2024 START.nano application

Use this form to submit your application to join the 2024 START.nano cohort.

Read about START.nano.

First name:

Last name:

Email address:

Professional title/role in company:

Company name:

Company website:

Current location:

Is anyone on your team or advisory board/council a professor, staff member, or otherwise affiliated with MIT?

Yes

No

If yes, how? Please include MIT degree(s), role(s), and associated department(s):

Is your startup an incorporated entity?

Yes

No

When was your startup founded?

Does your company have its own office or laboratory space?

Yes

No

Where are you currently performing fabrication, characterization, or other work?

Are you currently, or were you previously, an MIT.nano user?

Yes

No

In what capacity?

Have you previously applied to START.nano?

Yes

No

When?

What tools do you expect to use at MIT.nano?

What is your expected tool usage, budget for using tools?

Do you understand the discounted rate for being part of START.nano?

This is 2x the base rate (or 2/3 the external rate, a 33% discount), this is not the internal academic rate. The Cryo-EM is not included in this discount.

Yes

No

When do you expect to start using the lab if accepted into START.nano?

If you are not local to Boston, how do you intend to use the fab?

Are there tools not present that you need or expect to need?

If you don’t have access to the discounted rate, what will you do?

How big is your team? How many users do you expect to use MIT.nano? Are your users trained to use fabrication tools in a clean room?

What is your current funding status?

Have you been or are you currently participating in other incubators or accelerators?

Note: This is just informational and will not impact your chances of being selected for START.nano.

Yes

No

How did you find out about START.nano?

Please upload your one-page summary document:

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