Making Boston The Place To Build: Meet founders from The Open Accelerator and The Founder Lab
Hosted by The Open Accelerator / Red Hat
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
5:00 PM–7:00 PM ET
About
The world comes to Boston to learn. How do we make Boston the place the world comes to build?
By building together.
Join founders from The Open Accelerator and MTLC’s The Founder Lab for an evening at Akamai’s Kendall Square headquarters.
These two different programs share the goal of helping more founders build strong companies in Massachusetts.
The Open Accelerator is a 16-week residency for early-stage AI startups building for business in Massachusetts. The Founder Lab is a 10-week founder cohort for Massachusetts technology founders working through real company-building decisions.
Join us to:
Meet the founders from the inaugural cohorts and see what they are building.
Hear how founders are thinking through customers, go-to-market, enterprise readiness, product decisions, and growth.
Connect with founders, investors, enterprise leaders, operators, and ecosystem partners helping companies build here.
Register today and reserve your spot!
More about the programs
The Open Accelerator, led by Red Hat along with IBM Ventures and the Massachusetts AI Hub, helps early-stage AI startups building for business become enterprise-ready faster through a 16-week residency, technical support, founder community, and access to enterprise leaders, investors, and ecosystem partners.
The Founder Lab is MTLC’s 10-week cohort for founders building technology companies in Massachusetts. It is built around a selected founder room, peer conversations, practical resources, workspace at Akamai, and access to MTLC’s network.
Host
The Open Accelerator / Red Hat