MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge Program: The MassChallenge 2024 Healthcare Challenge Program is committed to supporting healthcare startups on their journey toward early commercialization and scaling. This program is sponsored by industry-leading corporates, known as Challenge Partners, who seek innovative startups in specific areas and collaborate with MassChallenge to deliver the program. Applications are due August 26. More information here.
TiE ScaleUp Cohort 11 is open to companies from all sectors who are in the “Seed + to Series A” stage of growth and looking for support to overcome common barriers to scale. TiE is renowned for the quality of mentors, the depth of its network, and the unique and proven process they apply to help cohort companies scale. Application Deadline is September 1. More information here.
EforAll Merrimack Valley Summer 2024 All Ideas Pitch Contest: EforAll Pitch Contests are lively two-hour events that offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a friendly audience and receive valuable feedback from experienced judges. Business ideas across a wide range of industries are encouraged! A total of four cash prizes will be given out (1st place @ $1000, 2nd @ $750, 3rd place @ $500 as well as a $500 Fan Favorite prize). Deadline to apply: September 5. More information here.
SXSW Pitch returns for its 17th year to showcase some of the global startup ecosystem’s most exciting, innovative, and cutting-edge technology from March 8-9, 2025 in Austin, TX during SXSW 2025. This competition provides an outlet for early stage startup companies to present their emerging innovative technology across nine categories to a panel of industry technology experts, high-profile media personnel, and venture capitalists/angel investors. Early-bird entries are due September 8, regular entries are due November 8. More information here.
Startup Boston Week 2024 on September 9-13 will be connecting founders, startup employees, mentors, advisors, investors, students and startup curious folks. With content for startups who are crafting their MVP, all the way to founders and startup operators raising their Series B! This is your opportunity to network with and learn from the movers and shakers in the New England startup community. More information here.
EforAll Rhode Island Fall 2024 Healthy Communities Pitch Contest: EforAll Pitch Contests are lively two-hour events that offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a friendly audience and receive valuable feedback from experienced judges. Business ideas across a wide range of industries are encouraged! A total of four cash prizes will be given out (1st place @ $1000, 2nd @ $750, 3rd place @ $500 as well as a $500 Fan Favorite prize). Deadline to apply: September 12. More information here.
Rhode Island Startup Week, September 20-27: RI Startup Week is bringing together entrepreneurs, local leaders, students, corporations, investors and friends together to connect, collaborate and grow through entrepreneurial events. Across the state, Rhode Island’s Innovation Community has come together to showcase their events during this week. A big thank you to community and partners who are bringing you this exciting week. Join them to learn, network, and play. More information here.
EforAll Merrimack Valley Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
EforAll Pioneer Valley Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
EforAll South Coast Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
EforAll Rhode Island Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
EforAll Greater Worcester Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
EforAll Lynn Winter 2025 Business Accelerator: The Accelerator is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in EforAll communities. It provides immersive business training, mentorship and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business is encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: October 24. More information here.
Apply now to pitch at the Be Investor Ready event and showcase your clean tech ideas in front of top investors and professionals. This is your chance to connect with and pitch in front of like-minded individuals looking to network, learn, and uplift the clean tech community. Applications are due October 6. Apply here.
The UMass Lowell Core Research Facilities presents “Fundamentals of Lyophilization for Life Sciences, Bioprocess and Pharmaceuticals.” The CRF has partnered with Biopharma Group, a world-wide leader in the field of lyophilization, to bring you this 6-month, online course. Hosted by the UML CRF, the course will be taught online by experts from Biopharma, capped off with a 3-day, on-site lab practicum at UMass Lowell’s lyophilization lab in Lowell, MA. This course will provide extensive learning for professionals in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and bioprocessing who would like to expand and reinforce their technical knowledge in these sectors. The course begins November 6. More information here.
SXSW Pitch returns for its 17th year to showcase some of the global startup ecosystem’s most exciting, innovative, and cutting-edge technology from March 8-9, 2025, in Austin, TX, during SXSW 2025.
Early Entry Application Fee- $100 June 25th- September 8th, 2024
Regular Entry Fee- $220 September 9th-November 8th, 2024
Deadline to apply November 8th, 2024 at 11:59pm PST. More information here.
Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts is pleased to offer small business grants through the Cambridge Equity Fund. The Cambridge Equity Fund is managed by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts and will serve Cambridge-based Black entrepreneurs who live in Cambridge or whose businesses reside in Cambridge. The Equity Fund will be appropriated using the City of Cambridge’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) funds to support long-term racial and economic equity investments in the form of grants and related costs incurred until December 31, 2024. More information here.
MassTLC’s award-winning Board Ready Bootcamp has helped almost 350 women, tech leaders of color, LGBTQ+ tech leaders, and other underrepresented executives advance their careers. The Bootcamp is built on a high-impact curriculum designed by industry leaders with expertise in board fundamentals, strategy, and governance. But equally impactful is the strong network of industry luminaries, ready to help participants make the right connections. Participants must be current tech executives who’ve been nominated to attend and have the support of an industry executive or board member. More information here.
Accelerate Your Impact: Massachusetts Small Business Coaching Program: Boston Impact Initiative (BII) and Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) have partnered to offer entrepreneurs and small business owners coaching and resources to build sustainable and socially impactful businesses. More information here.
FinTech Sandbox is a nonprofit which enables financial technology entrepreneurs to build robust products by providing access to critical data, development tools and a curated network of customers, entirely for free. FinTech Sandbox is open to all startups innovating in financial services that can use financial data products we offer for product development and testing. The spirit of the program is to offer data to start-ups that could not otherwise afford it. More information here.
Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. As one of the largest pre-seed investors in the world, they funded over 3,200 companies that have gone on to have a market cap of $79B+. Each company receives up to $120,000 in funding, and access to the worldwide network of investors, hands-on mentorship, and over $4M of perks. Applications are open year-round and will be considered on a rolling basis. Your application will be valid for 12 months from the date of application. More information here.
Through its 2030 Fund, MassCEC invests at the earliest stages of company development across the climatetech landscape. With a focus on tough tech and underserved sectors, MassCEC investments aim to advance clean technology, fill funding gaps, create green jobs, and leverage private capital throughout the Commonwealth. More information here.
P&G Ventures is an early stage startup studio within Procter & Gamble that partners with entrepreneurs to accelerate billion dollar ideas that improve consumers’ lives. Focus areas include nontoxic home and garden, women’s health, anti-aging, daily wellness, and cleaning/sanitizing. More information here.
IFundWomen Boston is a crowdfunding ecosystem designed to help the women-led startups, small businesses, nonprofits, side hustles, and passion projects of Boston raise funds to launch and grow. Join iFundWomen if you are a Boston-area women-led startup to fundraise for your business and get your ideas launched. More information here.