University programme · Massachusetts, United States
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.
Closed Run by Harvard Innovation Labs, Harvard University
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Runs online for eight months; the 2026-27 cohort runs from September 2026 to May 2027. Funding, equity and fee terms are not published on the public pages. Earlier cohorts (for example 2023-24) ran under the name Launch Lab X GEO.
2026-27 cohort: applications opened 7 April 2026 and closed 12 May 2026.
Usual timing: The application for the 2027-28 cohort opens in the spring.
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