Startup accelerators in Massachusetts
9 verified startup accelerators on Accelerator Atlas are based in Massachusetts. They span FinTech & InsurTech, Generalist & Demographic, and Climate & Energy. Programs here include ACCEL (Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders), Babson WIN Lab (Women Innovating Now), and BOOST (Suffolk Technologies). Each listing shows its source and the date we last checked it.
Showing 9 of 9 programs, plus 1 that has ended
| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
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| ACCEL (Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders)climatetech / clean energy (all sectors) | up to $25,000 grant | Not publishedNon-dilutive grant up to $25,000 plus Greentown incubator membership, VentureWell curriculum, and BGS network. No equity taken. Runs in Somerville MA and Houston TX; equity_pct null because no equity component exists. | Non-dilutive | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | VerifiedPossibly dormantWe could not confirm a recent or upcoming cohort. It may have paused or wound down. Verify before applying. |
| Babson WIN Lab (Women Innovating Now)accelerator for women entrepreneurs in any industry | Not publishedTen-week hybrid accelerator for women entrepreneurs from Babson College's Frank & Eileen Institute for Women and Allies, with sessions held virtually and on Babson's Wellesley, Massachusetts campus, plus optional coach office hours. The program fee is $995 (Babson values the program at $5,000 per participant, with sponsors covering the difference), and a limited number of full and partial scholarships are available; it is free for current Babson, Olin and Wellesley students and for Babson alumnae, and 20% off for Olin and Wellesley alumnae and staff. No investment or equity is mentioned. Applications are submitted through F6S. Babson ran a Spring 2026 cohort, and its tentative Fall 2026 schedule began September 25, 2026. | Not publishedTen-week hybrid accelerator for women entrepreneurs from Babson College's Frank & Eileen Institute for Women and Allies, with sessions held virtually and on Babson's Wellesley, Massachusetts campus, plus optional coach office hours. The program fee is $995 (Babson values the program at $5,000 per participant, with sponsors covering the difference), and a limited number of full and partial scholarships are available; it is free for current Babson, Olin and Wellesley students and for Babson alumnae, and 20% off for Olin and Wellesley alumnae and staff. No investment or equity is mentioned. Applications are submitted through F6S. Babson ran a Spring 2026 cohort, and its tentative Fall 2026 schedule began September 25, 2026. | Fee-based | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| BOOST (Suffolk Technologies)construction tech / built environment (AEC) | $150,000 | 4.5% | Equity for cash | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| FinTech Sandbox (Data Access Residency)fintech (data-driven products) | Not publishedNo fees and no equity taken. Free data access for up to 6 months per data partner through 40 plus providers; startups typically remain active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Rolling admissions, no cohorts; two rounds of virtual interviews with decisions usually one to two weeks after the second interview. | Not publishedNo fees and no equity taken. Free data access for up to 6 months per data partner through 40 plus providers; startups typically remain active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Rolling admissions, no cohorts; two rounds of virtual interviews with decisions usually one to two weeks after the second interview. | Equity-free | MA | Remote | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| FORGEhardware / manufacturing | product development grants (recent Massachusetts round $3,000 to $50,000) | Not publishedA nonprofit that helps hardware and physical-product startups move from prototype to manufacturing through supplier-network support, education, and periodic non-dilutive product development grants. It is an ongoing support organization rather than a fixed cohort. The Fall 2026 grant round ($3,000 to $50,000, for startups and existing businesses with underrepresented leadership in Massachusetts or select regions of New Hampshire and Rhode Island, supported by the Eastern Bank Foundation) ran July 31 to September 14, 2026; no next round has been posted. Earlier rounds include Connecticut product development grants with the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing's Manufacturing Innovation Fund, most recently in Fall 2025. No equity is taken. Sites include Somerville, Springfield, Lowell, and Beverly, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut. | Non-dilutive | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator (Breakthrough to Scale)K-12 through workforce and lifelong learning | $50,000 initial, plus milestone-based follow-on | about 5% to 6% (typical starting point for the initial investment, per FAQ) | Equity for cash | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| MassChallenge FinTech Challengefintech / financial services | Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage fintech 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 Citizens, DCU, the Massachusetts Bankers Association, MassMutual, and The Hartford. The 2026 applications are closed. | Not publishedA roughly four-month MassChallenge challenge program in Boston that connects mid-to-late-stage fintech 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 Citizens, DCU, the Massachusetts Bankers Association, MassMutual, and The Hartford. The 2026 applications are closed. | Equity-free | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| MassChallenge Healthcare Challengehealthcare / life sciences | 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. | 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-free | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
| Visible Hands Founder Fellowships (VHNYC / VHBOS)pre-seed tech and tech-enabled businesses | $10,000 non-dilutive grant (VHNYC; 2026 funding granted by NYCEDC); $5,000 non-dilutive grant at the end of the program (VHBOS); potential future investment from Visible Hands | Not publishedFollow-on investment terms are not published. The 2026 VHNYC fellowship, Visible Hands' fourth VHNYC cohort, ran 14 weeks from March through June 2026 per the program page and cohort announcement, with $10,000 per founder granted by NYCEDC; the Visible Hands homepage still describes VHNYC as a 10-week fellowship. VHBOS, the Boston fellowship, is 13 weeks of hybrid programming with a $5,000 non-dilutive grant at the end of the program; its 2026 cohort runs September through November 2026 and was announced September 15, 2026. program_length_weeks and cohort_size describe VHNYC. | Mixed | MA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Oct 1, 2026 | Verified |
Programs that have ended
| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
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| MassRobotics Acceleratorrobotics | $100,000 non-dilutive | 0% | Equity-free | MA | In person | None | Sep 29, 2026 | VerifiedProgram endedThe operator has said this program ended, or its program pages are gone and it has shown no activity for two years or more. We keep the record so its history stays visible. |
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