Sam Loui

Sam Loui is the Global Startup Pipeline Coordinator at Techstars where she sources companies, manages leads, and supports founders in finding their accelerator fit. Previously, she worked on building a space-as-a-service company at a startup studio. She has also spent time at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a few VC firms, and a Techstars startup in the AI media space.

Sam Loui says, in her LinkedIn profile: Passionate about supporting startups and bringing the future to life, I work with investors and founders to help lower the barrier to entry and to explain the unknowns of investing. I am now in law school to better support founders navigating complex or novel legal questions. In addition to my studies, I create educational content that demystifies entrepreneurship and venture capital. Experienced in VC at Silicon Valley and New York funds and business strategy at early-stage startups.

Techstars’ website states the following: 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)