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Startup Boston Startup Boston is the front door to the New England startup ecosystem. Our flagship event is Startup Boston Week.

Startup Boston is a volunteer-driven organization on a mission to connect, educate, and celebrate the startup ecosystem. A free, 5-day event in September that provides free workshops, panels, presentations, and networking activities for the entire startup community. This includes founders, startup employees, mentors and advisors, students, investors, and startup curious folks.

10/13/2026

Looking for something to plug into this week? 👀

Here are a few events happening across and from October 12-16 👇

🔗 Find registration links + even more events: startupbos.org/events

Hosting something? Submit your event there, too, so we can give it some social love. 💚💙

🔥 Tuesday: Startup Boston + Cambridge Innovation Center are hosting our next Cofounder Matching event!

🔥 Tuesday: Launch NH is bringing Granite State startups to the stage for its Pitch Event!

🔥 Wednesday–Friday: The AI Builders Global Conference is going BIG. 🤖

🔥 Wednesday: Our monthly She Builds Boston mixer is back! ☕️ Female founders + investors coming together for coffee.

🔥 Wednesday: The Eddies are celebrating their 40th Annual Innovation Showcase in Burlington! 🎉

🔥 Thursday: Got a pitch deck? Great. But can you actually pitch it? 😂 Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, is hosting an Investor Ready Workshop

🔥 Thursday: Innovate@BU is hosting Belonging in Business — bringing together LGBTQIA+ founders

🔥 Friday: Startup Boston + Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion are hosting our next Dealflow Mixer! 💰 Early-stage founders actively fundraising + investors actively writing checks

🔥 Friday: Founders Nine with is bringing Boston founders together at Five Iron Golf

And that's just scratching the surface. 👀

We aggregate dozens of calendars from across New England every week to make it easier to figure out what’s happening + where you should be.

Save this post for later, send it to your networking buddy + follow Business | Money | Startup so you don’t miss next week’s roundup. 💚💙

10/05/2026

Looking for something to plug into this week? 👀

Here are a few events happening across and from October 5–11 👇

🔗 Find registration links + even more events: startupbos.org/events

Hosting something? Submit your event there, too, so we can give it some social love. 💚💙

🔥 Tuesday: : Unlocking Longevity is taking over WHOOP HQ — bringing together researchers, clinicians, founders + investors to dive into metabolic health, immune aging, women’s longevity, AI + the future of living better for longer. 🧬

🔥 Tuesday: AI + b**r, anyone? 🍻 An AI Founders + Investors Happy Hour is happening at Notch Brewery in Brighton for folks building, investing + working across the AI ecosystem with Underscore VC G20 Ventures Hyperplane Venture Capital

🔥 Wednesday: WOCE is hosting its annual Startup Party with a Purpose — celebrating women entrepreneurs + raising funds to help women-owned businesses across Massachusetts grow and scale. 💪

🔥 Wednesday: The Boston Innovation Table is bringing 60 Boston-area founders + VCs together at Boston University to talk about the pivotal decisions that define a startup’s next stage of growth. 👀 with Boston University

🔥 Thursday: Need to actually get some work done after all that networking? 😂 The Founder Lab is opening its doors for a full day of coworking alongside other founders + early-stage builders. No panels. No pitches. Just bring your laptop and BUILD.

🔥 Sunday: A new startup is being born right here in Boston! 🎉No Bad Days Club is throwing its official launch party at The Liberty Hotel. Come celebrate, download the app + meet the community behind it.

And that's just scratching the surface. 👀

We aggregate dozens of calendars from across New England every week to make it easier to figure out what’s happening + where you should be.

Save this post for later, send it to your networking buddy + follow Business | Money | Startup so you don’t miss next week’s roundup. 💚💙

09/29/2026

Boston has the smartest, most ambitious students in the world. The problem? You’re all hanging out on DIFFERENT campuses. 👀

So this Friday, we’re bringing everyone together. 🎓

Students from MIT, Harvard, BU, Northeastern, Babson, Tufts, UMass Amherst + dozens of other universities are joining us for the Cross-University Student Innovators Mixer.

Building something? Looking for collaborators? Startup-curious? Or just want to meet ambitious people outside your campus bubble?

