Resources for Boston-Area Entrepreneurs – June 29, 2026

June 28, 2026

MULTI-DAY EVENTS  

September 14 – 18 

  • Startup Boston Week – is where the startup community gathers. All industries, all startup departments, all company stages – together for five days of jam-packed networking and content.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES  

  • The Open Accelerator Residency. Building an AI startup in Massachusetts? This 16-week Boston-based residency offers mentorship from Red Hat and industry experts, support strengthening your product and enterprise readiness, and potential investment from IBM Ventures. Applications close June 30. 
  • Evergreen New Haven – The Center for Inclusive Growth is launching a new program designed to help aspiring business owners and operators learn how to acquire and grow existing businesses. Participants will gain practical, hands-on knowledge in business acquisition fundamentals, deal sourcing and due diligence, financing and acquisition structuring, community wealth-building strategies, and operating and growing acquired businesses. This inaugural cohort is geared toward entrepreneurs interested in exploring entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA)—an often overlooked path to business ownership and growth. Application Deadline: June 30 
  • VentureWell Ocean Enterprise Accelerator: Applications for the Fall 2026 cohort of the Ocean Enterprise Accelerator are now open! This program, built in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), helps teams kickstart their innovation journey, building the future of the blue economy through industry-specific mentorship and access to a pipeline of $140K in technology development awards. Apply by July 7. 
  • MassChallenge 2026 Security & Resiliency Traction Program: This program is a 10-week accelerator built for early-stage founders in Energy & Resilient Infrastructure. Selected teams receive 1:1 mentorship with clean energy and infrastructure industry experts; curated programming on energy deployment, grid modernization, and climate adaptation; and founder-first community built for peer learning and support. Apply by Wednesday, July 9. 
  • VHBOS Fellowship. Building a startup in Greater Boston? Venture Hive is awarding 15 founders $5K in non-dilutive funding plus 13 weeks of coaching, workshops, office hours, and founder support designed to help you grow faster (and hopefully stress a little less). Apply by July 10. 
  • Fall 2026 WIN Lab® – Presented by the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership’s Frank & Eileen™ Institute for Women and Allies, the WIN Lab® provides entrepreneurs with an inspiring community and a rigorous, experiential process that catalyzes innovative thinking and enables them to successfully scale their businesses. This will be a hybrid program with sessions held on the Babson Wellesley campus and online. The application deadline is July 13th.   
  • Harvard Innovation Labs Summer Membership. Whether you’re exploring an idea, looking for cofounders, testing a concept, or building a venture, the i-lab offers the resources, mentorship, and community to help you move faster. Applications are open through July 15. 
  • Santander US Training | Cultivate Small Business Cohort 14: Santander’s award-winning Cultivate Small Business helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on historically underserved founders. Cultivate is a completely FREE 12 week MBA-style program that provides a customized curriculum, access to industry experts and capital grants. Applications are due July 21.  
  • The Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) is now accepting applications for the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerator Program (MMAP). MMAP is designed for manufacturers looking to modernize operations, adopt new technologies and strengthen their workforce. Applications are due Friday, July 24. 
  • EforAll Accelerator Program – Trimester 3 2026 — Deadline: August 6. The EforAll Accelerator Program offers intensive business training for entrepreneurs, with key dates including application opening, deadlines, and training schedules. 
  • AREA — Deadline: August 31. Amount: $30,000. AREA is an intensive, three-month, cohort-based, venture accelerator program for promising startup teams applying new technology-based approaches to solving traditional real estate problems, providing seed funding, mentorship, and access to a unique network. 
  • AfterHours — Deadline: Rolling. AfterHours is a student incubator and collective that supports artists, technologists, engineers, and creators by providing practical support and mentorship, culminating in a VC-sponsored Demo Day to showcase progress. 
  • Auxilium — Deadline: Rolling. Auxilium is Worcester’s only capital-backed startup incubator and accelerator, partnering with startups to provide resources, funding, and support in navigating early-stage business challenges. 
  • Branch Venture Group – Deadline: Rolling. Branch Venture Group is an investment network that provides funding and advice to early-stage food companies. Headquartered in Boston, MA, we focus on investments in the food and beverage CPG, foodtech, and agtech spaces sourced from across the United States. Primary sector focuses include food and beverage products, digital content and media, e-commerce and marketplace platforms, direct to consumer, agriculture technology, industry robotics, hospitality technology, supply chain technology, alternative protein, and related life sciences.   
  • CoCreate Pitch Competition. Building a product-led company? CoCreate, one of the world’s largest B2B commerce events, is accepting applications for its startup pitch competition. Founders will compete for a share of a $1 million prize pool, including a $200,000 grand prize with no equity taken. 
  • TiE ScaleUp — Deadline: Rolling. Amount: equity-free. ScaleUp is an equity-free program that serves startup founders by providing each cohort company with curated mentorship from industry veterans, weekly workshops led by veteran entrepreneurs and domain experts, access to funders, an active alumni community, and a lifelong connection to TiE’s esteemed global professional network. 
  • Venture Fund — Deadline: Rolling. MassVentures provides catalytic funding and support for seed-stage deep tech enabled by university and hospital research centers. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.