The MITdesignX Le Rosey program seeks to support ideas with real impact - and the teams motivated to turn those ideas into viable, sustainable ventures.
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In this age of great challenges and great opportunities, the need for startups seeking to have real, positive impact has never been more urgent.
We’ll select 16 early-stage startups, on a rolling basis, to join our inaugural cohort starting September, 2025. While there are no hard “early stage” criteria for selection, we’re looking for ventures still addressing product-market fit, solution design, MVP, and go-to-market challenges.
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So tell us, how are you going to make the world a better place?
We’d be delighted to support you in that journey.
THE CURRICULUM
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FOUR PHASES TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOUR VENTURE AND A PATH TO SCALABILITY
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MITdesignX accelerates ventures through a robust and proven curriculum. Whether you are just emerging from ideation, building your prototypes and MVP, or already at the revenue stage, this curriculum, taught by MIT faculty and staff over four two-day workshops, will take you methodically through every important question and decision you need to make as an early-stage venture.
The material is delivered in an interactive workshop setting, and challenges you to test assumptions, speak to customers, back-up decisions with facts and science, and use your imagination and experiment with new ideas and scenarios that might lead to better outcomes.
The MITdesignX curriculum will create a sound foundation for your business plan, product design, communication strategy, hiring strategies, marketing campaigns, and fundraising strategies.
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LE ROSEY
Founded in 1880, Le Rosey seeks to offer future leaders from around the world an education based on respect and curiosity, and which sets out to develop all their intellectual, human, entrepreneurial, sporting and artistic qualities.
The school’s motto “Actis Virtus” encourages students to demonstrate their values through their actions, rather than merely their words. Student engagement with impact-focused startups allows Roséens to deepen their commitments to changing the world for the better.
MIT DESIGN X GLOBAL IMPACT
MIT DESIGN X​
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MITdesignX is part of the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD). Since 2016, we have run a leading accelerator program at MIT, supporting students and faculty as they transform ideas and research into viable businesses and organizations.
Led by Prof. Svafa Gronfeldt and Gilad Rosenzweig, MITdesignX has created a global partnership network of accelerator programs in key cities and with leading organizations and institutions around the world.
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MITdesignX has helped launch over 200 new ventures in the fields of construction, water management, energy, housing, mobility, health, education, and design through programs in Cambridge, Venice, Mexico City, Reykjavik, Hong Kong, and Dubai.​​
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EXCLUSIVE SUPPORT
THE DETAILS​
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LOCATION
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Institut Le Rosey
Château du Rosey
1180 Rolle
Switzerland
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DATES​
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Workshop 1: 14-15 September
Workshop 2: 11-12 October
Workshop 3: 2-3 November
Workshop 4: 22-23 November
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Pitch day: 20 December
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PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY​
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We’re looking for early-stage startups that want to change the world. While there are no hard “early stage” criteria for selection, we’re looking for ventures still addressing product-market fit, solution design, MVP, and go-to-market challenges.
​A minimum of two team members will need to participate all workshops and the pitch day in Rolle. Remote participation is not supported.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2025
Teams are accepted to the program on a rolling basis. Start working on your application today
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QUESTIONS?
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Please contact designx@mit.edu
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