MassChallenge

MassChallenge is a global nonprofit startup accelerator headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 2009. It supports early-stage entrepreneurs across various industries, including technology, healthcare, and social impact, by providing mentorship, resources, and networking opportunities. With locations in Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK, MassChallenge connects high-potential startups with industry experts and investors to foster innovation and facilitate growth. The accelerator operates on a non-equity model, allowing entrepreneurs to maintain full ownership of their companies while benefiting from strategic partnerships and tailored training programs. Through its diverse initiatives, such as targeted accelerator programs like MassChallenge HealthTech and FinTech, the organization aims to drive impactful change and enhance the global innovation ecosystem.

Cait Brumme

Acting CEO

Nick Dougherty

Managing Director, MassChallenge HealthTech

Siobhan Dullea

CEO

Matthew 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 Search Engine

Carta Digital

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Carta Digital develops a platform, Biblewhere, which serves as a Bible search engine and database architecture. It also develops an unparalleled databank of curated content, linked to any name in the Bible, and connected to the relevant verses.

Xena Intelligence

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Xena Intelligence is a data-driven management platform designed specifically for e-commerce sellers, focusing on enhancing sales across major platforms like Amazon and Walmart. The company utilizes a proprietary algorithm that leverages intelligent data analytics to optimize pay-per-click advertising campaigns. By continuously ingesting keyword and sales data from various sources, Xena Intelligence automates decision-making processes, allowing clients to adapt their advertising strategies to the dynamic e-commerce environment. This innovative approach enables sellers to improve their campaign effectiveness and drive growth in their online sales.

Ask DOSS

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Ask DOSS is a digital real estate marketplace that improves the way people list and search for homes. They give people the tools they need to search for buy and sell real estate. They provide transactions for buyers and sellers, and they serve people.

Diffeo

Grant in 2019
Diffeo is a developer of an AI-powered advanced discovery platform that enhances the process of information retrieval for individuals. By analyzing in-progress documents and utilizing probabilistic inference algorithms, the platform allows users to efficiently search through files across various sources, including email, desktop, and cloud-based accounts. As users engage with Diffeo, the platform learns their interests and preferences, enabling it to recommend relevant sources and uncover connections that may be deeply buried or intentionally hidden. This continual learning process not only streamlines workflows but also provides users with clearer insights into the people, places, and events that are significant to them.

Considdr

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Considdr, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a sophisticated search engine designed to help users save, organize, and analyze data insights. Founded in 2017, the platform aggregates and distills information from various sources, providing relevant insights while filtering out irrelevant data. It focuses on delivering key findings in areas such as statistics, research outcomes, predictions, and expert commentary. By validating information across multiple documents, Considdr enables researchers, marketers, and business strategists to make informed decisions based on evidence. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to enhance the way individuals build and update their knowledge.

WA2COOK

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
WA2COOK offers the user to search recipes by ingredients, allergies, filter by nutrition, cuisines, courses, time, and chef blogs. Their customers inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.

Project Lever

Grant in 2017
Project Lever is a knowledge management platform designed to assist students in initiating and completing research projects by consolidating university resources into a searchable format. Founded in 2012 by Svetlana Dotsenko and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company employs natural language processing algorithms to match students with relevant academic resources, including courses, past projects, faculty profiles, grants, and library guides. The platform allows students to articulate their research interests through keyword searches, ranks resources based on relevance, and offers interactive visualizations to enhance brainstorming. Project Lever sells subscriptions to universities, providing a solution that can be implemented quickly using data scraping techniques, thereby facilitating efficient access to quality content and resources for research scholars.

Brandfetch

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Brandfetch is a information site for search engine marketing and search issues for brands.

Searchin

Grant in 2016
Searchin is an AI-powered talent sourcing platform that specializes in collecting and analyzing web data to identify open positions and potential candidates. By engaging with both individuals and companies, Searchin effectively matches talent with opportunities without requiring human intervention. The platform excels in accessing the passive candidate market, where a significant percentage of currently employed high-tech workers are receptive to new job prospects. With a focus on assessing candidates based on skills, personality, and company culture, Searchin streamlines the recruitment process, enabling sourcing teams to operate more efficiently and effectively.

TalentRocket

Grant in 2015
Talent Rocket is a job search engine that enables its users to find jobs with a suitable work environment for them. Job seekers can select their preferred company culture, follow their favorite companies, and start career conversations with employers. Talent Rocket was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Wanderu

Grant in 2012
Wanderu is a company that operates a travel search platform, allowing users to find and book the best deals on inter-city bus and train travel in North America and Europe. The platform is accessible online and through mobile applications for iOS and Android. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Wanderu aims to standardize and centralize travel data for buses, trains, and ferries, providing an efficient travel planning and booking experience.

Alltuition

Grant in 2011
Alltuition is an online search engine that enables collage students to find sources for financial aid. It tracks hundreds of student loan providers to help students find the best loans they are eligible for and to understand the real cost of borrowing.

Feathery

Feathery is a technology company that provides a low-code platform focused on creating customizable forms and user journeys, particularly for industries such as insurance, financial services, and healthcare. The platform streamlines end-to-end data intake workflows, enabling product teams to efficiently build and deploy forms while ensuring compatibility with popular search engines and JavaScript frameworks. By offering features like automatic deployment and SEO indexing, Feathery empowers businesses to enhance their data collection processes, granting users greater ownership, speed, and control over their workflows.
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