Techstars Workforce Development Demo Day 2026

Join us for a dynamic evening as the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator celebrates its 6th Annual Demo Day in Boulder, CO!

This milestone event will spotlight 8 groundbreaking startups working to reshape the future of work. These visionary companies are tackling the biggest challenges in today’s labor market with innovative technologies designed to unlock human potential and drive inclusive, sustainable impact across the nation.

Enjoy an evening of thoughtful conversation and networking with purpose-driven innovators here in Colorado where Techstars was born, and where we continue to support founders solving real problems. Colorado has always been a hub for amazing startups and community - and this Demo Day is a reflection of that spirit. Whether you're a startup founder, mentor, investor, or community builder, this is your invitation to be part of a movement grounded in service and success.

Don't miss this celebration of innovation, generosity, and the future of work.

• Doors open at 5 pm MDT. Program begins at 6:00 pm MDT.
• There is paid parking within walking distance of the venue.
• Passed appetizers and drinks will be available.
• The event will not be livestreamed, but we will release a recording of the event afterwards.

The 2026 Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator Class includes:

• (Kansas City, MO): AskSAMIE helps older adults and people with disabilities live safely at home by getting them on demand access to occupational therapy, adaptive equipment and resources needed to make life easier. The dual-sided platform supports the work of OTs and the needs of caregivers, enabling scalable care delivery and better support at home.
• (Louisville, KY): Essential Innovations helps small and medium-sized employers with high-turnover frontline positions unlock tens of billions of dollars in available tax credits and workforce incentives. The platform simplifies access to programs such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and other hiring subsidies, enabling employers to find, hire, train, and retain workers from traditionally underutilized talent pools.
• (New York, NY): Gild is an AI-native workforce operating system built for the trades. The platform matches and deploys skilled trade workers to enterprise-scale infrastructure and specialty contractors, helping companies with distributed field workforces manage labor more efficiently.
• (Brooklyn, NY): Hive Ownership helps small businesses build a real ownership culture. By designing profit-sharing and equity participation structures that align employee and owner incentives, Hive transforms frontline workers into engaged stakeholders invested in business success, reducing turnover and increasing productivity in the process.
• (Los Angeles, CA): Obert is a workwear brand designed specifically for women in male-dominated industries. The brand addresses the longstanding gap in professional safety gear built for women's bodies and safety needs, offering protective workwear across both direct-to-consumer and B2B channels.
• (San Francisco, CA): Peak Mojo is building the operating system for the future caregiving workforce — where care is delivered by humans, AI, and robotics. We enable human-AI collaboration for quality care delivery through AI simulations that train and assess caregivers.
• (New York, NY): Sumly is an AI-powered tax and finance platform for solopreneurs and small business owners. The platform tracks income and expenses year-round, surfaces every available deduction, and connects users with Tax Pros to file, helping the self-employed keep more of what they earn without the overhead of traditional accounting software or bookkeepers.
• (New York, NY): Utiva makes global hiring and expansion as seamless as hiring locally. We are the end-to-end operating system for global workforce expansion — combining hiring, compliance, and payroll into one intelligent platform that lets mid-size and growth-stage companies access vetted talent across emerging markets in days, not months.

The focuses on addressing the challenges of the modern dynamic labor market through innovative technologies. The 11 featured startups are working to solve the complex needs of the labor market and are helping to maximize human potential in some unique and powerful way.

​Follow Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator on to stay up-to-date on the companies’ progress and the Techstars Workforce Development program.​

​For any questions, please reach out to Sasha Green, Program Manager, at .

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​​A very enthusiastic thank you to our Demo Day Sponsors: Cooley LLP and Brex (a Techstars Global Network Partner).

Cooley is one of the leading law firms in the venture capital space, representing over 7,000 private companies and handling 1,700+ VC financings annually. They are the top firm for VC-backed IPOs, with 29% of US-based unicorns as clients. As one of the leading law firms representing companies and venture capital firms in private transactions, Cooley has been a long standing partner of Techstars since the early days of our program and we’re excited to have them as a sponsor for our program.

​​​Brex is the financial stack that scales with startups from early-stage to IPO - and beyond. The stack includes corporate credit cards, business accounts with FDIC insurance up to $6M and high 4.9% yield, bill pay, travel, reimbursements, and an expense management solution. To learn more about Brex and the Techstars partnership, reach out to [email protected].

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eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce Street, Boulder, United States

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