MassChallenge's Texas chapter, offering equity-free acceleration to Houston-based founders.
- Location:
- Houston, TX, United States
- Duration:
- 16 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Under 3 million US dollars in trailing 12-month revenue
- Less than 5 million US dollars in equity funding
- Traction evidenced by customer interviews, revenue, website traffic, letters of intent, technology readiness levels or preclinical progress
- Ability to travel for the in-person kickoff in Boston and the mid-programme roadshow in Dallas
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Pick the US programme that matches your sector
MassChallenge does not run a standalone Texas accelerator. Texas activity sits inside its US programming, which is split into Traction programmes for early-stage founders and Challenge programmes run with corporate partners.
- 2
Create an account on the application portal
Applications are submitted through accelerate.masschallenge.org, which requires you to register before starting a form.
- 3
Submit before that programme's own closing date
Each US programme runs its own application window, and there is no application fee.
- 4
Join the waitlist when no window is open
The Traction programme page offers a waitlist so US applicants are notified when the next programme is announced.
- 5
Attend the Dallas roadshow
US programming includes a 3 to 4 day mid-programme roadshow in Dallas, designed to connect founders with potential partners, clients, investors and mentors, alongside a 3 to 4 day kickoff in Boston.