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Start@Shea — Chestnut Hill

Accelerate@Shea

9-week accelerator for Boston College student startups; provides $1,500 equity-free grant, weekly workshops, mentorship, and a Demo Day. Run by the Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship.

Social Innovation Forum

Accelerator Program

Leading Cities

AcceliCITY Accelerator

Global smart city/GovTech accelerator connecting startups with city governments, investors, and urban tech experts; rated top-5 GovTech accelerator globally.

Harvard Innovation Labs

Alumni Launch Lab

8-month online accelerator for Harvard alumni founders worldwide; milestone-based with expert access and demo day with 1,000+ investors.

Auxilium Worcester

Auxilium Accelerator

3-month intensive accelerator for scalable startups in Worcester; provides $250K investment, co-working space, mentorship, and programming.

Auxilium Worcester

Auxilium–MBI Life Sciences Accelerator Cohort

Joint 3-month life sciences accelerator by Auxilium and MBI; $250K investment, lab access, and mentorship for healthcare/biotech startups.

LISC Massachusetts

Beyond Six Feet Apart Accelerator

BlueSwell — SeaAhead

BlueSwell Accelerator Program

A 6-month bluetech accelerator run by SeaAhead and the New England Aquarium, supporting startups with solutions to enhance ocean health and sustainability. Provides $25,000 in non-dilutive funding, individualized guidance, mentorship matching, and co-working space at Cambridge Innovation Center.

BonBillo

BonBillo Impact Accelerator (Boston)

2-week in-person bootcamp in Boston for social impact startups; $15K investment, MIT/Google/HubSpot frameworks, Demo Day, and 3 months of follow-up.

Boston XChange

Boston Creator Incubator + Accelerator

Founded by NBA champion Jaylen Brown's Boston XChange and the JLH Social Impact Fund, this program equips creators from underrepresented communities with up to $100,000 in grant capital, workspace, legal services, and business development support to launch and scale creative ventures.