TechStars is running programs 5 times a year, so it's less relative anyway. According to http://www.techstars.org/schedule/ http://www.techstars.org/schedule/ t

TechStars is running programs 5 times a year, so it's less relative anyway. According to http://www.techstars.org/schedule/ http://www.techstars.org/schedule/ there is a batch of finalists notified one month on either side of the YC interviews.