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On October 9th, Dr. Kerry Buckley, MITRE Vice President for Air Force Programs, the Air Force Cyber Operations team, and representatives from MITRE’s Bridging Innovation team traveled to Austin, Texas to meet with organizations in the defense innovation ecosystem....

BOSTON, October 24, 2019 – MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, tonight awarded more than $1M to 12 startups from its 10th annual Boston accelerator and second annual Rhode Island accelerator. Through a partnership with Boeing and...

MassRobotics brought together the robotics community for the 3rd Annual #RobotBlockParty on October 20th to help celebrate the Massachusetts Statewide STEM week. The event attracted over a thousand attendees, from preschoolers to high schoolers, university students to...

PRESS RELEASE GlobeNewswire Oct. 14, 2019, 12:00 PM Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) is among the 60 winners of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) $3 million Growth Accelerator Fund Competition for...

October 2, 2019, RHODE ISLAND – MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the top six startups from its 2019 Rhode Island program. Selected startups will now move into the final judging round, where they’ll compete for cash...

MITRE hosted the Global Women’s Innovation Network in the Boston Seaport on Thursday Oct 3rd.  A dozen US Congressional staffers toured MassChallenge and MassRobotics learning about the robust innovation ecosystem in Boston and MITRE’s activities to bridge innovative...

Interested in dual-use technologies that detect, track, identify, characterize, attribute or mitigate unmanned systems, to include sensors, compute hardware/software, image processing, AI, sensor fusion, secure comms, trusted ID, power systems, advanced materials, and...

23 September- We are thrilled to introduce you to BostInno’s 2019 50 on Fire. Today, we’re officially announcing the 50 people and companies that are heating up Boston’s ecosystem. We invite you and your team, friends, family—and anyone who wants to network with...

Capital Factory is pleased to announce the $100,000 Artificial Intelligence Challenge focused on AI startups whose solutions address the four AI “initial thrusts” articulated by the Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force*. The launch of the AI Task Force allows the...

Techstars, the U.S. Air Force, and BAE Systems FAST Labs are proud to announce the opening of applications for the third class of the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars.  This year’s interest areas expand beyond previous year’s focus’ of autonomous...

AFWERX Austin hosted the newly awarded 19.2 SBIR Phase I companies together with venture capital and Air Force stakeholders on 14 - 15 August. The event accelerated the matching of Air Force problems with viable solutions, and put projects on agile execution pathways...

14 August, Rhode Island- Looking to the Future: Impact Through Collaboration Entrepreneurship has gained recognition as a major economic driver and growth strategy, with multiple parties—such as leaders from various sectors, governments, corporates, and...

BURLINGTON, Mass. (AFNS) -- By Benjamin Newell, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs / Published July 25, 2019 Program Executive Office Digital granted 13 drone technology contracts to innovative companies during a Pitch Day held July 24 at the Northeastern University...

BOULDER, Colo. – July 30, 2019 – Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, today announced a $42M investment led by SVB Financial Group, the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank, with additional participation from existing investors...

5 August, Las Vegas- The collisions that are common in the private sector are few and far between for Airmen and other military members who are increasingly looking for ways to advance their branch’s capabilities. To better foster a culture of collaboration and...

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Program executive offices at Hanscom established intensive, in-person training for acquisition professionals with entrepreneurs at off-base locations by working with private sector partners. Banshee is a two-week course July 16-26 in...

15 July- Techstars is excited to announce the 10 companies joining the inaugural class of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles. Over the next three months these companies will rapidly accelerate their businesses by working closely with Techstars,...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we first introduced our Techstars program in partnership with Stanley Black & Decker here in Hartford, CT.  In that time, many companies from our first class, which focused solely on additive manufacturing, have...

MassChallenge has released a report to celebrate their progress over the past 10 years and importance on removing barriers to entrepreneurship moving forward. A note from the CEO: Over the past decade, MassChallenge has played a vital role in strengthening local and...