A home for Tough Tech
Together,
The Engine Accelerator
and
Engine Ventures
are bridging the gap between discovery and commercialization for breakthrough inventions and accelerating the pathway for Tough Tech founders and companies.
Our mission
is to address the planet’s most challenging problems and create a positive impact on society and the environment by building Tough Tech.
The Engine Accelerator
A public benefit corp. that supports the next generation of Tough Tech with the space, programs, services, and community needed to scale.
Engine Ventures
A venture capital firm investing in the next generation of Tough Tech companies who are solving challenges in climate change, human health, and advanced systems and infrastructure.
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The Engine Accelerator 750 fabrication space.
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Axoft: The ElastrodeTM: A soft and high-bandwidth neural interface.
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Vaxess's Mimix patch for home-based medicine delivery.
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Hyfe's: understanding impacts of feed variability on bioprocess.
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Lilac's Nevada manufacturing facility.
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HyperLight's 110 GHz modulator.
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Mori’s silk enables cost-effective shipping while also improving quality and reducing waste.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems' magnet factory in Devens.
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Boston Metal's Brasil subsidiary. First commercial deployment of molten oxide electrolysis.
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Via Separations pilot for industrial processes.
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VEIR first superconducting power line outdoor demonstration.
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ISEE autonomous yard truck.
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Biobot's Lab. (credits: The Tech Interactive).
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One of Atlantic Quantum's test and measurement laboratories located in Cambridge.
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Syzygy's Rigel™ photoreactors from Syzygy Plasmonics use light instead of combustion to power chemical reactions.
What is Tough Tech?
Tough Tech is
transformational technology
that solves the world’s most important challenges through the
convergence
of breakthrough
science, engineering
and
leadership.
transformational technology
Cutting-edge science and technology that has the potential to change the trajectory of society.
convergence
We believe interdisciplinary approaches are the key to solving our interconnected global problems in climate change, human health, and advanced systems.
science, engineering
Tough Tech exists in physical space, not just in code, and it has the potential to create more sustainable, resilient ways of living.
leadership.
We help technical founders achieve their potential as global leaders of their companies and industries.
Pillars
accelerator
The Engine Accelerator supports Tough Tech teams who are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges. We curate comprehensive programs, provide access to specialized infrastructure including labs, equipment, tools, and workspace as well as convene the ecosystem necessary to build transformative technologies from idea to impact.
ventures
Engine Ventures invests in the next generation of Tough Tech founders by providing capital, operational expertise, and a powerful academic, commercial, and governmental network to build and scale companies unlocking massive opportunities in climate change, human health, and advanced systems.
