The 2018 MassChallenge Awards celebrates the best ideas, technologies and entrepreneurs who are working to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

This annual program brings together our global entrepreneurial community to award over $1.5 million to our top startups from the Boston flagship program and our first-ever Rhode Island program.

Your #MCAwards18 Experience Includes:

• Access to the 2018 Boston & Rhode Island startups at the Finalist Showcase
• Inspiring stories from our top startups across industries
• Hearing from our featured Keynote: Stefania Mallett, Co-Founder and CEO of ezCater
• Full cocktail reception & two complimentary drink tickets
• Complimentary wine with dinner
• Witnessing top companies win shares of $1.5M in equity-free prizes

Hope to see you there!
- The MC Team

Schedule of Events:
4:30PM – 6:00 PM | Networking & Cocktails
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | MASSCHALLENGE AWARDS 2018
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | After Party

About Stefania:
Stefania is a highly effective operating executive and strategist. She is co-founder and CEO of ezCater, a high-growth online marketplace for business catering that has secured $170 million in venture funding and stands at over 400 employees. Stefania was named a 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year and one of Hospitality Technology’s Top Women in Foodservice Tech. ezCater's many awards include Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work, Fortune's Best Workplaces, Frost & Sullivan’s Customer Excellence Award, and Stevie’s American Business Award for Most Innovative Company of 2017.

Stefania also co-founded two other firms: carving out a market and building a well-oiled machine for one (PreferredTime); and selling the other for 14X (InSite Marketing Technology, now NASDAQ: KANA). She has been an advisor or Director for a dozen for-profit and non-profit firms, helping devise strategy, raise funding, and strengthen operations. Stefania’s non-profit affiliations have included Artists for Humanity, More Than Words, Social Venture Partners Boston, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Stefania has a BS and an MS from MIT.

Get Involved:
If you are interested in purchasing a table or learning about additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact Christian Melton at christian@masschallenge.org

MassChallenge is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All funds raised from event go directly toward the cash prizes for winning startups.

** All tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.