MassChallenge, the world’s most startup-friendly accelerator, awarded $1 million in cash prizes to 16 of the highest-impact startups from the 2017 Boston accelerator, its most competitive program to date.
In addition, CASIS & Boeing also allocated $500,000 to three startups from the cohort to fund research projects on the International Space Station.
CozyKin Massachusetts | High Tech | Creates the sharing economy for childcare by matching local families together and placing them with Montessori-trained nannies in in-home nanny shares.
OffGridBox Massachusetts | Energy/Clean Tech | Creates a modular and compact unit that provides renewable energy and treated water in remote areas.
Pykus Therapeutics Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences | Develops a dissolvable intraocular device to make retinal surgery less painful and more successful.
Vence California | General/Retail/Consumer Goods | Increases revenues, eliminates fencing costs/capex, and reduces labor expenses for livestock farmers.