Venture Capital
Seed investment and support for Massachusetts-based deep tech startups
MassVentures invests in academic spinouts and early-stage deep tech companies based in Massachusetts. Deep tech innovates scientific and engineering breakthroughs that address big societal challenges, often creating new markets or disrupting existing ones, and have the vast potential to fuel Massachusetts' innovation economy.
With a focus on venture development, we provide funding and guidance to academic spinouts and early-stage companies to help them get traction, build their MVP, find early customers, accelerate GTM strategy, expand sales and bring on key staff. We look for innovative technologies which support the economic growth initiatives of the Commonwealth and place an emphasis on diverse founding teams and geographies.
Testimonials
What founders are saying about partnering with us…
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MassVentures has been a central partner to Aclarity providing dilutive and non-dilutive capital, access to resources in and out of the region, and support as we commercialize our complex, deep tech product in the field. Notably, MassVentures accelerated our Series A fundraise as the first organization to commit funding, propelling others to do the same. The MassVentures team continues to offer their deep expertise in growing startup organizations drawing from each individuals' backgrounds with support and encouragement.”
Julie Bliss Mullen
Founder & CEO, Aclarity
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MassVentures has been a central partner to Aclarity providing dilutive and non-dilutive capital, access to resources in and out of the region, and support as we commercialize our complex, deep tech product in the field. Notably, MassVentures accelerated our Series A fundraise as the first organization to commit funding, propelling others to do the same. The MassVentures team continues to offer their deep expertise in growing startup organizations drawing from each individuals' backgrounds with support and encouragement.”
Julie Bliss Mullen
Founder & CEO, Aclarity
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MassVentures has been a central partner to Aclarity providing dilutive and non-dilutive capital, access to resources in and out of the region, and support as we commercialize our complex, deep tech product in the field. Notably, MassVentures accelerated our Series A fundraise as the first organization to commit funding, propelling others to do the same. The MassVentures team continues to offer their deep expertise in growing startup organizations drawing from each individuals' backgrounds with support and encouragement.”
Julie Bliss Mullen
Founder & CEO, Aclarity
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Emvolon is truly grateful to collaborate with MassVentures. Much more than just capital, MassVentures has been very helpful in providing us with connections to other investors and entrepreneurs as well as bringing federal and state funding opportunities to our attention. Furthermore, they have facilitated interactions with both state officials and experts to help us explore financial growth opportunities in the Commonwealth. It is a pleasure working with them.”
Emmanuel Kasseris
Cofounder & CEO, Emvolon
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Emvolon is truly grateful to collaborate with MassVentures. Much more than just capital, MassVentures has been very helpful in providing us with connections to other investors and entrepreneurs as well as bringing federal and state funding opportunities to our attention. Furthermore, they have facilitated interactions with both state officials and experts to help us explore financial growth opportunities in the Commonwealth. It is a pleasure working with them.”
Emmanuel Kasseris
Cofounder & CEO, Emvolon
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Emvolon is truly grateful to collaborate with MassVentures. Much more than just capital, MassVentures has been very helpful in providing us with connections to other investors and entrepreneurs as well as bringing federal and state funding opportunities to our attention. Furthermore, they have facilitated interactions with both state officials and experts to help us explore financial growth opportunities in the Commonwealth. It is a pleasure working with them.”
Emmanuel Kasseris
Cofounder & CEO, Emvolon
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MassVentures has been instrumental in Electrified Thermal Solutions' growth, providing crucial funding, guidance and network support that accelerated the development of our Joule Hive™ Thermal Battery - a revolutionary system that uses electrically conductive firebricks to store renewable energy at temperatures up to 1,800°C for use in industrial heat process. Their deep understanding of complex technical innovations and commitment to sustainability has been invaluable as we work to decarbonize high temperature industrial heat processes across all industries through our cost-effective thermal storage solution.”
Dan Stack
Cofounder & CEO, Electrified Thermal Solutions
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MassVentures has been instrumental in Electrified Thermal Solutions' growth, providing crucial funding, guidance and network support that accelerated the development of our Joule Hive™ Thermal Battery - a revolutionary system that uses electrically conductive firebricks to store renewable energy at temperatures up to 1,800°C for use in industrial heat process. Their deep understanding of complex technical innovations and commitment to sustainability has been invaluable as we work to decarbonize high temperature industrial heat processes across all industries through our cost-effective thermal storage solution.”
Dan Stack
Cofounder & CEO, Electrified Thermal Solutions
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MassVentures has been instrumental in Electrified Thermal Solutions' growth, providing crucial funding, guidance and network support that accelerated the development of our Joule Hive™ Thermal Battery - a revolutionary system that uses electrically conductive firebricks to store renewable energy at temperatures up to 1,800°C for use in industrial heat process. Their deep understanding of complex technical innovations and commitment to sustainability has been invaluable as we work to decarbonize high temperature industrial heat processes across all industries through our cost-effective thermal storage solution.”
Dan Stack
Cofounder & CEO, Electrified Thermal Solutions
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MassVentures plays a key role in the Massachusetts startup community by funding startups from idea to scale-up stage and has supported Transaera from MIT spin-out to commercial scale-up. MassVentures is another reason why Massachusetts is a great place to start a deep-tech venture.”
Sorin Grama
Cofounder & CEO, Transaera
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MassVentures plays a key role in the Massachusetts startup community by funding startups from idea to scale-up stage and has supported Transaera from MIT spin-out to commercial scale-up. MassVentures is another reason why Massachusetts is a great place to start a deep-tech venture.”
Sorin Grama
Cofounder & CEO, Transaera
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MassVentures plays a key role in the Massachusetts startup community by funding startups from idea to scale-up stage and has supported Transaera from MIT spin-out to commercial scale-up. MassVentures is another reason why Massachusetts is a great place to start a deep-tech venture.”
Sorin Grama
Cofounder & CEO, Transaera
Team Massachusetts is excited to connect you with the latest and most relevant resources available for businesses. We’re here to support you every step of the way as your company grows. Through the Business Front Door, we can make your business journey in Massachusetts a successful one. Learn more at www.mass.gov/business-front-door.
Team Massachusetts is excited to connect you with the latest and most relevant resources available for businesses. We’re here to support you every step of the way as your company grows. Through the Business Front Door, we can make your business journey in Massachusetts a successful one. Learn more at www.mass.gov/business-front-door.
Team Massachusetts is excited to connect you with the latest and most relevant resources available for businesses. We’re here to support you every step of the way as your company grows. Through the Business Front Door, we can make your business journey in Massachusetts a successful one. Learn more at www.mass.gov/business-front-door.
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