We’re in the middle of a revolution.
Around the world, innovative minds are coming together to collaborate on the next great idea. In Boston in particular, we seek to elevate these great minds — and that’s why MassChallenge is so important. This year, hundreds of startups approached MassChallenge for the chance to make their great idea the next big thing. And last night, we honored the final 26 MassChallenge startups in the culminating MassChallenge Awards Ceremony (#MCAwards15), where 16 of the finalists were awarded their share of $1.5 million.
Among the top four winners (receiving $100,000 each) was Sanitation and Health Rights in India (SHRI), named a 2015 Microsoft Civic Tech Scholar.
The full list of winners:
$100,000 tier
$50,000 tier
- LaunchPad Medical
- AquaFresco
- Hydroswarm
- Lumii
- Nix86
- Obz Design
- Recon Therapeutics
- Six Foods
- Spoiler Alert
- TVision Insights
- Virtudent
- XactSense
A recap of the Awards Ceremony:
PianoArc killing it at #MCAwards15! Such a cool company to work with! pic.twitter.com/Rejwp9dqgy
— Tanner Scott Reid (@TannerSReid) October 28, 2015
The awesome, totally amazing @scottbaileyBTV owning the stage at #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/wMecxBLpMM
— Jay Batson (@jab) October 28, 2015
[WATCH] Four months of #startup acceleration led to this, #MCAwards15: https://t.co/Hv5elasEiD
— MassChallenge (@MassChallenge) October 28, 2015
Welcome to the 6th Annual #MCawards15 celebration! Congrats to the 26! @MassChallenge rocks for Mass! pic.twitter.com/Llj8u5BfI3
— Maia Heymann (@MaiaHeymann) October 28, 2015
Here we are! @MassChallenge #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/eeLXPv6v26
— Jennifer Nguyen (@JenniferVNguyen) October 28, 2015
The MC finalists share their #inspirational journeys on the big screen #MCAwards15 https://t.co/xjaaUbOM93
— MassChallenge (@MassChallenge) October 28, 2015
Scott Bailey opening speech…nailed it! So excited to be here #MCAwards15 @SuperHealos pic.twitter.com/8i0NHdyR5K
— Kathryn Jones (@bedazledlife) October 28, 2015
Amazing evening of entrepreneurship #MCAwards15 @marty_walsh @MassGovernor @innovation @MassChallenge #startup pic.twitter.com/mqrHD5wGMC
— Richard Kivel (@kivel1) October 28, 2015
Mayor Marty Walsh proud for Boston being named #2 city for women entrepreneurs this year #MCawards15 #innovation pic.twitter.com/OI4ChhfTXM
— Katerina Fialkovsky (@KaterinaFialkov) October 28, 2015
MassChallenge is happening. Thanks @marty_walsh #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/jyDki9RJvK
— Caroline. (@1DivineCaroline) October 28, 2015
Congrats to @Sanrights finalist #mcawards15 and civic tech scholarship recipient. Go Joan! pic.twitter.com/NUZ5O7wS1o
— Aimee Sprung (@asprung) October 28, 2015
Governor Charlie Baker about wicked smart people and turning Massachusetts into something special #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/IxVV1CMGYX
— Katerina Fialkovsky (@KaterinaFialkov) October 28, 2015
Love hearing the pitches at #MCawards15. Especially love seeing women and women of color starting companies! pic.twitter.com/Wi1eDJx2iZ
— MIT Enterprise Forum (@mitentforum) October 29, 2015
.@HarvardHBS representing at #MCawards15 as a finalist with @Unshrinkit! #startups pic.twitter.com/PANjF6cB1V
— Ryan Fox (@foxryan) October 29, 2015
So proud to be part of the #startup community here at the #MCawards15 and watch my mentees pitch. Go Boston! pic.twitter.com/gYMZ2BiqXt
— Emily Worden (@EMakeItHappen) October 29, 2015
Great night at the MassChallenge Awards Ceremony. The 2015 finalists have already raised $41.6 million! #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/GJ2ojc2Q3J
— BostonTweet (@BostonTweet) October 29, 2015
Lumii wins first $50k award at #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/KjhgrMJbdz
— Raj (@Rajmelville) October 29, 2015
#mcawards15 more @WomenInno onstage – @asprung doing an awesome job handing out big bucks to prize winners
