Applications Open for Spring 2026
The MIT & Harvard Startup Accelerator
Built for the best 15 startups from MIT and Harvard each semester.
No equity taken. Just founder-friendly support to help you build faster.
Built for the best 15 startups from MIT and Harvard each semester.
No equity taken. Just founder-friendly support to help you build faster.
Everything you need to go from idea to funded startup
Over $200K in cloud credits from 20+ sponsors including Anthropic, Google, AWS, and Nvidia, plus $10K in legal services from Orrick and Clerky.
Connect with experienced founders, investors, and industry leaders who understand the student founder journey.
Access to top VCs, potential customers, and a demo day to showcase your startup to investors.
Join the best founders from MIT, Harvard, and beyond. Undergrads, PhDs, and MBAs building together.
Intimate fireside chats with executives from leading companies. Learn from founders who've built billion-dollar companies, VCs who've backed the best, and operators who've scaled startups from zero to IPO.
Every week, you'll hear directly from people who've been in your shoes and built something incredible.
At the end of each cohort, our startups showcase their progress at Demo Day. Connect with investors, potential customers, and the broader startup community to celebrate achievements and open doors for the next phase of growth.
See Our StartupsWe're looking for the most promising student founders from MIT and Harvard. Each semester, we carefully select 15 startups that show exceptional potential, innovative ideas, and the drive to build something meaningful.
Have questions about the program? Read our FAQ