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MassChallenge

MassChallenge (nonprofit) · Equity-free nonprofit accelerator, sector programs in health, security, fintech, climate and food

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Next deadline
3moFeb 2027
Estimated from past cadence · 2027 Healthcare & Life Sciences Traction
Next batch
n/a
Not published
Offer
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No equity
Batches a year
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352 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms
As a nonprofit, MassChallenge states it takes no equity. No cash investment is published on the program pages. Source
Where
United StatesSwitzerland (Renens)Israel (Jerusalem)Dallas (SMU Cox FinTech)
Cadence
Several sector programs a year, each on its own annual cycle
Startups supported since 2009
5,000+ (2026)
Funding raised by alumni
$16B+ (2026)

Batches and deadlines

MassChallenge batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
BatchStarts
Coming up
2027 Healthcare & Life Sciences TractionTraction · estimated · Site says 2027 applications will be announced soon; deadline estimated from the 2026 deadline of February 20, 2026Deadline Feb 2027n/a
Earlier
2026 Security & Resiliency TractionTraction · Cohort announcement expected this fallDeadline Jul 9n/a
2026 SwitzerlandMassChallenge SwitzerlandDeadline Mar 4n/a
2026 IsraelMassChallenge IsraelDeadline Mar 4n/a
2026 Healthcare & Life Sciences TractionTraction · Program has wrappedDeadline Feb 20n/a

