You might be interested in getting your startup into an accelerator – and rest assured Boston has no shortage of options – but it’s hard to know exactly what the best options for your stage and industry are. From business support, mentorship and desk space, to equity vs non-equity, marketing, and even prize money – accelerators offer a whole lot and can really help you develop you product, brand, and network. At this panel, you will hear from different accelerators about their selection process and programming so that you can make the right choice for your startup. Here is some information and key dates for 2018 Boston Accelerators

1. Accelerators Info Sheet
Website: ​learnlaunch.com/x
Eligibility: ​LearnLaunch accepts​ ​applications from​ ​any education technology startup from around the world.
Equity Taken:​ up to 6%
Next Application Deadline:​ TBD - check back at learnlaunch.com/x/
Next Program Start & End Dates:​ TBD
Website:​ techstars.com
Eligibility:​ Techstars funds technology oriented companies, typically web-based or other software companies, but has funded
companies that don’t quite fit that mold as well. We’re also looking for companies that can have national or worldwide reach.
We don’t fund biotechnology companies, restaurants, consultancies, or other local service oriented companies.
Equity Taken:​ 6% (ask us about our Equity Back Guarantee!)
Next Application Deadline:​ TBD in Boston, other cities are accepting applications throughout 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates:​ TBD in Boston
Website:​ www.masschallenge.org/apply
Eligibility:​ ​MassChallenge accepts applications for early stage startups across all industries, from anywhere in the world. If
your startup has raised less than $500K in equity-based funding, generated less than $1M in revenue in the last 12 months,
and are set to make a big impact in your industry or on the world, you’re our kind of entrepreneur.
Equity Taken: ​0
Next Application Deadline:​ March 27, 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates: ​June 2018 - October 2018
Website:​ https://fi.co
Eligibility:​ The Founder Institute focuses on founders instead of ideas. If you are talented and motivated to do the work
required to build an enduring tech or tech-enabled company, then we want to hear from you. This includes aspiring founders
with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. More info:
https://fi.co/admissions
Equity Taken: ​Program Fee + Optional Shared Liquidity Pool - more details here: https://fi.co/liquidity
Next Application Deadline:​ Spring 2018 (Dates TBD)
Next Program Start & End Dates: ​Spring 2018 (Dates TBD)
Website: ​www.thewinlab.org
Eligibility: ​The WIN Lab is a sector agnostic accelerator program designed for high growth women entrepreneurs looking to
scale their ventures. We accept applications from early stage entrepreneurs in at least the prototype phase that have
demonstrated market validation and are positioned to scale.
Equity Taken: ​0
Next Application Deadline:​ Applications open early March and close mid-May. Exact dates to be announced on website and
on WIN Lab media channels.
Next Program Start & End Dates:​ September 2018 to April 2019

2. Website:​ http://tiescaleup.org/
Eligibility: ​TiE Boston ScaleUp is specifically geared to help growth stage companies overcome common obstacles and barriers
to scale. The ScaleUp Team supports Massachusetts-based startups that are now in need of the next stage of knowledge,
mentoring, connections and resources, to successfully prepare for scale and their next capital raise.
Equity Taken: ​0
Next Application Deadline: ​Summer 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates:​ Sept 2018 - March/April 2019
Website: ​masschallenge.org/pulse
Eligibility: ​PULSE@MassChallenge accepts top digital health startups that have raised less than $5M in funding and have
generated less than $5M in revenue.
Equity Taken:​ 0
Next Application Deadline:​ TBD - Fall 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates: ​January 2019 - June 2019
​Website:​ www.smarterinthecity.com
Eligibility: ​Smarter in the City’s mission is to fuel economic opportunity in underrepresented communities across Boston
through technology entrepreneurship. Our goal is social & economic equality and we believe entrepreneurship and
diversifying Boston’s startup sector by providing support and resources for local minority-run ventures is the perfect engine to
do so. Through our accelerator program, we draw investment to communities traditionally left out of the high-tech startup
scene. We look for startups at the early stages of development that have created a diverse founding team.
Equity Taken:​ 0
Next Application: ​Deadline: June 15, 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates​: September 2018 - January 2019
Website:​ https://www.tcproject.org/acceleratebos/
Eligibility: ​AccelerateBOS provides entrepreneurs of color in the creative industries a cohort-based model for learning the
foundational business skills to grow their ventures through a rigorous curriculum coupled with entrepreneurial mindset
training and networking opportunities.
Equity Taken:​ 0
Next Application Deadline: ​October/November 2018
Next Program Start & End Dates: ​January 2019- June 2019