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Techstars Appoints Smitha Gopal As Managing Director of Ai Health Program

PRIVATEAug 10, 2026•1 day ago

Position

Director

Company

Techstars

Smitha Gopal
New YorkVenture CapitalE Commerce

Description

Smitha Gopal has been named the new managing director of Techstars AI Health Baltimore, succeeding Nick Culbertson. Gopal previously served as COO at EcoMap Technologies and plans to enhance the program's curriculum.

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Company

Techstars

Location

New York, New York, United States

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Techstars is the world's most active pre-seed investor having invested in more than 3,800 companies. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in an unprecedented number of startups per year to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities.

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