— Innovation Women (@WomenInno) October 29, 2015
Congratulations from @asprung to civic innovation scholarship winners #mcawards15 @MSNewEngland
— Annmarie Levins (@AnnmarieLevins) October 29, 2015
We love seeing so many other female-founded startups tonight at #MCawards15! @MassChallenge increasing diversity in the startup world
— Camp Casco (@CampCasco) October 29, 2015
Internet of Squirrels. The next big thing AFTER the Internet of cows becomes a thing. #IoS #IoC #MCawards15 @MassChallenge
— Tom Reid (@tomtdr) October 29, 2015
Honored to preset the winners of #MCawards15 – congrats! @MassChallenge pic.twitter.com/7bzUoankm6
— Yechiel Engelhard, MBA MD MHA (@engelhardy) October 29, 2015
#MCAwards15 50k congrats @lumiidisplay @recontherapy @XactSense @MySpoilerAlert @hydroswarm @LaunchPadMed @pavlok @obz_design @Virtudent
— propenergy (@propenergy) October 29, 2015
@MassChallenge Many winners of 50k awards #MCAwards15 pic.twitter.com/XS6HJWGpZU
— Emily Riley (@gmigwin) October 29, 2015
Hyliion is the first startup to take a $100K prize. #MCawards15
— Dylan Martin (in Santa Clara ☀️) (@DylanLJMartin) October 29, 2015
Bioorasis $100k award at #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/xwu4cxenzy
— Raj (@Rajmelville) October 29, 2015
Congratulations @Sanrights on your $100k win at #MCawards15! pic.twitter.com/BFqHjO2LgN
— Increment Studios (@IncrementTweets) October 29, 2015
So excited to be at #MCawards15 tonight! What an amazing experience thanks @PondDeshpande pic.twitter.com/UF710aiX9o
— Natasha Dhayagude (@Nattydhy) October 29, 2015
#MCAwards15 more 50k congrats to @TVisionInsights @AquaFrescoLab @SixFoods 100k congrats to @hyliion @Sanrights @estrenon
— propenergy (@propenergy) October 29, 2015
Great to see @XactSense getting an award at the #MCawards15 tonight! #UAV #robotics #PVD #RI pic.twitter.com/GdNUm9fSIP
— Peter Haas (@peter_haas) October 29, 2015
Finalists, you are truly the stars of the show. Congrats on an amazing season! #MCawards15 https://t.co/khiNGpXCHC
— MassChallenge (@MassChallenge) October 29, 2015
Celebrating @SixFoods win at #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/vaYUmWuU3Q
— Neal Doyle (@ndoyle) October 29, 2015
Promising entrepreneurs recognized @Masschallenge awards tonite @MayorWarren w/ John Harthorne & winners #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/qxP6IKyR96
— Jacquelyn Goddard (@JacqueGoddard) October 29, 2015
Big finish to #MCawards15 tonight. #worldrecord #longestentrepreneurcongaline Thanks @MassChallenge! pic.twitter.com/MncE8Ft1Uh
— Michael Sattler (@sattler360) October 29, 2015
Congrats to $50K #MCawards15 winners including @SixFoods & @E_forAll alumn @obz_design #startup #EntrepreneurshipforAll
— Lianna Kushi (@LiannaKushi) October 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/TechHubBoston/status/659557790671876097
Students from @queensu and @UNB with David Alward Canadian Consul in #Boston at #MCawards15 @MassChallenge pic.twitter.com/GnIcsBhCAj
— Raj (@Rajmelville) October 29, 2015
Incredible #MCawards15! Congrats @scottbaileyBTV, the @MassChallenge team and all startups. Keep killing the game. pic.twitter.com/gs0EhQMegI
— Annika (@annikaskywalkr) October 29, 2015
Congratulations to all winners! @MassChallenge #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/4j2DGNVUKG
— Esha Shah (@eshah284) October 29, 2015
So thrilled for my @MassChallenge pals @estrenon & @sanrights — 2 worthy #socimpact orgs taking home the $100k at #MCAwards15!
— Grace (@littlewren) October 29, 2015
Mexican social startup and @Reto_Zapopan alum @estrenon taking over @MassChallenge… STANDING OVATION! #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/JLmoWvubnS
— Germán Canale (@canalegerman) October 29, 2015
Ending the night with drummers and a procession of finalists. Until next year! @MassChallenge #MCawards15 pic.twitter.com/YTYvBItWYR
— Mariel (@marielmanzone) October 29, 2015