#50: Marius Ciocirlan - Managing Director Techstars Seattle, Co-Founder of Sharegrid (Acq by Backstage)

<p>To stay up to date checkout <a href="thestartupproject.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">thestartupproject.io</a> &amp; follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindam In this episode Nataraj spoke to Marius Ciocirlan who co-founded ShareGrid, a marketplace for filmmakers and photographers to rent and sell their equipment. It was <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2022/freelancer-marketplace-backstage-acquires-seattle-content-creation-gear-rental-startup-sharegrid/">acquired</a> by Backstage and is now Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Techstars expanded to Seattle in 2010, and since then more than 130 companies have gone through the program &amp; collectively gone on to raise more than $2.5 billion in capital.  </p> <p>Full Conversation includes:</p> <ul> <li>How skateboarding led do film school</li> <li>Raising funds via grants</li> <li>Startup weekends</li> <li>Early days at Groupon Mobile Team</li> <li>Origin story and cofounding Sharegrid (acquired by Backstage)</li> <li>Joining Techstars Seattle as Managing Director</li> <li>What&#39;s special about Techstars Seattle?</li> <li>How founders should think about Techstars Seattle</li> </ul> <p>If you are founder and is interested in applying to TechStars Seattle you can get in touch with Marius at <strong>marius.ciocirlan@techstars.com</strong> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startupproject/message