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The Lead Up

Demo Day is the culmination of a founder’s journey through Techstars, a three month accelerator program. In one presentation they showcase their hard work to investors and the community. There’s a lot of work that goes into the pitch, but have you always wondered what happens…

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Overview

The Lead Up podcast overview

About The Lead Up

Demo Day is the culmination of a founder’s journey through Techstars, a three month accelerator program. In one presentation they showcase their hard work to investors and the community. There’s a lot of work that goes into the pitch, but have you always wondered what happens leading up to Demo Day? The Lead Up features Techstars founders from around the world as they share their stories -- and struggles -- preparing for Demo Day.Join Jag Singh, Managing Director of Techstars Berlin, in Season 1 as he interviews each company in the Techstars Berlin 2021 program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Upseed includes it

The podcast is produced by Techstars and focuses on founders preparing for Demo Day, a core event in the startup ecosystem.

Who may find it useful

Founders, Investors may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Startup Building, Fundraising, Accelerator, Demo Day.

Operational profile

Series profile

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Series type
Episodic
Content type
Audio
Published by
Techstars
Language
English
Geographic focus
Global
Last reviewed
March 11, 2026
Published episodes
10
publisher-supplied series count
Recent episodes linked
10
admitted official episode destinations
Series first published
April 29, 2021
publisher-supplied publication metadata
Latest episode
May 7, 2021
latest official destination found

Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 11, 2026

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Source basis

Public podcast distribution metadata, publisher-supplied destinations, and structured Upseed relevance research.

Last reviewed

March 11, 2026

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