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MassChallenge Type 501(c)(3) Location Boston, MA, USA Website www.masschallenge.org MassChallenge is a non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to launch and succeed immediately. Primary activities include running an annual global startup competition, documenting and organizing key resources, and organizing training and networking events.[1]
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The 2010 MassChallenge Startup Competition
Launched in April 2010 with $1M in total awards split amongst the top teams (selected from the final 26). The 2010 competition had 440 entrants from over 26 countries and 24 states and resulted in 111 finalists.[2] By providing an accelerator program to all finalists, MassChallenge is the world’s biggest and broadest startup accelerator[3]. The accelerator program ended with 26 companies in the running for a share of the $1,000,000.[4][5]. The first Final Awards Ceremony was held at Fan Pier, Boston on October 21, with keynotes by Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino, Steve Case, and Gregory Bialecki, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development.[6]
The 2010 Winners and Runners Up[7]
Prize ($) Company 100k Ksplice 100k Locately 100k OsmoPure 100k Samanta Shoes 50k 3Play Media 50k Abroad101 50k Energesis Pharmaceuticals 50k OsComp Systems 50k Pearl's Premium 50k RelayRides 50k Rentabilities 50k ScholarPro Inc. 50k Seeding Labs 50k StorageByMail.com 50k Symmetric Computing 50k Zyrra Runners Up 7Solar Technologies, Inc. Runners Up Architexa Runners Up Aukera Therapeutics, Inc. Runners Up Brass Monkey Runners Up Embed.ly, Inc. Runners Up JoyTunes Runners Up Novophage Runners Up Relay Technology Management Runners Up Sproxil Runners Up ViThera Laboratories The 2010 Partners[8]
Diamond Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Foley Hoag LLP Fan Pier A Development of the Fallon Company Solidworks Babson College The Deshpande Foundation Xerox Microsoft New England Research & Development Center Joshua Boger The Blackstone Charitable Foundation Vestify The Mass Tech Collaborative Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation Russian Venture Company References
- ^ http://www.masschallenge.org/about-us
- ^ http://masschallenge.org/sites/default/files/MassChallenge-Finalist-Teams.pdf
- ^ Moore, Galen (October 18, 2010). "Tech incubator MassChallenge showing the money". http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/10/18/story7.html., Boston Business Journal
- ^ "MassChallenge down to final 26 start-ups". http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20101015masschallenge_down_to_final_26_start-ups_hub_of_innovation_universe/srvc=home&position=also., Boston Hearald
- ^ "And then there were 26 - finalists at MassChallenge". http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/10/11/daily103-And-then-there-were-26---finalists-at-MassChallenge.html., MassHighTech
- ^ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/10/22/masschallenge-awards-1m-to-16-startups-across-it-cleantech-retail-and-healthcare-also-some-words-of-wisdom-from-steve-case/
- ^ http://www.masschallenge.org/
- ^ http://www.masschallenge.org/about-us/partners
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