Come hang out. 💚💙

📅 Friday, October 2 @ 6PM
🎟️ FREE to attend

🔗 Grab your spot: luma.com/y2x4zjue

Send this to the friend you’re bringing with you. 👀

09/28/2026

Looking for something to plug into this week? 👀

Here are a few incredible startup events happening across Boston and New England from September 28 - October 2 👇

🔗 Find registration links + even more events: startupbos.org/directory/events

Hosting something? Submit your event there, too, so we can give it some social love. ❤️

🔥 All Week: Boston AI Week is taking over the city with events for founders, investors, researchers, operators + anyone curious about what’s happening in AI.

🔥 Tuesday: Thinking about making the jump from PhD to founder? Tufts is hosting a hybrid conversation all about it. Because it’s Boston. We’re wicked smaht. 🧠

🔥 Tuesday: MassRobotics is bringing together the climate, robotics + AI communities for a happy hour.

🔥 Tuesday: Plot twist: the VCs are doing the pitching. 👀 A VC Reverse Pitch will give founders a chance to hear directly from investors about what they actually invest in.

🔥 Wednesday: Give your elevator pitch…IN AN ELEVATOR. 😂 Pitch Lift | Startup Pitch Show is giving founders the chance to pitch for $100K.

🔥 Thursday: Meet 10 high-growth, AI-driven startups coming to Boston from Japan for a Demo Day spanning robotics, healthtech, fintech, climate tech + more. P.S. Startup Boston is a proud ecosystem partner! 🇯🇵

🔥 Thursday: AI-ed out? 😂 The Boston Hardware Meetup is happening over at Formlabs for all the hardware builders out there.

🔥 Friday: TiECON East is bringing together founders, investors, executives + startup leaders for a full day of entrepreneurship + connections with TiE Boston

🔥 Friday: STUDENTS! 🎓 Startup Boston’s Cross-University Student Innovators Mixer is bringing together students from MIT, Harvard, BU, Northeastern, Babson, Tufts, UMass Amherst + dozens of other universities to meet beyond their campus bubbles.

And that's just scratching the surface. 👀

Save this post for later, send it to your networking buddy + check out the full Startup Boston calendar to see what else is happening this week. 💚💙

09/22/2026

Looking for something to plug into this week? 👀

Here are a few incredible events happening across and from September 21–26 👇

🔗 Find registration links + even more events: startupbos.org/directory/events

Hosting something? Submit your event there, too, so we can give it some social love. ❤️

🔥 All Week: Rhode Island Startup Week is bringing founders, investors, students + startup leaders together for events across the state.

🔥 Tuesday: Boston Fintech Week kicks off four days of conferences, fireside chats, masterclasses, receptions + more.

🔥 Wednesday: The Mass AI Coalition is squeezing in one last summer celebration with live music, food, drinks + the AI community overlooking the Charles.

🔥 Thursday: AI Week kicks off with events happening across Massachusetts through October 2.

🔥 Thursday: Babson is bringing together student founders, aspiring entrepreneurs + startup leaders for its Young Entrepreneurs Conference — and Startup Boston is a proud community partner!

🔥 Thursday: BUILD617 is celebrating its first anniversary AND the grand opening of its new co-building space in Downtown Crossing.

🔥 Thursday: Oktoberfest more your vibe? 🍻 Venture Lane is putting a festive spin on its Blue Hour with founders, mentors + investors.

🔥 Friday: The Newport Investor Summit is bringing 36 startups together with 60+ early-stage investors in Rhode Island.

🔥 Saturday: ROBOTS. 🤖 RoboBoston is back with its 9th Annual Robot Block Party — completely FREE and open to the public.

And that's just scratching the surface. 👀

Save this post for later, send it to your networking buddy + check out the full Startup Boston calendar to see what else is happening this week. 💚💙

09/18/2026

HOW. ARE. WE. HERE. ALREADY?! 😭💚💙

🎟️ Grab your free ticket: startupbos.org/sbw2026

DAY FIVE. The FINAL DAY of the 10th Annual Startup Boston Week.

