PharmStars

PharmStars runs a 10-week PharmaU curriculum in Boston for healthtech and biotech companies, with the Fall 2026 cohort starting 9 September 2026. Investment is $100,000 on an uncapped SAFE, with up to $500,000 available in follow-on; instead of a fixed equity percentage the SAFE carries a discount to the next round, 20% within a year and 30% after two.

Investment

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

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

10 weeks (Shorter than North America median 13 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

Not disclosed

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Boston, United States

Sectors

• Health Tech
• Biotech

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://pharmstars.com/ read 2026-09-07 — supports duration weeks
• https://pharmstars.com/accelerator-terms read 2026-09-07 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity note, cheque note, contact email, application url

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All 10 in Boston

Last verified 2026-09-07.