Effective June 9, 2025, the MIT Welcome Center hours will be 9am–4pm, Monday through Friday. Outside of these hours, the E38 doors will require card access.
A shared space for MIT’s makers, thinkers, and doers—fostering connection, creativity, and exploration across the entire community.
iHQ is a mixed-use building open to the MIT community—faculty, staff, and students—and serves as a shared space for collaboration across disciplines. Here, students from all five schools and the college can meet, work, brainstorm, and host or attend events.
Hacker Reactor
Host your event at MIT’s innovation & entrepreneurship destination
Resident Programs at iHQ
Sandbox Innovation Fund Program 
Provides seed funding, mentorship, and support to help students develop their entrepreneurial ideas.
MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship
Focuses on promoting entrepreneurship in emerging markets, often working closely with students and global partners.
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Helping researchers turn cutting-edge ideas into market-ready solutions by offering grants, mentorship and more.
Venture Mentoring Service (VMS)
MIT’s VMS provides mentorship to entrepreneurs by connecting them with experienced mentors, offering guidance and support to help turn innovative ideas into successful ventures.
MIT I-Corps New England
MIT I-Corps New England equips researchers and entrepreneurs with training and mentorship to commercialize their innovations, helping them navigate the path from lab to market.
PKG Ideas Lab
The PKG Ideas Lab at MIT helps students develop solutions for public service challenges by providing mentorship, resources, and opportunities to engage in social impact projects.
Mission Innovation X
Mission Innovation X (MIx) is MIT’s platform for bold, cross-disciplinary experimentation—bringing students, researchers, and faculty together to tackle real-world challenges through fast, collaborative innovation.
Proto Ventures
Turning breakthrough research into bold startup ideas—pairing technical innovation with entrepreneurial insight to launch the next generation of deep tech ventures.
An array of resources for innovators
Co-working spaces
- Co-Working Spaces: Open, flexible areas for collaborative work and individual focus.
- Huddle Rooms: Small, private spaces for quick team discussions.
- Meeting Rooms & Training Rooms: Equipped spaces for meetings, workshops, and presentations.
Voxel Lab Suites
- Voxel Lab offers tools for rapid prototyping, creative expression, and experimentation.
- Promoting collaboration across disciplines and projects.
- The lab provides mentorship and support for innovators.
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