mHUB Accelerator

Run by mHUB.

Hardware, manufacturing, energy, medtech and robotics startups spend six intensive months at mHUB in Chicago, followed by 18 months of continuing membership. The $200,000 package is $100,000 cash, $30,000 reimbursed for product development and $70,000 in kind, for 6.5% on a pre-money SAFE.

Investment

US$200,000 (Above North America median $100k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

6.5% (Above North America median 5% · Above global median 6%)

Duration

26 weeks (Longer than North America median 13 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

annual

Location

Chicago, United States

Sectors

• Hardware
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• MedTech
• Robotics

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://mhub.org/energy-tech-accelerator read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct
• https://mhub.org/accelerator read 2026-09-05 — supports duration weeks, format, application url, batch cadence
• https://mhub.org/contact read 2026-09-07 — supports contact email

Other programmes by mHUB

• mHUB Landis Family HardTech Development Fellowship
• mHUB mPOWER

Compare all 3 mHUB programmes.

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All 13 in Chicago

Last verified 2026-09-05.