MassChallenge is a non-equity and a not-for-profit accelerator that assists startups across various industries and regions of the world. The accelerator was founded by Akhil Nigam and John Harthorne, in 2010, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
The accelerator holds locations in Boston, Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the United Kingdom, and provides programs in Australia, Columbia, France, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Russia, and Spain. The inception of MassChallenge was to help launch entrepreneurs and grow new ventures.
The company provides up to USD 3M in cash prizes, mentoring from a pool of 800 industry experts, tailored programming, and works to fund roughly 450 startups per year. The company has made over 1,000 investments in Encora Therapeutics, Limbix, Till Financial, Konnecto, Cloud 9, Securaxis, Cloud Dentistry, Unsize, Foods for Tomorrow, and Takachar.
MassChallenge partners with companies to help meet the needs of the global economy. Partners' benefits, when they partner with MassChallenge, include access to startups across all industries, experiences with industry leaders, brand exposure and visibility opportunities, and interactive employee engagement.
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Adam Vasilakis
Employee
Alec Ortega
Employee
Alex Potter
Employee
Andrea Escalante
Employee
Andres Witzke
Employee
Anna Thomlinson
Employee
Artur Sousa
Employee
Arturo Ortiz
Employee
Ben Krechevsky
Employee
Brendon Bourgea
Employee
Camila Lecaros
Employee
Caroline Pepek
Employee
Charles Stromeyer
Advisor
Christopher Mirabile
Mentor
Cory Bolotsky
Employee
David Chang
Mentor
David Galper
Mentor
Dina Samra
Employee
Eric Melin
Mentor
Erica Rife
Employee
Fay Rotenberg
Advisor
Gonzalo Veloz
Employee
Hannah Perry
Employee
Jay Batson
Advisor
Jeff Avallon
Advisor
Further reading
MassChallenge - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors
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MassChallenge
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Non-profit accelerator