organizations seeking to advance carbon-free energy development. The Platform includes marketplaces for power purchase agreements, clean energy project M&A, and tax credit transfers, and will soon support the trading of granular certificates. In addition to building and operating marketplaces, LevelTen Energy provides automated analytics and fresh data to inform key decisions for all market participants, as well as software to help users manage business before, during and after transactions. Visit LevelTenEnergy.com to learn more.
Board Member
Jan 2017
Chowbotics is at the forefront of the revolution that will propel robotics into the food industry. We have established our leadership position with our first robot, Sally. Sally makes fresh, healthy, personalized meals available at any time and any place…instantly. Over 100 Chowbotics food robots have been shipped and almost 100,000 fresh healthy meals have been served by Sally. We strive to make nourishment rich in fruits and vegetables ubiquitous through robotics…this is our mission, we call it “Fresh for All.”  Our customers are providing better choices to their patrons, addressing dietary health by making fresh food available 24x7, and enjoying new revenue streams and corresponding profits. Learn more about us at www.chowbotics.com
Board Member
May 2016
ConnXus supplier management software solutions simplify the complexities of global supply chains and allow procurement professionals to achieve their goals of responsible and sustainable sourcing. ConnXus is a SBE certified company based in Mason, Ohio with local, regional and international capabilities. Supplier Management Made Simple ®
Board Member
Jul 2009
SendGrid is a proven cloud-based customer communication platform that successfully delivers over 45 billion emails each month for Internet and mobile-based customers like Airbnb, Pandora, Hubspot, Spotify, Uber, and FourSquare, as well as more traditional enterprises like Taco Bell, Intuit and Costco.
Co-Founder, Co-CEO and Board Member
Nov 2006
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
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2019
Board Member
Sep 2019
Endeavor Colorado launched to support high-growth, scaling entrepreneurs in Colorado. The Endeavor Colorado board includes some of Colorados most successful founders (Dan Caruso, Eric Roza & Eric Remer) executives that have scaled companies into the billions of revenue and tens of thousands of employees (Kent Thiry, Mike Fries, Teresa Taylor & Tim CrayCroft) and top tier investors whove scaled businesses (Brad Feld, David Cohen, Valeria Alberola & Ryan Heckman). Endeavor Colorado will identify a few entrepreneurs per year to specifically support as they scale their companies. Endeavor Colorado is a non-profit and part of Endeavor Global. Founded in 1997, Endeavor now supports entrepreneurs in 65 cities and 31 countries around the world. Join our Newsletter here : http://eepurl.com/hkPEJn
2018
Board Member
Jan 2018
Wunder is a Modern Energy Company. We help businesses, municipalities, and schools save money by delivering clean on-site power. We convert simple warehouses into electrified industrial platforms built for the future. We enable the nation’s leading commercial and industrial real estate firms to capture the benefits of solar across their properties. We align ESG goals with revenue targets. We deploy renewable energy assets today that will power America’s tomorrow. We open new markets, we launch new partnerships, and we build new solar and energy storage projects every day. Join us at https://www.wundercapital.com/careers
2017
Board Member
Sep 2017
LevelTen Energy is the leading provider of transaction infrastructure for the energy transition, delivering marketplaces, software, data and analytics that accelerate deals and decisions. The LevelTen Platform is the global hub for carbon-free energy transactions and insights, connecting carbon-free energy project developers with a vast network of corporations, advisors, traders, financiers and other organizations seeking to advance carbon-free energy development. The Platform includes marketplaces for power purchase agreements, clean energy project M&A, and tax credit transfers, and will soon support the trading of granular certificates. In addition to building and operating marketplaces, LevelTen Energy provides automated analytics and fresh data to inform key decisions for all market participants, as well as software to help users manage business before, during and after transactions. Visit LevelTenEnergy.com to learn more.
Board Member
Jan 2017
Chowbotics is at the forefront of the revolution that will propel robotics into the food industry. We have established our leadership position with our first robot, Sally. Sally makes fresh, healthy, personalized meals available at any time and any place…instantly. Over 100 Chowbotics food robots have been shipped and almost 100,000 fresh healthy meals have been served by Sally. We strive to make nourishment rich in fruits and vegetables ubiquitous through robotics…this is our mission, we call it “Fresh for All.”  Our customers are providing better choices to their patrons, addressing dietary health by making fresh food available 24x7, and enjoying new revenue streams and corresponding profits. Learn more about us at www.chowbotics.com
2016
Board Member
May 2016
ConnXus supplier management software solutions simplify the complexities of global supply chains and allow procurement professionals to achieve their goals of responsible and sustainable sourcing. ConnXus is a SBE certified company based in Mason, Ohio with local, regional and international capabilities. Supplier Management Made Simple ®
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