John Harthorne

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On a mission to catalyze a startup renaissance. Innovative and results-oriented…

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  • Two Lanterns Venture Capital

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  • Clinton Global Initiative - Catalyzing a Global Innovation Renaissance

    - Present

    In 2014, MassChallenge committed to scale its Boston-based, no-strings-attached, community-driven accelerator program to ten new cities globally by 2019. An expansion team has been formed to identify target communities, build partnerships, raise funding, secure office space, hire staff, and engage community leaders. Launched in 2010, MassChallenge is the largest-ever startup accelerator, and the first to support entrepreneurs with no strings attached. They run an annual competition to identify…

    In 2014, MassChallenge committed to scale its Boston-based, no-strings-attached, community-driven accelerator program to ten new cities globally by 2019. An expansion team has been formed to identify target communities, build partnerships, raise funding, secure office space, hire staff, and engage community leaders. Launched in 2010, MassChallenge is the largest-ever startup accelerator, and the first to support entrepreneurs with no strings attached. They run an annual competition to identify and accelerate the highest-impact, highest-potential startups globally. Anyone can enter MassChallenge, from anywhere, with any startup, in any industry.

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Honors & Awards

  • Boston’s 50 Most Powerful People

    Boston Magazine

    Listed among names such as Robert Kraft, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Governor Charlie Baker as one of Boston's 50 most influential people,

  • Distinguished Leadership Award

    The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC)

    Recipients of the Distinguished Leadership Award have played pivotal roles in advancing and supporting innovation in their industries and communities, using technology to create opportunities and open doors for others.

  • Social Entrepreneur of the Year

    Ernst & Young

  • Power 50

    Boston Business Journal

  • Patrick J. McGovern Award for impact on Quality and Visibility for Entrepreneurship

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    In 2001, Patrick J. McGovern, Jr. ’59, working through the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, established the McGovern Entrepreneurship Award to be presented annually to an individual student or student team that has made a significant impact on the quality, visibility, and overall spirit of entrepreneurship education and support across the Institute. Any MIT student or student team is eligible for this Award that honors Mr. McGovern, an accomplished entrepreneur, life member of the MIT corporation…

    In 2001, Patrick J. McGovern, Jr. ’59, working through the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, established the McGovern Entrepreneurship Award to be presented annually to an individual student or student team that has made a significant impact on the quality, visibility, and overall spirit of entrepreneurship education and support across the Institute. Any MIT student or student team is eligible for this Award that honors Mr. McGovern, an accomplished entrepreneur, life member of the MIT corporation, and major contributor to the Institute community.

  • Winner - MIT 100K

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    In 2007 I won the MIT $100K competition with Robopsy, a telerobotic needle insertion system to assist with image-guided lung biopsies and ablations; shortens procedures and cuts radiation while facilitating the early detection and treatment of lung cancer by enabling doctors to target smaller lesions.

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