MIT delta v Accelerator Cohort
Supports MIT-affiliated startup teams with equity-free funding and intensive accelerator mentoring through summer.
MIT delta v is the flagship student-venture accelerator of MIT, run by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. It provides MIT-affiliated startup teams with a $75,000 equity-free stipend per team, plus more than $200,000 in partner perks and credits from companies including AWS, GitHub, Stripe, and HubSpot. MIT takes no equity. The 2026 cohort timeline is fully confirmed: applications op…
Provides MIT-affiliated startup teams with a $75,000 equity-free stipend and full-time accelerator support from June through September to build and demonstrate early-stage ventures across all sectors.
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