Summer Accelerator
About the program · 2 linked sources
The Summer Accelerator is a 10-week intensive program for early-stage BU ventures, run by Innovate@BU. Provides a $10,000 stipend per team, workshops twice a week, dedicated mentorship, and a final showcase to investors and community. 2026 cohort: 10 teams across robotics, legal tech, health, wellness, translation, and more. Cohorts since 2019.
Also known as: BU Summer Accelerator
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.
Key numbers
Funding range
$10,000
Equity
None
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-06-25
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Known startups and winners
Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.
Agrinova
Boston University
2025 BU Summer Accelerator cohort (Meritxell Ortodo '26).
Antioch Technologies
Finalist
placement
Boston University
2026 BU NVC semi-finalist and Summer Accelerator cohort (Mark Lucas '26).
BrightBook
Boston University
2025 BU Summer Accelerator cohort.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Summer Accelerator at Boston University.
2 sources
Boston University
Innovate@BU
--- title: "Innovate@BU" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- University-wide entrepreneurship initiative at Boston University. Launched 2018 with $20M+ investment. Executive Director: Siobhan Dullea (CAS'91). Open to all BU students across 17 schools and colleges. Offers programs, events, coaching, competitions, and community. Housed in IDG Capital Student Innovation Center at 730 Commonwealth Ave. Funded entirely by donations (not student tuition). Programs include New Venture Competition ($80K+), Summer Accelerator ($10K stipends), Innovation Pathway, Enlight Fellowship, First-Year Innovation Fellowship.
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Boston University
Summer Accelerator
--- title: "Summer Accelerator" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate/programs-competitions/summer-accelerator/ capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- 10-week intensive program for early-stage BU ventures. $10,000 stipend per team. Workshops twice a week, mentorship with leading innovators, final presentation to investors and community. Open to BU students and Class of 2025 alumni. 2026 cohort: 10 teams including Antioch Technologies, AttorneyAlert, Bendi, GrantWare AI, FumiTranslator. 2025 cohort: 12 teams including Agrinova, BrightBook, Epoch Labs. Cohorts since 2019.
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