MassChallenge FinTech

Launched in 2018, MassChallenge FinTech accelerates outcomes-driven partnerships between startups and enterprises to fuel innovation. MCFT firmly believes that startups and incumbents can accomplish more together than they can alone, and we’re dedicated to transforming financial services through our results-focused, collaborative model.

Program Benefits

Results-driven, 6-month partnership with one or more industry leaders: see our 2020 partners' reverse pitches
Deep-dive sessions with industry experts to strengthen your enterprise-readiness as you scale
Access to strategic partners such as FinTech Sandbox, Goodwin Procter, and Brandeis International Business School
Bonus perks: equity-free cash prizes and access to free office space
Eligibility guidelines: Enterprise-ready fintech startups (in general, have raised less than ~$10M in equity-based funding and generated less than ~$10M in revenue in the last 12 months). Please note these are guidelines, not firm requirements. The startups that thrive in MCFT are “enterprise ready.” While funding and revenue are important factors in enterprise readiness, we also look at team strength, product/market fit, customer traction etc. See our 2019 cohort here
Learn more about our impact during our first year here

Timeline

Applications Open

10 September 2019

Application Launch Event

10 September 2019

Applications Close

11 October 2019

Judging

October - December 2019

Finalist Announcement

December 2019

FinTech Program

January - June 2020

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Featured Startups

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2019 FinTech Silver Winner

Cake (joincake.com)

Consumer Products

2019 FinTech Silver Winner

Catapult HQ, Inc.

Financial Technology

2019 FinTech Silver Winner

Coalesce.ai

Financial Technology

2019 FinTech Silver Winner

Digital Onboarding, Inc.

Financial Technology

Fintech Leadership

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Devon Sherman

Managing Director

Devon Sherman is the Managing Director of MassChallenge FinTech. Prior to joining MassChallenge, Devon was a global strategist at State Street Corporation in its Boston, New York, and London offices where she partnered with C-suite executives to source and evaluate FinTech startups for partnership opportunities, drive research for market entry and expansion opportunities in Latin America, the Nordics and the Middle East, and to develop competitive intelligence.

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