MV Accelerate
Education and business guidance for emerging startups in Massachusetts
MV Accelerate provides educational programming, strategic direction, operational support and access to a network of experts to ensure innovative ideas have a greater chance of success. We establish long-term relationships with founders, aiding them on their journey from idea to startup to growth company.
MV Accelerate supports hundreds of companies each year through its Commercialization Accelerator, SBIR Support, Founders School and The Fundable Founder Podcast.
The win rate for our SBIR support team is 52%, more than three times higher than the nominal win rate of 15%.
Commercialization Accelerator
About: MassVentures’ Commercialization Accelerator is the academy for tech entrepreneurs in Massachusetts. Our series of brief, no-cost courses share expert know-how in spinouts, IP, fundraising, culture, business model, go-to-market strategy, marketing, sales, and operations. Organized into 7 learning pathways, the Accelerator is free with registration.
Who's Eligible: Anyone interested in learning the skills needed to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Timing: The Accelerator is available on an ongoing basis.
Founders School
About: Founders School is a pre-accelerator program for underrepresented deep tech founders. Throughout the monthslong core curriculum, founders will learn about navigating the challenges of the deep tech industry in Massachusetts and beyond, as well as keys to achieving lasting success. Special emphasis will be placed on guiding founders that are often overlooked by traditional funding sources with specific strategies to overcome commonly faced hurdles.
Who's Eligible: Underrepresented deep tech founders in Massachusetts, as well as founders curious about moving and building their business in the Commonwealth.
Timing: The Third Cohort will open later this year.
SBIR Support
About: MV Accelerate coaches nascent ventures that are submitting SBIR and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) proposals so that they learn the best practices of proposal writing and execution. We offer strategy and alignment sessions, work plan and commercialization plan feedback/analysis, budget compliance analysis, and final review through one-on-one meetings.
Who's Eligible: Founders based in Massachusetts applying for grants with agencies including DOE, DOD, NSF, NIH, NASA, EPA and NIST.
Timing: Requests for support are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Additional Information
For a list of additional business resources and funding programs available to Massachusetts founders, please visit our Team MA Programs page