Accelerate@Shea
About the program · 3 linked sources
Accelerate@Shea is a 9-week incubator program for Boston College student startups, run by Start@Shea under the Shea Center. Provides $1,500 equity-free grants per team, personalized mentorship from alumni professionals, curated workshops, and access to the Start@Shea community. Culminates in Demo Day. Cohorts since 2020. 2026 cohort active.
Also known as: Shea Center Accelerator, Accelerate Shea
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-25); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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Funding range
$1,500
Equity
None
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-06-25
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Accelerate@Shea
--- title: "Accelerate@Shea" source_url: https://www.startatshea.com/accelerate-shea capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Accelerate@Shea is a 9-week program providing student startups with expert advice, space, and funding. Teams receive $1,500 equity-free grant, personalized mentorship from professionals and alumni, workshops, and access to Start@Shea resources and community. Culminates in Demo Day. 2026 cohort active. Cohorts since 2020. Past cohorts: Classes of '25, '24, '23, '22, '21, '20.
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Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship
--- title: "Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship" source_url: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/sites/shea-center.html capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Central hub for entrepreneurship at Boston College. Located in Carroll School of Management at 245 Beacon Street, Room 202. Founded 2015 through gift from Mary Shea and six children honoring Edmund H. Shea Jr. Senior Associate Director: Kelsey Renda '12, M.B.A. '18. Supports 1,000+ students annually through 30+ events per semester. 7 student-focused programs. Offers entrepreneurship co-concentration, co-curricular activities, experiential learning, faculty research, and alumni/parent engagement. Supports four student organizations: Start@Shea, WIN, ESI, VCPE. Signature course: Tech Trek.
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Start@Shea
--- title: "Start@Shea" source_url: https://www.startatshea.com capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Student leadership team under Shea Center. "Helping you make your ideas happen." Runs events, workshops, venture competitions (Strakosch), and community-building for BC entrepreneurs. Student executive board of 20-25 students across class years and disciplines. Reports to Kelsey Renda, senior associate director. Active Instagram presence (@startatshea) and website. Runs Accelerate@Shea and Strakosch Venture Competition.
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