MassChallenge Fintech to Support 30 High-Potential Financial Technology Startups for its 2021 Accelerator Program December 19, 2020 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi MassChallenge, an 11-year-old non-profit, no-equity accelerator program, has added 30 new Fintech and 30 Healthtech startups to its 2021 program. Both groups will be introduced at a virtual MassChallenge Verticals Opening Nights event on January 13, 2021. Five of this year’s MassChallenge Fintechs are based in Massachusetts. Five of the program’s Healthtech companies are also operating out of Massachusetts. Launched in Boston, the MassChallenge now offers programs in Mexico, Israel, and various other cities across the United States. The managing directors of both the Fintech and Healthtech programs stated that the applicants this year were very competitive and diverse. For the Healthtech group, the 30 initiatives were selected from over 380 applicants across more than 35 different countries — which means there was less than an 8% acceptance rate. (Note: for the list of Healthtech firms accepted, check here.)