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Mass Ventures
SBIR START Grants
Amount
$100,000 – $500,000
Deadline
Feb 23, 2026
Can you get this?
✓Must be Massachusetts-based startup
✓Must hold SBIR Phase II status
✓Research must be from SBIR or STTR contracts
✓Goal must be commercialization in Massachusetts
What it takes
Apply during the application window, which reopens February 1, 2027.
Worth knowing
Since 2012, the START Program has granted $46.2 million to 157 companies that have gone on to raise more than $5 billion and employ more than 3,400 people in Massachusetts.
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