StartHouse is a 10-week accelerator where a cohort of 20 student founders develops their startups with access to successful entrepreneurs, VCs, and investors. Over the past two years, our program has had huge success: most of the teams continue building their companies in various fields, and some have been funded by top-tier VC’s and accelerators. Now in its third year, StartHouse continues to evolve, attracting more student founders and making a greater impact on MIT’s startup ecosystem. We do everything we can to help MIT students launch a successful venture with our resources, connections, workshops, and most importantly a community of like-minded people.
How does StartHouse work?
- 6 weeks pre-IAP to build the momentum to accelerate your startup’s development during the full-time focus over IAP.
- 2 weeks during IAP to build your startup, learn from successful founders and peers, and get advice from VCs and industry professionals.
- a week in San Francisco to meet with Bay Area founders, MIT alums, VCs, accelerators, and others prominent in the ecosystem.
- last week of IAP for teams to fine-tune their products and pitches for the Demo Day.
What do you get from StartHouse?
- An amazing community of other student founders at MIT.
- Motivation to work on your startup full-time over IAP in a co-working space.
- Workshops, office hours, meetings with Boston and Bay Area founders, VCs, investors, industry professionals, and peers.
- Access to the San Francisco startup ecosystem during our one-week trip.
- Connections, opportunities, and exceptional experience.
- And much more!
Application Q/A:
What are the teams?
Teams should be 2-3 students that are committed to working together on a startup.
Who should apply?
Each person on a team for a project should apply. Some questions only have to be submitted by one team member.
Who is eligible:
There should be at least one MIT student on the team and everyone must be at least 18 to apply.
What is the application process?
- Submit the Google form
- Be ready for a 3 minute pitch followed by a 10 minute interview if you’re selected for the second round.
Deadline to apply: Tuesday, October 22th at 11:59pm.
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