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Massachusetts Innovation Network
Massachusetts Innovation Network is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes innovation and startups in the Northeast USA. It has assisted over 3,500 startups since its founding in 1986.
Overview
What Massachusetts Innovation Network does
What Massachusetts Innovation Network is
Massachusetts Innovation Network is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes innovation and startups in the Northeast USA. It has assisted over 3,500 startups since its founding in 1986.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 1986
- Approximate age
- About 40 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Massachusetts Innovation Network as a community
Community overview
The Massachusetts Innovation Network is a non-profit organization founded in 1986, based in Burlington, Massachusetts. It focuses on supporting innovators and startups in their efforts to commercialize and scale their technologies. The organization has assisted over 3,000 startups through its programs, including The Eddies and The Global Eddies.
Community focus
The Massachusetts Innovation Network invests in and provides services to startups in various sectors, including artificial intelligence, clean technology, health and life sciences, robotics, and hard technology. It primarily supports Massachusetts-based startups that have successfully incubated and have not raised funding beyond Series C or its equivalent. The organization aims to help these startups navigate the challenges of commercialization and scaling.
Member value
Members benefit from access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and recognition through awards programs. The organization also provides resources to help startups navigate the commercialization process.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 3,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 19, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Builders
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
The Eddies is an annual awards event recognizing innovative startups in Massachusetts. The Global Eddies Pitch Day, scheduled for March 19, 2026, offers international startups a platform to present their technologies.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Osmoses, Podimetrics, Invisawear, AOA Dx, GenH, Zeptive, and Tatum Robotics.
Common questions
What to know about Massachusetts Innovation Network
Upseed classifies Massachusetts Innovation Network under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
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