MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge
HealthTech & MedTech · Run by MassChallenge · Boston, MA
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- Equity-freeProvides support with no cash invested and no equity taken.
- Investment
- Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model, taking no equity and charging no fee to participate. Partners include Altus Dental, Eli Lilly, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and MassMutual. The 2026 applications are closed.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model, taking no equity and charging no fee to participate. Partners include Altus Dental, Eli Lilly, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and MassMutual. The 2026 applications are closed.
- Program length
- 17 weeks
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- mid-to-late stage (validated product ready for scaling)
- Sub-vertical
- healthcare / life sciences
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- MassChallenge
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: A roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model, taking no equity and charging no fee to participate. Partners include Altus Dental, Eli Lilly, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and MassMutual. The 2026 applications are closed.
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Terms in plain English
The MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge is a roughly four-month program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with corporate partners for pilots, with virtual check-ins and four in-person sessions. MassChallenge runs an equity-free, zero-cost model: it takes no equity and charges no fee to participate. Confirm current program details with MassChallenge before applying.
Who this is actually for
Mid-to-late-stage healthcare and life-science startups with a validated product ready to scale that want structured pilots with hospital systems, payers, and life-science partners in Boston. Best for teams that can attend four in-person sessions.
MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge application deadlines
Next challenge (2026 applications closed): Timing expected, exact dates not yet confirmed.
Verified Aug 26, 2026Source
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge application deadline?
- A specific application window for MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge is not yet published. Timing is expected but not confirmed.
- How much does MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge invest?
- MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge does not publish an investment amount, so we record it as not published.
- How much equity does MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge take?
- MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge does not publish the equity it takes, so we record it as not published.
- Where is MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge located and is it in person?
- MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge is based in Boston, MA and runs a hybrid program.
- Is MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge still active?
- As of our last check on Aug 26, 2026, MassChallenge Healthcare Challenge is active.
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