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MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund

MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund

Cambridge, Massachusettssandbox.mit.edu

Overview

MIT Sandbox is a university program that supports student innovation by providing seed funding, mentorship, and tailored entrepreneurship education for student-initiated ideas. The program provides up to $25,000 in cumulative, non-dilutive funding to empower MIT students to explore their entrepreneurial ideas. It is open to all MIT students, from undergraduate to PhDs, and functions as an accelerator.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund investments
CompanyDateStageLead
ThinkstructMay 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
OnSite CopilotApr 2026AcceleratorLead
Kyma HealthAug 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
OtomoJun 2025SeedCo-investor
serviceMobFeb 2024SeedCo-investor

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
Year FoundedN/A

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