sci·on
Say itSIGH-unrhymes with “lion”
noun · botany · /ˈsaɪ.ən/
A young shoot or bud taken from one plant and grafted onto established rootstock, where it draws on deeper roots than it could grow alone and becomes something new.
The fastest growing community of AI-native builders in Boston
SCION, the Startup Community of Innovators, Outliers, and Networkers, is a nonprofit putting compute credits, hardware funding, and elite AI mentors in the hands of Boston's student founders.
Next event · Nov 12–15
The 300 AI Hackathon
A 62-hour AI hackathon for Northeastern students.
Thursday, Nov 12, 6pm to Sunday, Nov 15, 4pm · 300 Mass Ave, Boston
Northeastern is launching 300, a comprehensive global entrepreneurship platform, with a new Boston flagship space, 300 Mass Ave. The hackathon is the first thing built inside it, and SCION runs it day to day. Open to every Northeastern student; bring a team or come solo.
Sponsored by Anthropic, Link Ventures and Tavily.
Applications close in
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- hours on the clock
- 62hours on the clock
- builders, selected by application
- 40builders, selected by application
- teams
- 12teams
- in prizes
- $13,500in prizes
Finals: 300 Launch Week, Thursday, Nov 19, 4:30pm.
Horticultural Hall, 1920. Leon H. Abdalian, Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0.
The community
Speakers and Visitors across our events
Founders, investors, and university professors who show up to SCION events speaking, teaching, and evaluating what you build.
Dave Blundin
Founder & GP, Link Ventures
John Werner
MD, Link Ventures · Founder, Imagination in Action
Mark Roberge
Co-Founder & MD, Stage 2 Capital · Founding CRO, HubSpot
Brian Elliot
Co-Founder & CEO, Blitzy
Jay Aslam
Chief of AI & Professor, Northeastern University
Mark Weber
Investor, Tectonic Ventures · Program Advisor, MIT Media Lab
KJ Hardrict
Co-Founder & CEO, Talvy
Nick Leonard
Co-Founder & CEO, VoiceRun
Our latest event
ClawComp 2026
Incredible builders, amazing prizes, and lifelong friendships formed. $17,500 and 8 Mac Studios awarded. Teams flown to Cambridge from all over the world for one culminating week.
Relive ClawComp →Then, in January
One Kendall Square, Cambridge MA
January 4th – 7th, 2027
Our January Summit
Name reveal coming soon. Same organizers, same community, bigger ambitions.
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