Georgian Startup Tasteit Becomes First from Georgia to Join Techstars USA
Georgian startup Tasteit has become the first startup from Georgia to be accepted into Techstars USA, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators.
Techstars selects approximately the top 1% from tens of thousands of applications submitted each year. Tasteit’s acceptance into the programme demonstrates the company’s strong potential for international growth and global expansion.
Techstars was founded in Boulder, Colorado, and is now returning to its birthplace with a new cohort of ambitious founders.
Over the next several months, the Tasteit team will work from Techstars’ headquarters in Boulder, where it will enter a new phase of product development and global scaling.
Techstars’ wider investment portfolio includes some of the world’s best-known technology companies, including Uber. Its global network and extensive experience supporting high-growth companies demonstrate the scale of the opportunities available to Techstars-backed founders. Techstars’ official portfolio
Joining Techstars will give Tasteit direct access to:
- The US market and global scaling opportunities;
- World-class venture capital investors and funds;
- An exclusive international network of mentors, founders and industry experts.
“Tasteit’s acceptance into Techstars sends an important message to Georgia’s entire startup ecosystem: a product created in Georgia can possess genuine global ambition and international competitiveness. Being in Boulder, the birthplace of Techstars, makes this experience particularly exciting. Our goal is to establish Tasteit as a leading global platform that connects people around the world through food,” Tasteit’s founders said.
Tasteit is a social network that connects people through food. With 100,000 monthly active users across Georgia, the United States and Germany, the platform brings together food lovers and hospitality businesses.
Tasteit allows users to discover new flavours, meet like-minded people and participate in gastronomic events.
During the Techstars programme, the company will focus on strengthening its position in the US market and further developing the platform’s features and functionality.
Tasteit’s ultimate goal is to build the world’s largest social network for food lovers—a global community that brings people together through shared culinary interests and experiences.
