Global EXPANSION MASSCHALLENGE STARTUPS COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD: MassChallenge is deeply committed to supporting entrepreneurs around the world. Based on our track record of success from 2010- In 2015, MassChallenge received 2,250 applications from startups hailing 2015, and in response to overwhelming international demand, we from 67 countries. Over 1,600 startups applied to the Boston program, made a pledge to launch 10 more MassChallenge programs in 10 including about 150 via MassChallenge Israel. Over 800 startups applied cities around the world by 2020. to MassChallenge UK in the program's first year in London. About 50 percent of the 2015 applicants are international and 50 percent are We are already tracking ahead of schedule. In 2016, we will launch headquartered in the US. Many startups applied to both programs. three new accelerators — based in Israel, Mexico, and Switzerland — to augment our existing accelerator programs in Boston and the UK. By linking the world’s most promising and productive entrepreneurial ecosystems through our global accelerator network, we will provide a platform to enable the world’s highest-impact 2,250 67 startups to gain access to the critical resources they need to succeed. We are helping to ensure that every high-potential startup TOTAL APPLICANTS IN COUNTRIES REPRESENTED can access global resources, talent, and markets — from day one. 2015 IN APPLICANT POOL ? US UK Israel Mexico Switzerland Next... 3030
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