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2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator Live Pitch Event. Credit HErickson/MIT.

The 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator

We may never unravel the complex DNA that codes for human creativity. Some artistic talents seem to take shape from thin air, inexplicable and otherworldly. Others appear more human, the fruit of hard work and perseverance. But no talent, whatever … Continued

2025 MIT Arts Startup Incubator Pitch Finale. Credit HErickson/MIT.

Creative and not Common: The 2025 MIT Arts Startup Incubator

The team at Front Row Fantasy got their arts venture idea from a text chain. The team at CRATE started out with a different idea for its creative enterprise—and a different name. Both teams, along with eight other teams, saw … Continued

2024 MIT Arts Startup Incubator, credit HErickson/MIT.

The Business of Creation

The MIT Arts Startup Incubator According to a Unesco survey, there are 671 cultural artforms in danger of disappearing during our lifetimes. Nadine Zaza MS and ME ‘24 wants to change that. “The loss of these artforms means the loss … Continued

Arts Startup Incubator Articles

The 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator

Creative and not Common: The 2025 MIT Arts Startup Incubator

The Business of Creation