We may be running on caffeine + startup magic at this point…but we are NOT slowing down yet. 😂

⚠️ IMPORTANT: We’re across multiple Downtown Boston locations today, so CHECK YOUR AGENDA before heading to your first session!

Here’s what’s happening:

☕ 9AM: Our final Startup Coffee Hour

📸 9AM: FREE professional headshots with Three Circles Studio

🧠 10AM + 12:30PM: Mentor Groups — get actual help with what YOU’RE trying to figure out

🎤 All day: AI, fundraising, GTM, founder brand, live startup teardowns + more

💰 For investors + future investors: Angel investing, launching your first VC fund + the State of VC in 2027

🎉 6PM: THE CLOSING PARTY with Downtown Boston Alliance

Five days. 100 events. Hundreds of speakers. Thousands of people. TEN YEARS of Startup Boston Week. 🥹

So for one more day…

Go to the session.
Meet the person.
Ask the question.
Make the introduction.

And then come celebrate with us tonight. 🥂

DAY FIVE. LET’S MAKE IT COUNT. 💚💙

🎟️ Grab your free ticket: startupbos.org/sbw2026

09/17/2026

DAY FOUR + WE’RE GOING DOWNTOWN. 🚨🏙️

🎟️ Grab your free ticket: startupbos.org/sbw2026

First things first: WE ARE NOT AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY. 👀

Startup Boston Week has officially moved to Downtown Crossing!

Here’s what’s happening:

☕ 9AM: Coffee + networking presented by TriNet
🤝 All day: Vendor Hall + Community Bulletin Board IRL
🎤 All day: Sessions on hiring, performance, culture, data, AI defensibility, compliance + all the hard stuff that comes with scaling a startup
📸 11AM: FREE professional headshots
💻 Need to work? We’ve got space for calls, meetings + catching up

AND THEN…

👟 5:45PM: THE STARTUP CRAWL.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Once the Crawl leaves, IT’S GONE. You cannot join the group later, so if you want in on the action, GET THERE ON TIME.

Day Four during the day. Boston by foot at night.

And then…ONE. MORE. DAY. 😭💚💙

🎟️ Grab your free ticket: startupbos.org/sbw2026

09/16/2026

DAY THREE. HALFWAY THERE, PEOPLE. 🚨💚💙

🎟️ FREE to attend: startupbos.org/sbw2026

It’s our FINAL day at Boston University before Startup Boston Week heads downtown tomorrow — and Wednesday is STACKED.

Today’s big question: Are you actually building something people will buy? 👀

☕ 9AM: Coffee + networking presented by TriNet
🎤 All day: Founder-led sales, pipeline, validation, AI pricing, GTM, your first 50 deals + more
🧠 11:30AM: Founder Village Office Hours — bring your questions + get advice on the startup problems you’re actually dealing with
🧪 2:30PM: Test Startups IRL — try products from local startups, give REAL feedback + discover what’s being built before everyone else
🎙️ All day: Podcast Stage + Vendor Hall + more
💻 Need a minute? Take a call, have a meeting or get some work done at our Connect & Work Lounge

Three days down. Two to go.

But FIRST…let’s send off BU properly. 😎

Grab your free ticket + COME HANG.

09/15/2026

DAY TWO. WE’RE BACK. 🚨💚💙

If you thought Monday was busy…welcome to Tuesday at Startup Boston Week. 😅

🎟️ FREE to attend: startupbos.org/sbw2026

Today at Boston University:

☕ 9AM: Coffee + networking presented by Foley

📸 9AM: FREE professional headshots with Three Circles Studio

🎤 All day: Sessions on AI, vibe coding, fundraising, boards, C-Suites, hardware, exits + more

🤝 11:30AM: The Fractional Fair — meet experts who can help you grow without another full-time salary

🌎 2:30PM: The Ecosystem Fair — meet the organizations + communities helping startups across New England

🎙️ All day: Podcast Stage + Vendor Hall + Community Bulletin Board IRL

💻 PLUS plenty of space to take calls, work + meet someone new

Your only problem today? Figuring out how to be in three places at once. 😂

Grab your free ticket, build your agenda + COME HANG.

Day Two, let’s do this. 🚀

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