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giving up equity can hurt... so here are ways to get free funding ?? Carson, one of our GF partners, put together a list of non-dilutive funding opportunities available to students in Boston! these opportunities are an excellent way to fuel growth, test big ideas and gain traction - all while keeping FULL control of your vision ?? stay scrappy, stay motivated and keep building! ??Sandbox Innovation Fund Program (MIT students): https://lnkd.in/ew8jFYwF ??President's Innovation Challenge (Harvard community): https://lnkd.in/eRJeAbS5 ??Accelerate@Shea at Boston College (BC students): https://lnkd.in/eTs_-Eng ??Srinivasan Family Awards (Northeastern students): https://lnkd.in/eVZZsTE6 ??MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition (MIT students): https://www.mit100k.org ??VentureWell E-Team Program (Science and tech student startups): https://lnkd.in/eBceAwXr ??START Program (Massachusetts-based companies): https://lnkd.in/gbiuZyaK ??MassRobotics Accelerator (Robotics startups): https://lnkd.in/ewA3uxgD ??MassChallenge (All startups): https://masschallenge.org ??Empower Digital Grant Program (Mass SMB): https://lnkd.in/eg6jAvNM ??Biz-M-Power Crowdfunding Program (Mass SMB): https://lnkd.in/eg6jAvNM ??MassTech Collaborative Grants (Mass tech startups): https://lnkd.in/eksdA5Z9 ??Massachusetts eHealth Institute (Digital health startups): https://lnkd.in/e-pDUfb2 ??Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Grants (AI and tech startups): https://lnkd.in/eksdA5Z9 ??Boston Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion (Boston startups): https://lnkd.in/eJ5Q_k-V ??Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (Mass SMB): https://www.msbdc.org/ ??Boston ENET Events (Startups): https://lnkd.in/ejzy-JCn ??IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator (Northeastern students): https://www.ideaneu.com ??Harvard Undergraduate Capital Partners’ CBE Ventures Competition (Undergrad & grad students connected to Harvard): https://lnkd.in/erArpUpz ??Harvard Innovation Labs’ Spark Grant (i-Lab student ventures): https://lnkd.in/eRJeAbS5 ??Harvard Innovation Labs’ Allston Venture Fund (Harvard students): https://lnkd.in/eRJeAbS5 more in the comments ??

from dorm room, to dropouts, to $2B. this team did it ?? Logan Hine met one of the Mercor Co-Founders at a Harvard dorm when the company was in its ideation phase. in less than 3 years, they reached unicorn status. this is the power that students hold! stories like this reinforce our conviction in visionary students who want to build impactful companies that change the way we work & live. the most exciting part? we've been meeting Boston student founders who we think are on the brink of doing the same... stay tuned ??

only students allowed ???? Launch Yard recently organized an Open House at BU and rounded up many student leaders from startup/entrepreneurship orgs operating in Boston's top universities. we candidly talked about challenges founders may face as students in Boston, and how we can help each other. these types of events allow us to stay close to the founders we meet & support them. the nature of genesis fund, run by active students, allows us to have access to these tight knit communities and understand the founders we back better than anyone else. there's really something about students building alongside each other... ?

we're hiring superstar Analysts & Associates in Boston! if you're looking to gain experience in the VC space and are well-connected with startups on your campus, consider applying! know anyone that might be a good fit? tag them ?? !

creating a venture capital firm: bootstrapped founder style ?? offices? school classrooms. founder meetings? campus parties. (only sometimes though ??) we truly believe there is no better way to understand student founders than being student founders ourselves. no better way connecting with them than being in the same community; as colleagues, peers & friends. reach out if you're a student in Boston building something cool! Jules Deplanck Andre Kirby Logan Hine Ben Gardiner Youssef Rezkalla Carson O.

101 student startups in Boston and counting... genesis fund partners have been seeing and meeting as many student founders as possible and we're sharing some of our finds from all across greater-Boston! if you're building in Boston and are currently attending one of the schools in the area, we want to meet you! inspired by Phil Chen & Brex link to the map in the comments ??

we're mapping all student startups in Boston! ??? tag your startup or founder friends in the comment section so we can add them to the map! this is for all startups in the greater Boston area so that's including you Bentley University, Brandeis University, Babson College, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, etc! we'll share a full map soon... stay tuned ?

introducing the team behind Genesis Fund ?? coming from Harvard University, Babson College, Boston University and Northeastern University, we have teamed up to invest in the most exceptional student startups. our advantage? we know every founder coming out of some of the country’s top schools and we know about them before anyone else. ??: taken at Capital Z Shindig hosted by Greg Montemurro and Gunderson Dettmer

boston’s startup ecosystem is getting a facelift… time to change things up. Logan Hine Jules Deplanck Ben Gardiner Youssef Rezkalla Andre Kirby