We're not just advising startups, we're building them.
Apply for InvestmentWe help you launch and scale, then we introduce you to investors and acquirers.
MassLight invests $7,500 cash
No fees
Landing page marketing
Refine your pitch deck
Financial modeling
50 service hours
Access to mentors
MassLight invests $15,000 cash
No fees
Clickable mockups
Facilitate introductions
Marketing plan
Help acquiring pre-sales
Help with UX/UI
400 service hours
Access to mentors
MassLight invests $100,000 cash
No fees
Dedicated tech team builds your product
5,000 service hours
Access to mentors
Click the link below for more information on how we help startups through our Build-For-Equity program!
MassLight supplies a dedicated tech team to build and maintain your software product.
MassLight supplies varying amounts of cash depending on your startup's stage.
We have a team of experienced mentors available to help you through various challenges. View Mentors
After you apply to the MassLight program here's what you can expect.
Started in 2000 in Washington DC, Masslight has served the DMV for 18+ years. We serve enterprises and startups with full-stack development and long-term project management services.
Daniel Abrams is the CEO of MassLight and acting CTO for many startups. He holds a degree in anthropology, was a software engineer at Apple, and founded MassLight’s build-for-equity program to support founders struggling with tech.
Alex Willingham is the lead engineer of MassLight’s Build for Equity Team. He specializes in helping companies figure out what software not to build. He is an expert in startup tech from cloud architecture to coding.
Sarah Mooney is the Director of Marketing at MassLight. She is a full-stack digital marketer. You can expect her to help you with your go-to market strategy, acquiring your first customers and improving your acquisition costs.
Since 2000 we've been building sophisticated software.
The products we've built serve over 10,000,000 users.
We're partnered with over 90 US-based VC's. Which means, we have the relationships to help you gain funding.
Apply to any of our programs by submitting an application for your startup.
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Dedicated tech team
Mentors eager to help