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September 6, 2025

Theanna Joins Techstars to Build the Female Founder Accelerator for Tech Startups

Learn how we'll bring more support to women with tech ideas through the Theanna platform.

We're Going All In

Here's a stat that will stop you in your tracks: out of 14 million established women-led businesses, only 2% ever hit $1 million in revenue.

That's the problem we're obsessing over at Theanna, and joining Techstars as a portfolio company is step one in building the most impactful platform for women founders in history.

Why This Changes Everything

Techstars has created 17 unicorns valued at over $100 billion combined. Uber. Twilio. Companies that literally changed the world. Their portfolio companies have raised over $30 billion and are valued at more than $120 billion today.

Now they're backing our mission to close the access gap for women founders. When the network that builds unicorns decides to support more women getting into the game, that's how you change statistics at scale.

What We're Building

We're building something different. Theanna is a comprehensive system that combines AI-powered guidance, community-focused learning, data-driven progress tracking, and integration with real business tools. It's designed for any woman with an idea to get started without wondering what she's supposed to do next.

And we're excited to leverage Techstars' ecosystem to support us in this journey.

What's Next

My goal in the Techstars program is to build the best product, the strongest networks, and the most solid foundations to help more women build their tech companies. This isn't just about refining what exists - it's about building the infrastructure for a movement.

The numbers don't have to stay the same. 98% of women-led businesses don't have to stop before $1M.

But change requires infrastructure. It requires systems. It requires community. And it requires platforms like Theanna that meet women where they are and take them where they want to go.

That future starts right here, and it starts with the next woman who's ready to make her idea a reality.

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For Investors & Strategic Partners

We're building the pipeline that creates more fundable women-led startups. If you're an investor who wants early access to promising female founders, or you see the massive opportunity in this underserved market, we want to connect.

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