MassChallenge
MassChallenge (nonprofit) · Equity-free nonprofit accelerator, sector programs in health, security, fintech, climate and food
Next deadline
4moFeb 2027
Estimated from past cadence · 2027 Healthcare & Life Sciences Traction
Next batch
n/a
Not published
Offer
n/a
No equity
Batches a year
n/a
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 States, Switzerland (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
| Batch | Starts | Deadline | Demo day | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2027 | n/a | Feb 2027in 4 months | n/a | |
| Earlier | ||||
| 2026 Security & Resiliency TractionTraction · Cohort announcement expected this fallDeadline Jul 9 | n/a | Jul 92 months ago | n/a | |
| 2026 SwitzerlandMassChallenge SwitzerlandDeadline Mar 4 | n/a | Mar 46 months ago | n/a | |
| 2026 IsraelMassChallenge IsraelDeadline Mar 4 | n/a | Mar 46 months ago | n/a | |
| 2026 Healthcare & Life Sciences TractionTraction · Program has wrappedDeadline Feb 20 | n/a | Feb 207 months ago | n/a |
4 programs
MassChallenge companies, rising first
Showing 40 of 181 companies
About MassChallenge
- Run by
- MassChallenge (nonprofit)
- Companies from
- official portfolio and batch pages, loaded by research
- Dates checked
- 2026-09-25, from 6 official pages
- Refresh
- Monthly; last read 2026-09-26, 352 rows
- On the list now
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- masschallenge.org/about-us/
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