In 2025, The Engine became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and expanded its mission to accelerate breakthrough technologies tackling the world’s most critical challenges. This Impact Report captures a year of growth, deepened partnerships, and expanded national convenings that strengthened the Tough Tech ecosystem.
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We invite you to read how The Engine advanced Tough Tech impact across research, acceleration, and ecosystem convening in 2025.
“This year brought meaningful institutional progress that strengthens our ability to close critical gaps and better serve Tough Tech entrepreneurs and the ecosystem around them. Becoming a 501(c)(3) opened new philanthropic pathways and enabled us to build new strategies for impact — across our programming, how we measure outcomes, and the patient resources we can provide to founders.”
