The rumors are true – in-person Mass Innovation Nights are back. On April 15, 2026, we kicked off a new era of Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) product launch events. The Museum of Science sponsored and hosted the event, providing the perfect venue for hundreds of old friends and new faces! It was the perfect night for the Boston innovation community to pitch in and support local startups, post to social media about the amazing products they were seeing, and vote for the coolest new products.
A lot has changed about the world – and about social media – since the pandemic forced us to take a hiatus in 2020, but Boston’s entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for new technology and fabulous startups has only grown.
We were so happy to see and hear from so many of you again. We can’t wait to see even more of you for MIN 141 on July 15. Want to attend? Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when tickets become available. Have a great “museum-worthy” product? Submit it here – we’re picking the next round of products soon!
Mass Innovation Nights 140 demos
Startups filled tables on the first and second floor of the Museum of Science’s Blue Wing. Entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and all-around cool people crowded around to see this Innovation Nights’ crop of products.
The showcasing startups were:
- Linguicity World – traveling country to country, playing words in native languages for 2X points. Brain training meets cultural exploration. Challengingly addictive. linguicityworld.app, Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn
- ClosetCher flips resale on its head. You digitize your closet, share it with friends, and transactions happen when someone wants something. You can literally see your friends’ closets, style outfits, borrow pieces or buy them! closetcher.com, Instagram
- Your earbuds can do more than play music. MindMics turns everyday earbuds into continuous heart-health monitors using in-ear infrasonic sensing. No cuffs. No patches. Just real physiology. mindmics.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn
- A photo lets you see a memory. A 3D print lets you feel it. That’s what they’re building at Relivein3D. relivein3d.co, Instagram
- The Human Array — finally, ONE place to find holistic health practitioners, products & resources. This is what healthcare infrastructure should look like. thehumanarray.com, Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn
- At The Possible Zone, Boston young adults develop entrepreneurial spirit in the hands-on learning program. The Possible Zone presented three products: Zuri, Terrix, and Bible Clock. possiblezone.org, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- It makes shopping local as easy as shopping on Amazon. ElLocale. ellocale.com, Facebook, Instagram
- Experience frictionless city living with CargoB—Boston’s on-demand electric cargo bike share that turns bulky errands into a breeze! ridecargob.com, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Launching from the Lab is the best guide to building a deep-tech startup. Buy the book on Amazon.
- Sustainability in minutes. The Sustainability Lens Game helps startups, pivots & community programs build resilient, inclusive impact — fast. Plus: The Profitable Good (case studies + tools). sustainabilitylensgame.com, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
- What if your advisors knew not just who was struggling — but why, and exactly what to work on next? ThriveIEP’s Cognition to Action maps executive function + durable skills into personalized coaching strategies — so every student gets support that actually fits. thriveiep.com, LinkedIn
Mass Innovation Nights 140 pitches
Museum of Science Strategic Programs Creative Director James Monroe introduced Mass Innovation Nights founder Bobbie Carlton, who announced the return of in-person Innovation Nights, with at least two more sessions at the Museum of Science coming up July 15, 2026 and an as-of-yet-unscheduled fall event.
She welcomed the evening’s presenters. Four startups, chosen by online voting before the event, pitched and answered questions from the excited and engaged audience.
MIN #140 pitch presenters
- ClosetCher
- The Human Array
- Linguicity World
- The Sustainability Lens Game
Voting and winners
Through the showcase and networking period, attendees voted for their favorite startup. We used a highly sophisticated ballot collection method (paper ballots and zip-top bags) to sort and tally up the votes.
Mass Innovation Nights Audience Choice Grand Winner
The MIN Audience Choice grand prize winner was Terrix.
Mass Innovation Nights Audience Choice Winners
The three MIN Audience Choice winners were:
- MindMics
- The Sustainability Lens Game
- ElLocale
Social media visibility for our startups
MIN used to mainly boost startup visibility on X (and we still catch ourselves calling it Twitter), but these days our audiences and startups post all over the place! We saw posts on social media from Instagram to LinkedIn and more. Attendees and our team also shared photos and video on Memento – view the folder and share your own photos here.
Here’s some of what we heard about the first in-person MIN since 2020:
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“Incredible Innovation Nights last night with a lively crowd. Congrats to Bobbie Carlton for bringing back this important #tech event, and in such an appropriate setting at the Museum of Science. Was great to chat with founders pitching new offerings and catch up with #boston colleagues and friends.”
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We’ve already started receiving applications to demo at MIN 141. Apply now on our website – you could be the next startup tabling under that big T-Rex!