Program areas at mHUB
Hardtech development services (Mhub hd): Mhub hd formerly known as Mhub product development (Mhub pd), accelerates product development by connecting talented, innovative and eager entrepreneurs and startups with established manufacturers and industry leaders. Mhub engages with clients in many ways and various timelines within the development process from ideation to final product.
Accelerated incubation: Mhub's accelerated incubation program is a six-month program that pairs 10 demand-driven physical product startups from across the country with corporate leaders and investors for an intensive incubation program including product development and prototyping, mentorship, business curriculum, and piloting. The startups will focus on technology challenge areas defined by Mhub partners in each of the sector-specific programs. To help bridge the gap to market, participating partner engineers and business development leaders will provide guidance to the startups, who will retain access to Mhub resources, partners and mentors for up to two years.
Innovation center: a shared workspace community, within Mhub, of product designers, developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and manufacturers who create breakthrough products in robotics, connected devices, sensors, energy tech, unmanned vehicles and other cutting-edge innovations by providing the right resources, mentorship, and access to manufacturing industry insiders. Mhub helps early-stage innovations go from prototype to product to sustainable business, driving a greater likehood of success. Mhub's state-of-the-art 63,000 square-foot facility features 10 unique fabrication centers to make the product development cycle as efficient/seamless as possible. Mhub provides resources for product design and rapid prototyping including a 3d printing lab, electronics labs, metal shop and more.
Catalyze initiative: Mhub's catalyze initiative promotes wealth creation for a more diverse set of founders through a series of targeted programs and partnerships. By supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs in the early stages of product development, catalyze sees the evolution of an idea from proof of concept to commercialization. Programs include granted partnerships with community-based business development organizations, the mpower pre-accelerator program for idea-stage startup founders, the landis family hardtech development fellowship for product engineers and founders, and grants for later stage r&d and product development.