Tuesday, June 16, 2015

UP Global, Organizer of Startup Weekend, Acquired By Techstars

Seattle-based UP Global, which organizes the Startup Weekend, Startup Week, Startup Next and Startup Digest programs, has been acquired by startup accelerator Techstars, the two announced today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. UP Global, which was led by Marc Nager, will continue to operate its programs. Techstars said it will be expanding those programs in the future, with Nager becoming Chief Community Officer.