MassVentures is the Commonwealth's strategic venture capital team. We find, fund, and foster early-stage deep tech that fuels economic growth across the Commonwealth.
Deep tech startups innovate scientific and engineering advances that address big societal challenges--often creating new markets or disrupting existing ones.
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News Release: August 3, 2021
MassVentures Announces $195,000 in Seed Funding for Faculty Research Projects
BOSTON — New technologies at Massachusetts research institutions could get closer to market thanks to $195,000 in seed funding announced today by the MassVentures Acorn Innovation Fund.
Thirteen grants of $15,000 each were awarded to faculty researchers from Boston University Medical Center, Northeastern University, Brandeis University, the University of Massachusetts and Worcester Polytechnic Institute to assist them in testing the viability of their technologies and potentially bringing their research to market.
“MassVentures is building a collaborative ecosystem of entrepreneurs in Boston and beyond. Each of our success is made more likely with the success of others in our community. Armored Things is proud to be a part of this group!”
Julie Johnson
Founder and CEO, Armored Things
“We’ve worked closely with the companies that go through the MassVentures program. We found that those companies are at a critical stage for growth and MassVentures is one of the very few resources that can help transition those companies.”
Marie Meslin
Director, The Capital Network
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