C10 Labs Winter '26 Cohort Application
General Interest application:

At C10 Labs, we're transforming the future of AI-First startups. Our unique 10-week program is crafted to help the founders develop high impact theses -- through refinement of existing ideas or creation of new ones. The C10 Labs cohort program provides a new way of thinking about, building, accelerating, and scaling AI ventures that allows founders to focus on things that matter most!

We're primarily looking for early stage ventures, either individuals or teams who have been speaking to potential customers and have made some progress on their product ideas, but may not have any funding or revenue yet. We are considering teams with no funding, pre-seed funding, seed funding, and beyond. We are also looking for scientific innovators who have developed IP and want to collaborate with others to take that IP to the market.

We conclude the program in a demo day where we invite investors in our network (including ourselves) to have a first look at the graduates and invest. 

Timeline -- all dates SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
  • Applications: We have a rolling application process leading up to the start of the program
  • Virtual Info Session: 9/30 https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cl9Q7kavTmi6Dqdu4r66cQ#/registration
  • Explorer Events: 9/26 https://luma.com/28178pcb
  • Cohort Program [TIMING TBD]: January- March
  • Demo Day/AI Showcase: April, 2026
We strongly encourage you to attend at least one of the explorer events if you are applying to the cohort program. Some are also open to the public.

Resources:

Location: Throughout the cohort program, at least one member of the team must be based in Boston or be able to commute to Boston once per week for cohort programming.

LabCentral AI Biohub program:

Our focus over this past summer has been on incubating our own companies internally, helping the graduates of our previous cohorts, and working with LabCentral on an AI/Biology specific cohort. If you're interested in joining our LabCentral AI Biohub program in the Spring, please apply with a different form here.

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First and Last Name *
Email Address *
Personal LinkedIn URL *
Sector of focus
If you are in more than one sector, indicate the primary one.
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Location
If you're not based in Boston, but can temporarily relocate to the Boston area, please indicate that.
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Affiliations
Please include University (Harvard, MIT, Cornell, etc.) and Corporate (Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, etc.), Hospital (MGB, etc) affiliations.
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Names & LinkedIn profiles of other team members
If you are a solo founder, please indicate that.
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Name of Venture *
How did you hear about C10 Labs? *
Website
(if applicable)
Elevator Pitch of Venture *
Complete this sentence for your venture:
"To _________________________ (a group of people),
when they ___________________ (do a job)
we provide _________________________ (a solution), 
so that  _________________________ (some value)."
Example:
"To accountants in the accounts payable team,
when they process invoices, approvals, and payments,
we provide a simple, reliable, automated tool,
so that the AP inbox is automated, creating better financial transparency."
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Pitch Deck
Please use this template as a guide for what to include in your pitch deck. Please include the URL of the deck.
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Stage
Describe the stage of your product or service. Do you have a Proof of Concept or MVP?
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Traction
What customer insights or market traction have you gained so far?
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AI First
How does AI play a role in your product or service?
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Incorporation Status
Is your Venture incorporated as a C-corp? If you are in the process of incorporating, have incorporation as an LLC or other type of organization, or have questions about incorporation, please indicate that. Incorporation as a C-Corp is required to participate in the program.
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Funding
Have you raised any funds for your venture?
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Equity
Do you agree to share 2.5% equity "advisory shares" with C10 for participation in the program? If not, please share more about your questions.
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Anything else?
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