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Jordan Fliegel
Managing Director at Techstars & Managing Partner at Founders First
Jordan Fliegel
Jordan Fliegel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and Managing Director of the Techstars NYC and Techstars Sports Accelerators. He has founded several successful startups and invested in over 250 companies as an angel investor.
Early Life and Basketball Career
- Grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended Cambridge Rindge & Latin School where he played basketball
- Played collegiate basketball at Bowdoin College, earning Team MVP, All-league, All-state, All-New England, and Jewish Sports Review All-American honors
- Played professional basketball in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba from 2008-2010
Entrepreneurship
- Founded CoachUp, a venture-backed startup connecting athletes with sports coaches, in 2011. CoachUp raised $14M in venture capital and partnered with NBA MVP Stephen Curry12
- Co-founded and served as co-CEO of Draft.com, a fantasy sports company, from 2014-2017. Draft.com was acquired by Paddy Power Betfair for $48M in 201712
- Co-founded Founders First, an angel fund and syndicate that has invested in over 250 startups since 2012, including early investments in unicorns like Carta and Ramp12
Techstars Leadership
- Managing Director of Techstars NYC Accelerator since 2022, continuing the program's tradition of backing dozens of successful startups4
- Launched the Techstars Sports Accelerator in Indianapolis in 2019, which has 50+ active portfolio companies and partners including the NCAA, Indianapolis Colts, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway34
- Invests $120K per company with reserves for follow-on in 25 startups annually across the two accelerators4
Other Roles
Highlights
These monsters are what Israel is up against, Hamas in the South, Hezbollah in the north, and now ballistic missiles from Iran to the east.. dont get confused by the different groups, its all the same, radical terrorists, funded by Iran with the same ideology and objectives. They dont want peace, they want to kill jews and destroy Israel. Their leaders also want to use Israel as an excuse for their lack of internal development and economic/societal progress, instead of helping their people they build tunnels and bombs. Stand with Israel if you stand for democracy, decency, economic prosperity, minority rights, civilian rights, just about any form of rights or values we hold dear in America.. and always speak out against terrorism 🇮🇱🇺🇸🙏
