Techstars is a name that carries a lot of weight in tech. For nearly 20 years, the start-up accelerator programme has been a mainstay in the global tech sector, growing in influence in conjunction with the rise of social media and the tech giants we have now. Now a global entity, Techstars has invested nearly $30 billion in early-stage start-ups, backing once-unknown companies that are now worth more than a billion dollars. One glance at its portfolio bears this out, including American fintech firm Remitly and marketing tech company SendGrid. Ireland has been an on-again-off-again presence in the Techstars network,…