1) MassChallenge
MassChallenge is a global network of people who are coming up with new ways to solve big problems.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: Akhil Nigam, Caitlin Reimers Brumme, David Constantine, John Harthorne
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 2,659
- Number of exits: 139
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
2) Techstars Boston Accelerator
Techstars gives people access to money, mentors, talent, and the right tools to do their jobs.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 203
- Number of exits: 40
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13
You can find their website here.
3) MIT delta v
MIT delta v is MIT's student venture accelerator, offering MIT student entrepreneurs a capstone educational experience.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 1991
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 129
- Number of exits: 10
You can find their website here.
4) Fintech Sandbox
Fintech Sandbox is a non-profit organisation that helps startups in the Fintech field make great products.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: David Jegen, John Fawcett, Sarah Biller, Ty Danco
- Industries: FinTech
- Number of investments: 112
- Number of exits: 13
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
5) CARB-X
CARB-X is a global non-profit partnership with the goal of speeding up the early development of antibacterial research and development in order to deal with the growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria around the world.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical
- Number of investments: 101
- Number of exits: 25
You can find their website here.
6) LearnLaunch Accelerator
LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator is a venture capital fund and business accelerator that invests in and helps entrepreneurs who want to improve education.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Jean Hammond
- Industries: Education, Technology
- Number of investments: 83
- Number of exits: 7
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 11
You can find their website here.
7) AcceliCITY
Leading Cities is a non-profit group whose goal is to make cities more resilient and sustainable for everyone by letting them reach their full potential.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: Technology, Climate Tech
- Number of investments: 31
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 9
You can find their website here.
8) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The accelerator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology gives you access to successful mentors and good training made by MIT and MIT Enterprise Forum members.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 1861
- Founders: Birago Jones, Chris Caplice, Erastus Brigham Bigelow, Federico Casalegno, Zen Chu
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 17
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
9) Petri
Petri is a new way to fund early-stage biotech and engineering startups that combine biology and engineering.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Alec Nielsen, Andrew Beck, Bernhard Van Lengerich, Brian Baynes, Brian Baynes, Chris Voigt, Daphne Koller, Emily Leproust, George Church, Jamie Goldstein, JP Mangeolle, Pam Silver, Reshma Shetty, Stan Lapidus, Tony Kulesa
- Industries: Biotech, Technology
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
10) Sage Partners
Sage is your Growth Partner. They work with founders, executives, senior teams, and boards of directors to tackle important growth challenges and drive value creation at all stages of a company's lifecycle.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2001
- Founders: John Gaulding
- Industries: Healthcare, Entertainment, Software, Technology
- Number of investments: 06
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
11) Accelr8
ACCELR8 is an impact fund that invests to speed up the process of reducing glasshouse gases and storing them.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 1982
- Industries: Impact, Sustainability
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
12) Soaring Startup Circle Venture Partners
SSC Venture Partners is a venture fund, startup accelerator, and alumni network for startups and student-entrepreneurs at Boston College.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
13) Xontogeny
Xontogeny is a biotech aggregator with a unique business model that helps speed up the development of life science technologies.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Chris Garabedian
- Industries: Life Sciences, Biotech
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
14) MIT Solve
Solve is an effort by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to solve problems around the world.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: L. Rafael Reif
- Industries: Climate Tech
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
15) Cleantech Open Northeast
Cleantech Open;s goal is to find, fund, and support entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our biggest environmental and energy problems.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2005
- Industries: Environment Tech, Energy Tech, Cleantech
- Number of investments: 04
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
16) ENRICH
ENRICH is a global network of centres and hubs that helps European science and technology startups become more well-known in other parts of the world.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
17) Deshpande Foundation
Deshpande Foundation focuses on making better, faster, more inclusive, and cheaper solutions for Agriculture, Micro-Entrepreneurship, Skilling, and Startups.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 1996
- Founders: Gururaj Deshpande, Jaishree Deshpande
- Industries: Healthcare, Education, AgTech
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
18) Valley Venture Mentors
Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) serves as the regional entrepreneurial convener, hub, trainer, and network facilitator for entrepreneurs in Western Massachusetts.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Auto Tech, Logistics, HealthTech, Clean, AgTech, Ecommerce