4 programs

MassChallenge companies, rising first

Switzerland 2025
AIOmmaDeveloping an AI-powered insect incubator system for horticulture farms, Omma is automating the rearing of beneficial insects to reduce pesticide use in large-scale greenhouses.Antler 2024UKStartup →OtherLembasPeptides for GLP1 managementPlug and PlayIsraelStartup →OtherN&E InnovationsWe have innovatively engineered next generation of antimicrobial VIKANG 99, proudly patented technology developed in Singapore.Plug and PlaySingaporeStartup →Otherucrop.itucrop.it operates as a blockchain farming and crop traceability platform that delivers certainty across crop cycles.Plug and PlayArgentinaStartup →OtherAB Mareld TechnologiesMareld has developed a plug-and-play solution designed based on these standards, which automates and streamlines the process using a camera system...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwedenStartup →OtherAbrinca GenomicsThe analysis of microbial genomes is vital for food, healthcare, agriculture, biotech and pathogen research, but bioinformatics is a crippling...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherActivalActival has a patented approach of directly manufacturing clear dental aligners with integrated microfluidic channels.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →AIAgrovisioAgrovisio is an AI-powered precision-ag platform that provides agricultural players comprehensive crop classification and monitoring analytics based...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025TurkeyStartup →OtherAmpCycleAmpCycle reinvents lithium-ion battery recycling with a highly modular, energy-efficient process that extracts 98% of Li-ion and delivers >99% purity.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025IndiaStartup →AIAmprologixAmprologix is an AI-empowered biotech company, tackling the economic failure at the heart of the growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025United KingdomStartup →OtherAnferraAnferra increases circularity across industries by transforming steel waste into water treatment.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwedenStartup →OtherAnimetaWe support healthy dairy farming with affordable and antibiotic-free ethnoveterinary care.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025IndiaStartup →OtherAnother FoodAnother Food is a Plant Cell Culture (PCC) technology platform that unleashes the power of plant cells to revolutionize food and bioactive ingredient...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SingaporeStartup →OtherApersys AGAt Apersys, we are on the mission to overcoming organ shortage.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherApherosApheros is an ETH Zürich spinoff offering innovative, high surface area metal foams, tackling one of the most critical challenges in high-performance...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherBaobabooks Education SarlBaobabooks is a teacher-led, technology-enabled, and business-supported organization dedicated to transforming writing literacy through innovative...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherBettafishWe are pioneering seaweed-based food ingredients that offer superior functionality, nutrition, and sustainability.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025GermanyStartup →OtherBioDairy LabsBioDairy Labs makes plant-based fats that replicate the taste, texture, and performance of dairy fats without the health or environmental downsides.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025PolandStartup →OtherBlueNoseBlueNose develops aerodynamic structures that reduce air drag on commercial vessels by up to 5%, offering shipowners a return on investment in under...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025United KingdomStartup →OtherBoreal Bioproducts / Montinutra OyBoreal Bioproducts is a Finnish, forest-based biorefinery.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025FinlandStartup →OtherBtry AgETH spin-off BTRY develops ultra-thin (<0.1 mm), fast-charging all-solid-state batteries that are safe, temperature resistant and solvent-free.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherCarbonZeroWe have developed a precise, staged, patented pyrolysis technology that produces both biochar and a condensate called pyroligneous acid that is very...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherCarewellCarewell helps healthcare institutions fill staff absences faster and more efficiently, by centralizing internal pools and temporary professionals on...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherCeal MineralsCeal, a carbon dioxide removal company, uses circular economy best practices to co-locate with seawater-cooled, thermal power plants increasing their...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025IsraelStartup →OtherCo2Bioclean GmbhCO2BIOCLEAN transforms captured CO‚ÇÇ into biodegradable plastics using advanced biotechnology.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025GermanyStartup →OtherCyanoMinAt CyanoMin, we turn carbon dioxide and industrial wastewater‚ like oil & gas produced water‚ into valuable, carbon-negative minerals.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025ArgentinaStartup →OtherDapibusetDapibuset is a modular bio-manufacturing platform that transforms agricultural and industrial by-products into high-value protein.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwedenStartup →OtherDeep Blue Biotech LimitedDeep Blue Biotech is a synthetic biology company.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025United KingdomStartup →OtherDelight Food Inc.At Delight Food, we believe in ‘Food for Everyone’.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025South KoreaStartup →OtherDiamens1 in 10 women suffers from endometriosis, a disease causing menstrual pain, pain during sex and infertility.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025AustriaStartup →OtherEcoshellEcoshell reshapes the sustainability discussion with our patented, eggshell-derived plastic-reduction solution that is market proven and fully...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025United StatesStartup →OtherElastic EnergyElastic Energy drives the clean energy transition toward a more sustainable future with our patented bio-based energy storage solution.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025ColombiaStartup →OtherEntoCellularEntoCellular is creating nutritious, sustainable, and ethical pet food ingredients.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025United StatesStartup →AIExtensityAIExtensityAI is a deep-tech startup specializing in neurosymbolic AI.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025AustriaStartup →OtherFaradaic SensorsFaradaic.io is revolutionizing food safety with the world’s first oxygen (O‚ÇÇ) gas sensor on a chip‚ compact, low-cost, and highly precise.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025GermanyStartup →OtherFarmAidThe global food supply chain is threatened by climate change, international conflicts and growing demand.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025SwitzerlandStartup →OtherFlushhFlushh addresses the critical challenge of inadequate sanitation and open defecation by building eco-toilets from locally sourced and recycled...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025NamibiaStartup →OtherFluvionFluvion enables the sustainable production of nature-identical secretions‚ replacing animal derived products and harmful chemicals.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025GermanyStartup →OtherFlux Polymers GmbHMultilayered food packaging, commonly used today, is difficult to recycle and faces regulatory phase-out under the EU Green Deal.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025GermanyStartup →OtherFreshpack TechnologiesFreshpack Technologies is revolutionizing post-harvest cooling with affordable, electricity-free smart boxes that extend vegetable shelf life from 2...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025TanzaniaStartup →
