Techstars DC Startup Week

Sara Ashman is an Account Executive at Justworks who has been on the DC regional team at Justworks for over a year. Justworks takes the busyness out of running a business. Founded in 2012, Justworks, the fastest growing HR technology company, helps entrepreneurs and businesses grow... Read More →

Shanaz firmly believes that education is the most powerful vehicle of economic mobility after experiencing firsthand the transformative power of education. The first in her entire family to attend college, Shanaz earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with Honors from Yale. After... Read More →

Chris is the founder and CEO of Curiosity Media, a leader in online language education. Curiosity Media’s flagship property, SpanishDict.com, is the world’s largest Spanish reference and learning website, helping over one hundred million people improve their Spanish or English... Read More →

Torin is a diversity strategist, published author, and contributor on SiriusXM.As a tenured practitioner, he addresses diversity strategy through the leadership lens. Engagements range from surgically sourcing and securing high impact talent, curating conversations around bias/race... Read More →

David Stillman is an experienced entrepreneur and executive who has spent building and scaling companies with sales focused service offerings. After graduating from University of Michigan, David began his career in sales at CEB, but quickly moved on to found Vorsight. Under David’s... Read More →

Kalliopi Vlastos is VP Sales at Hatch Apps, a platform that empowers businesses and entrepreneurs to deploy native apps without coding. Prior to joining Hatch Apps, she was VP Sales at GoCanvas, a company she joined in 2011 as their first sales rep. Kalliopi played a key role in growing... Read More →