Incubators · United States
13 programmes. Of these, 5 say they take no equity, and none has applications open.
Membership network of shared lab and office space for life-science companies, from early-stage founders to established R&D teams. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with sites across the US, Europe, Asia and Canada.
Funding not published · equity not published
Harvard Innovation Labs' September-to-May accelerator for climate ventures led by Harvard students, alumni, faculty or staff that are past the idea stage, with advisers, expert office hours, workshops and climate investor introductions.
Funding not published · equity not published
Nonprofit climatetech incubator with campuses in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Houston, giving member startups labs, prototyping space and a machine shop, plus introductions to corporate partners, investors and mentors.
Funding not published · equity not published
Northeastern University's student-run venture accelerator for ventures of Northeastern students, staff and alumni, with advisers, workshops and non-equity grants across three stages: Ready, Set and Go. No fees and no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Nonprofit shared-lab facility in Kendall Square, Cambridge, renting permitted lab and office space, shared equipment and operations support to early-stage life-science startups, from single-scientist teams upward.
Funding not published · equity not published
Harvard Innovation Labs' eight-month online accelerator for pre-seed and seed ventures, for-profit or nonprofit, founded and led by alumni of any of Harvard's 13 schools, wherever they are based.
Funding not published · equity not published
Nonprofit robotics hub in Boston that hosts resident startups on month-to-month terms, with desks, labs and offices, prototyping tools, robot hardware and introductions to investors and sponsors. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
The Martin Trust Center's full-time summer accelerator for MIT student founders, with US$75,000 in equity-free funding, partner perks and a September demo day at MIT in Cambridge.
US$75k grant · equity-free
MIT's educational programme for student-led ventures at any stage, with group and paired mentoring, expert access and up to US$25,000 in cumulative non-dilutive funding. New teams join in fall, spring or summer cycles.
Funding not published · equity-free
Wet-lab and co-working space in Allston run by Harvard Innovation Labs for biotech and life-science ventures founded by Harvard students, alumni, faculty and postdocs, on month-to-month memberships.
Funding not published · equity not published
Innovate@BU's 10-week summer programme for early-stage BU student and recent-alumni ventures, with a stipend of up to US$10,000, twice-weekly workshops, mentors and a closing pitch to investors.
Funding not published · equity not published
Babson's 10-week, full-time summer accelerator for student ventures from Babson, Olin and Wellesley colleges, with free co-working space, on-campus housing and meals, workshops and adviser feedback. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
The Harvard Innovation Labs incubator for ventures led by Harvard students. It is self-paced, with i-lab coaches, mentor pairing and monthly panels where teams pitch to move through four stages toward investor readiness.
Funding not published · equity not published
We list 13 programmes: BioLabs, Climate Circle Accelerator, Greentown Labs, IDEA, LabCentral, Launch Lab X and 7 more. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
5 of the 13 say they take no equity: IDEA, MassRobotics, MIT delta v, MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program and Summer Venture Program. 8 do not publish their equity terms.
None of them has applications open at the moment. 4 publish when they usually open; see each listing.
Boston (4), Cambridge (4), Massachusetts (3), Somerville (1) and Wellesley (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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