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MFN Events Roundup – February 2026

Check out the Massachusetts Founders Network's recommendations for startup-focused events in January 2026! [...]

Take Your Pitch to New Heights at MFN’s Lift Day

Take your networking to the next level! Join MFN at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Feb. 26 for MFN Lift [...]

Develop and Retain your Key Talent: Training Opportunity For Startups

This program is designed to illuminate the essential skills and attributes of effective leadership. Cathy Crosky is an experienced leadership [...]

MFN Events Roundup – January 2026

Check out the Massachusetts Founders Network's recommendations for startup-focused events in January 2026! [...]

AI Tools and Insights for Go-To-Market Professionals

Nate Nurmi is a sales leader focused on applying AI in practical GTM environments. Through his Bluebird Analytics newsletter, he [...]

MFN Webinar An AI Veteran’s Perspective on the AI Revolution

In this conversation with MFN, Jason Briggs, Senior Vice President of Agentforce Applications at Salesforce AI, shares the story behind [...]

Get More Customers with MFN’s Go-to-Market Resources

In MFN’s latest webinar, marketing expert John Wall shared practical advice on what early-stage founders should focus on to attract [...]

Five Ways to Prevent Founder Burnout

MFN spoke with members of our community to learn their go-to strategies for preventing burnout, from small daily habits to [...]

Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent for Startups

Kate Morgan, founder of Boston Human Capital Partners, spoke with MFN about the obstacles early-stage startups face when hiring new [...]

Big Business Perspective on the MA Economy

How are large businesses navigating the current economic uncertainty and what might this mean for startups? JD Chesloff, CEO of [...]

Creating Your Deal Room: Advice from Investors

MFN spoke with three experienced investors in our network to better understand what investors want to see in a deal [...]

How to Shape Your SBIR Funding Strategy for 2025

With some uncertainty around the program, SBIR Advisor Dan Lilly and multiple-time SBIR recipient Elizabeth Nelson walk through potential strategies [...]

Your Guide to All of MFN’s Directories

Explore MFN’s directories to connect with ESOs, investors, experts, and founders. Join MFN for unlimited access to resources and networking [...]

How The Alchemy Fund Builds Portfolios Beyond Boston

Chris Sims explains their investment approach as a small venture fund based in Western Massachusetts. The fund focuses on early-stage [...]

Building an Intellectual Property Portfolio

As part of a series on legal services, we spoke with Dan White, CEO of Clean Crop Technologies, about the [...]

MFN Events Roundup – February 2026

Check out the Massachusetts Founders Network's recommendations for startup-focused events in January 2026! [...]

Develop and Retain your Key Talent: Training Opportunity For Startups

This program is designed to illuminate the essential skills and attributes of effective leadership. Cathy Crosky is an experienced leadership [...]

AI Tools and Insights for Go-To-Market Professionals

Nate Nurmi is a sales leader focused on applying AI in practical GTM environments. Through his Bluebird Analytics newsletter, he [...]

Five Ways to Prevent Founder Burnout

MFN spoke with members of our community to learn their go-to strategies for preventing burnout, from small daily habits to [...]

Big Business Perspective on the MA Economy

How are large businesses navigating the current economic uncertainty and what might this mean for startups? JD Chesloff, CEO of [...]

How to Shape Your SBIR Funding Strategy for 2025

With some uncertainty around the program, SBIR Advisor Dan Lilly and multiple-time SBIR recipient Elizabeth Nelson walk through potential strategies [...]

How The Alchemy Fund Builds Portfolios Beyond Boston

Chris Sims explains their investment approach as a small venture fund based in Western Massachusetts. The fund focuses on early-stage [...]

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MFN Deal Rooms are stored on MFN/Lever Google Workspace. Only the following people will have access to your Deal Room:

 

  1. You and any members of your team that you designate. You will have editing privileges, and can add others with editing privileges at your discretion.
  2. MFN/ Lever staff will have administrative access, but we will not give access to any third parties without your consent.
  3. Investors that you select.

 

Your Deal Room will have all of the security protections provided by Google.

Founders are everywhere, but resources aren’t.

That’s a shame, because the next big idea could come from anywhere.

 

The Massachusetts Founder Network aims to bridge the gap, giving startup founders equitable access to resources that will help their companies grow.

 

We support MA founders no matter where they come from, their company’s stage, or their business sector. We want to democratize access to the resources that will help them accelerate—and excel. All founders are welcome to find resources and community at MFN while creating connections, expanding their networks, and learning from one another.

About MFN

The Massachusetts Founders Network is a central hub for all things startups, fostering innovation and collaboration across the state. MFN offers valuable networking, resources, mentorship, and community for startup founders in Massachusetts. 

 

MFN is produced by Lever, a startup accelerator based in North Adams. Our work is supported by funding from and collaboration with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, based in Westborough.

 

We’ve been advising and connecting with entrepreneurs for years, and we’re using that knowledge and network to launch something new, with the help of an advisory board of successful founders and major players in the startup ecosystem. 

We plan to launch the Massachusetts Founders Network in summer 2023. Sign up for our newsletter to get alerts about our launch, new features, and MFN events!