- Website
- Competition Organizer
MassChallenge, an independent not-for-profit organization
- Who's Eligible
- Essentially anyone from anywhere, although physical presence in Massachusetts is necessary during the competition for presentations and mentoring. Winners are not required to maintain their operations in Massachusetts. Must have less than $500K of aggregate investment to date and less than $1M in revenue over last 12 months.
- Important Dates
Registration officially begins on April 14, 2010 (originally April 7) and ends on June 11, 2010. Entry fee is $195 if paid before May 15 and $295 if paid between May 15 and June 11. Final judging and awards ceremonies will take place on October 21, 2010 in Boston MA.
- Competition Prizes
The exact number and amount of prizes will depend on the judges, but 15-20 prizes of $50K-100K are expected, totaling $1 million of prize money.
- Other Info
This marks the inaugural competition for MassChallenge, which as an independent entity has attracted support from governmental, foundation, and private sources.
- Competition News & Updates
- Winners announced in Mass Challenge Competition - by Peter Howe, NECN (10/22/10)
- Cambridge's Ksplice among top-4 MassChallenge winners
- MassChallenge reveals 110 incubator finalists
- Tech incubator to launch at Fan Pier in July
- MassChallenge Launches $1 Million Global Business Competition to Fuel State's Innovation Economy
- Related Blog Posts
5 lessons from MassChallenge
In “Startup Competitions: 5 Lessons from MassChallenge“, entrepreneur/investor Ty Danco provides an in-depth postmortem of the inaugural MassChallenge 2010 startup competition – why it succeeded and what might make the next competition even better. Danco’s observations can serve as lessons … Continue reading
MassChallenge crushes the ball
“MassChallenge, For the Win …” – by Scott Kirsner, Boston.com (Oct. 21, 2010). The organizers of MassChallenge set a very high bar for themselves in launching this massive entrepreneurship competition earlier in 2010, and they sailed over that bar. Four … Continue reading
