The MIT Startup Ecosystem - SBXi Newsletter 🚀
September 9th, 2024
As a reminder…
SBXi invests in MIT alumni founders. We are jointly backed by Accel, Polaris Partners, GETTYLAB, General Catalyst, Pillar, Danaher, Underscore VC, and Glasswing Ventures. We write $10K-$100K checks on SAFEs, and $100K-$1M checks when there’s a qualifying term sheet that we can match.
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🌐 Notable Funding for MIT Startups
Codeium: The Modern Coding Superpower
Founders: Douglas Chen (MIT '17) & Varun Mohan (MIT '17)
Latest Funding: Series C, raised $150M at a $1.25B valuation
Lead Investor: General Catalyst
👉 Read more about Codeium's raise
Thatch: Modern Health Benefits
Founders: Chris Ellis (MIT) & Adam Stevenson
Latest Funding: Series A, raised $38M
Lead Investors: General Catalyst & Index
👉 Read more about Thatch's raise
🔍 15 MIT Startups are Participating in YCS24
By comparison, 25 MIT startups participated in YCW24.
👉 Reach out for the full list of YCS24 companies
📅 Upcoming Events
SBXi Office Hours
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
Location: 750 Main Street, Cambridge MA
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Quest | CBMM Seminar Series - Conveying Tasks to Computers: How Machine Learning Can Help
Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Location: 46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
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MIT Founders Meetup w/ SBXi
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Nucleate Boston x Mantle Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Location: Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway
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AI Tinkerers September Meetup Sponsored by BasisTech
Date: Monday, September 23
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Location: 1070 Broadway, Somerville
👉 Register Here
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