MIT $100K Accelerate Contest
Supports MIT-affiliated teams with working prototypes through a contest that prepares ventures for investor conversations.
The MIT $100K Accelerate Contest is the second of three annual competitions in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, a student-organized program founded in 1989 through MIT Sloan School of Management. Held each March at the MIT Media Lab, the Accelerate contest is prototype-focused and selects 12 finalist teams to compete for a $10,000 Grand Prize plus an Audience Choice award. All prizes ar…
Supports MIT-affiliated teams with working prototypes across all industries through a non-dilutive contest awarding a $10,000 grand prize to 12 finalists each March at MIT Media Lab.
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