Great news! SolSolution made it into the finals of the MassChallenge. Read on for insight into how our pitch went and where we are headed now.

MassChallenge is the world’s largest global startup competition and incubator. Out of an initial 440 companies, the first round narrowed the field down to 300 semi-finalists who were contacted to present pitches. Last week, our Founder & CEO Dr. Soren Harrison presented our pitch, explaining his inspiration for creating SolSolution, the environmental and educational problems we address, and our model and vision for the future. Out of the 300, 110 finalists were chosen and are now in the accelerator phase.

After presenting the pitch, Dr. Harrison felt quite satisfied with our team’s performance. “The pitch went really well. We got some great positive feedback from the judges, and it was great to hear it. It’s good to receive some external validation from leaders in the entrepreneurial community.” Now that SolSolution has entered the accelerator phase, we are eager to take advantage of the great resources and mentoring provided by MassChallenge. We look to improve how we connect with our supporters, how to streamline the process of going solar for schools, and how to strengthen our educational offerings as more schools come online with us.

We have a lot of work to do before the presentations in October to see if we can earn a spot in the top 10, but we look forward to the opportunity to strengthen our company in order to improve the environmental quality of the world we live in and bring better education to our children.