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
19) Lever
Lever is a place in North Adams, Massachusetts, where entrepreneurs and people who want to change the world can work together.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Education, SaaS
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
20) North Shore InnoVentures
North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV) is dedicated to improving technology and helping entrepreneurs succeed.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2008
- Founders: Martha Farmer
- Industries: Biotech, Cleantech
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
21) Startup Leadership Program
Startup Leadership Program is a global, non-profit educational program and professional network for the next generation of founders and entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Anupendra Sharma, Puran Dang
- Industries: Lifesciences, Technology, Cleantech, MedTech, FinTech, Consumer, HealthTech, SaaS, EdTech, Food , Beverage
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
22) Prepare 4 VC
4 VC Oasis is a value-creating loop that helps early-stage entrepreneurs get through the hardest part of their startup's lifecycle.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Jason Kraus
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
23) MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
The MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program gives MIT student innovators seed money, a mentor, and a custom education in entrepreneurship. This helps them explore, take risks, and get ready to launch.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Food, AgTech
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
24) Greentown Labs
Greentown Labs is a group of people who are working to make the world more sustainable by taking action on climate change.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Adam Rein, Ben Glass, Jeremy Pitts, Sorin Grama
- Industries: Climate Tech
You can find their website here.
25) Cogo Labs
Cogo Labs is a technology-driven venture accelerator in Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: David Blundin, Micah Adler
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
26) Vencapital
Vencapital is an investor accelerator that helps minorities and women who want to work in venture finance get started in the field.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Anna Phan, Henry Ogbuagu
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
27) The Capital Network
The Capital Network is a non-profit group that wants to change the story about which starups gets funding.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Women, Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 7
You can find their website here.
28) Factory45
Since 2014, more than 500 fashion entrepreneurs have used Factory45 as their online business school.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Shannon Whitehead
- Industries: Fashion, FinTech
You can find their website here.
29) Richi Entrepreneurs
Richi Entrepreneurs is a program of the Richi Foundation. Its goal is to help Life Sciences startups from all over the world by putting them in touch with Boston's unique innovation ecosystem.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Biotech, MedTech, HealthTech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 8
You can find their website here.
30) Social Innovation Forum
The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) brings about positive social change in the Boston area by bringing together leaders, making organisations stronger, and building networks.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Health, Workforce, Disabilities Access, Education, Impact, Environmental, Sustainability
You can find their website here.
31) FCJ USA
FCJ USA is a multinational venture builder that uses customised investment models for companies that need to be innovative to stay ahead of their competitors.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2021
- Founders: Cris Madureira, Marcelo Guerra Freitas, Paulo Justino
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
32) CreativeStar
CreativeStar Solutions helps businesses get the technology and software they need to operate.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Dan Xiao, Steven Gao
- Industries: Healthcare, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Hospitality
You can find their website here.
33) Boston Landing
Boston Landing allows businesses to participate in the US market while also gaining access to financing and growth capabilities.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Cleantech, High Tech, Aerospace, Marine
You can find their website here.
34) Tie ScaleUP
TiE Boston gives you the tools and information you need to make your next idea come true.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
35) Boston University Venture Accelerator
The Boston University Venture Accelerator (BUVA) is a business accelerator that is run by and for students at Boston University.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Carlos Salazar, Eduardo Coronado, Gabriel De Selding, Laurens N. Spethmann
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
36) MassChallenge HealthTech
MassChallenge gives brave entrepreneurs the tools they need to shake up the status quo and make changes that will last.
Details of the startup:
You can find their website here.
37) Young Entrepreneurs Initiative
The Young Entrepreneurs Initiative provides a customised week in France to interact with the best Tech resources.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2005
- Industries: Science
You can find their website here.
38) ACTION
ACTION Innovation Network is a group of technology business incubators and other organisations that help entrepreneurs work together.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
39) Babson Summer Venture Program
The Babson Summer Venture Program is a 10-week training program that helps students start their own businesses faster.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
40) IDEA
IDEA is a student-run program at Northeastern University that helps turn ideas into businesses and teaches people how to be entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2009
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.