Shay Har-Noy is ready to help the next generation of Colorado startups.

The local founder will lead the Techstars reboot in Boulder, which was announced nearly a year ago after the accelerator program said it was leaving Colorado.

“When Techstars left Boulder, it left a hole in the community,” Har-Noy said. “It’s the OG, the original program.”

Techstars operates as both an investment firm and a startup bootcamp, called an accelerator. Through its three-month programs, it coaches startups on everything from product-market fit to personnel. Techstars also invests $220,000 in each company – there are around 10 per cohort – in exchange for about 6% equity.

Techstars was started in Boulder in 2006 by current corporate CEO David Cohen, now-governor Jared Polis and local venture capitalist Br

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