Company
OmmaDeveloping an AI-powered insect incubator system for horticulture farms, Omma is automating the rearing of beneficial insects to reduce pesticide use in large-scale greenhouses.2 programsAntler 2024 +1Not statedAI
LembasPeptides for GLP1 management2 programsPlug and Play +1Not statedOther
N&E InnovationsWe have innovatively engineered next generation of antimicrobial VIKANG 99, proudly patented technology developed in Singapore.2 programsPlug and Play +1Not statedOther
ucrop.itucrop.it operates as a blockchain farming and crop traceability platform that delivers certainty across crop cycles.2 programsPlug and Play +1Not statedOther
AB Mareld TechnologiesMareld has developed a plug-and-play solution designed based on these standards, which automates and streamlines the process using a camera system...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Abrinca GenomicsThe analysis of microbial genomes is vital for food, healthcare, agriculture, biotech and pathogen research, but bioinformatics is a crippling...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
ActivalActival has a patented approach of directly manufacturing clear dental aligners with integrated microfluidic channels.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
AgrovisioAgrovisio is an AI-powered precision-ag platform that provides agricultural players comprehensive crop classification and monitoring analytics based...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedAI, Data
AmpCycleAmpCycle reinvents lithium-ion battery recycling with a highly modular, energy-efficient process that extracts 98% of Li-ion and delivers >99% purity.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
AmprologixAmprologix is an AI-empowered biotech company, tackling the economic failure at the heart of the growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedAI
AnferraAnferra increases circularity across industries by transforming steel waste into water treatment.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
AnimetaWe support healthy dairy farming with affordable and antibiotic-free ethnoveterinary care.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Another FoodAnother Food is a Plant Cell Culture (PCC) technology platform that unleashes the power of plant cells to revolutionize food and bioactive ingredient...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Apersys AGAt Apersys, we are on the mission to overcoming organ shortage.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
ApherosApheros is an ETH Zürich spinoff offering innovative, high surface area metal foams, tackling one of the most critical challenges in high-performance...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Baobabooks Education SarlBaobabooks is a teacher-led, technology-enabled, and business-supported organization dedicated to transforming writing literacy through innovative...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
BettafishWe are pioneering seaweed-based food ingredients that offer superior functionality, nutrition, and sustainability.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
BioDairy LabsBioDairy Labs makes plant-based fats that replicate the taste, texture, and performance of dairy fats without the health or environmental downsides.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
BlueNoseBlueNose develops aerodynamic structures that reduce air drag on commercial vessels by up to 5%, offering shipowners a return on investment in under...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Boreal Bioproducts / Montinutra OyBoreal Bioproducts is a Finnish, forest-based biorefinery.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Btry AgETH spin-off BTRY develops ultra-thin (<0.1 mm), fast-charging all-solid-state batteries that are safe, temperature resistant and solvent-free.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
CarbonZeroWe have developed a precise, staged, patented pyrolysis technology that produces both biochar and a condensate called pyroligneous acid that is very...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
CarewellCarewell helps healthcare institutions fill staff absences faster and more efficiently, by centralizing internal pools and temporary professionals on...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Ceal MineralsCeal, a carbon dioxide removal company, uses circular economy best practices to co-locate with seawater-cooled, thermal power plants increasing their...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Co2Bioclean GmbhCO2BIOCLEAN transforms captured CO‚ÇÇ into biodegradable plastics using advanced biotechnology.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
CyanoMinAt CyanoMin, we turn carbon dioxide and industrial wastewater‚ like oil & gas produced water‚ into valuable, carbon-negative minerals.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
DapibusetDapibuset is a modular bio-manufacturing platform that transforms agricultural and industrial by-products into high-value protein.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Deep Blue Biotech LimitedDeep Blue Biotech is a synthetic biology company.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Delight Food Inc.At Delight Food, we believe in ‘Food for Everyone’.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Diamens1 in 10 women suffers from endometriosis, a disease causing menstrual pain, pain during sex and infertility.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
EcoshellEcoshell reshapes the sustainability discussion with our patented, eggshell-derived plastic-reduction solution that is market proven and fully...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Elastic EnergyElastic Energy drives the clean energy transition toward a more sustainable future with our patented bio-based energy storage solution.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
EntoCellularEntoCellular is creating nutritious, sustainable, and ethical pet food ingredients.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
ExtensityAIExtensityAI is a deep-tech startup specializing in neurosymbolic AI.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedAI
Faradaic SensorsFaradaic.io is revolutionizing food safety with the world’s first oxygen (O‚ÇÇ) gas sensor on a chip‚ compact, low-cost, and highly precise.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
FarmAidThe global food supply chain is threatened by climate change, international conflicts and growing demand.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
FlushhFlushh addresses the critical challenge of inadequate sanitation and open defecation by building eco-toilets from locally sourced and recycled...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
FluvionFluvion enables the sustainable production of nature-identical secretions‚ replacing animal derived products and harmful chemicals.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Flux Polymers GmbHMultilayered food packaging, commonly used today, is difficult to recycle and faces regulatory phase-out under the EU Green Deal.MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Freshpack TechnologiesFreshpack Technologies is revolutionizing post-harvest cooling with affordable, electricity-free smart boxes that extend vegetable shelf life from 2...MassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther

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