MassChallenge

MassChallenge is a non-equity startup accelerator headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK. Founded in 2009, it focuses on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting high-potential startups across various industries globally. MassChallenge provides expert mentorship, a tailored curriculum, and access to corporate partners without taking any equity from the startups. Its programs, including specialized initiatives like MassChallenge FinTech and MassChallenge HealthTech, aim to facilitate partnerships between startups and established companies to drive innovation and growth. To date, MassChallenge has helped over 1,200 alumni raise more than $2 billion in funding and create over 65,000 jobs, demonstrating its significant impact on the global innovation ecosystem.

Cait Brumme

Acting CEO

Cait Brumme

Managing Partner

Siobhan Dullea

CEO

Matt Lashmar

Managing Director

Camila Lecaros

Managing Director

Yonit Serkin

Managing Director

Devon Sherman

Founding Director, Head of MassChallenge FinTech

Michelle Williams

Vice President and Head of Texas Strategy

Past deals in Arizona

Sempulse

Grant in 2018
Sempulse was created for the men and women of their armed forces. With the constant reminders of the dangers their military men and women face in training and combat, Sempulse began developing sensor systems designed specifically for the harsh conditions of battlefield triage spread across the globe. They then realized that they could enhance the entire existing prehospital and multiple casualty spaces with their FieldVitals solution. They are a collection of biomedical, hardware, and software engineers and former U.S. Military Officers located in Arizona, California, Texas, and Illinois. Their Advisory Board consists of Fortune 50 executives, high-ranking U.S. Military flag officers, CEO-tenured physicians, and Tier 1 medical operators.

BMSEED

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Developer of biomedical sustainable elastic electronic devices designed to facilitate their use in biomedical applications. The company's devices focus on stretchable gold films that require soft and stretchable electronic interfaces with cells, tissue, or skin, thereby enabling healthcare providers to eliminate mismatch during traumatic brain injury surgeries, improving electrode-body interactions, and providing better data for therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications.

Roots Studio

Grant in 2016
Roots Studio, Inc. specializes in offering art prints from traditional artists in rural regions of India, Indonesia, Syria, and Jordan. Founded in 2015 and based in Fountain Hills, Arizona, the company focuses on curating, digitizing, and marketing the creative works of these artists, enabling them to reach a broader audience. By establishing digitization centers in rural villages, Roots Studio facilitates the global distribution of the artists' creations, allowing them to sell their artwork multiple times and receive payments instantly through mobile money. The company aims to bridge the gap between traditional artistry and the modern art and design market, which is valued at approximately $32 billion. Formerly known as TOTO Express, the company rebranded to Roots Studio, Inc. in January 2017.

RubyRide

Grant in 2015
RubyRide is re-inventing urban transit, starting in low-density cities where most of them live. They do everything your car does - they get you where you need to go, on your schedule, with no hassle, just a simple monthly fee. They own and insure their cars and are proud to call their drivers employees. For people who don't want a car or the burdens that come with it, RubyRide's personalized transportation service simplifies expenses and maximizes time.

Arbsource

Grant in 2012
Arbsource is developing wastewater treatment systems for the food & beverage industry, cutting painfully expensive water and power bills with biotechnology.

Gramify

Grant in 2010
Gramify is personalized audio greetings that feature the voice of celebrities and fictional characters. These are emotionally-engaging alternatives to print cards and ecards. They are bought online and delivered either through a phone call or through Facebook. They started signing licenses and are negotiating with major brands. The best part is the team which include licensing heavyweights who have done hundreds of deals.

Honor Our Troops

Grant in 2010
HOT provides veterans with an opportunity to save money while helping other veterans.Proceeds from the sale of HOT discount cards is donated to the HOT Foundation.HOT business members increase their sales by offring discounts to veterans.Branded as a HOT member, businesses will be recognized by HOT card members and also by the public at large as being "veteran friendly.HOT Inc. is a for profit company with a non-profit affiliate.
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