Rally together around workforce development, STEM and STEAM education, and professional development for product entrepreneurs.
Build bridges to access member benefits
mHUB, the nation’s largest independent HardTech and manufacturing innovation center, works collaboratively with community partners to offer their stakeholders a variety of discounts, perks, and resources. Partnerships are developed to support entrepreneurs, product innovators, and STEM education.
Monthly office hours by mHUB staff at community partner's organization
Priority scheduling of mHUB event and classroom spaces
Marketing and visibility through mHUB marquee events, annual report, and additional channels
And much more...
1871
The world’s #1 private business incubator is home to 1000+ inventors, designers, creators, and doers that are building better, faster, cleaner solutions to everyday problems.
BWISE
Black Women in Science and Engineering who facilitate visibility of hardware entrepreneurship and product development techniques and technologies.
Chicago:Blend
A nonprofit headquartered at mHUB building a more diverse VC industry for Chicago. They measure the VC diversity gap, help underrepresented professionals secure VC jobs, and build a growing community of diverse investors. Chicago:Blend fellows have full access to mHUB membership resources.
Chicago Inventors Association
The Chicago Inventors Organization’s (CIO) vision includes being the premier provider of positive, affordable, credible resources to inventors whose products range across all markets including digital apps.
Fem Poder Hub
Dismantling obstacles, transcending boundaries, and empowering women of color to bring their fempreneurial visions to life by providing educational resources, tools, and networking opportunities in Chicago.
Future Founders
Building the nation’s largest inclusive community of young entrepreneurs with programs that immerse youth in experiences that empower them to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and create their own opportunities.
GET Cities Chicago
GET Chicago is actively building relationships with influential local organizations dedicated to enhancing, supporting, and scaling the city’s ongoing inclusivity efforts. GET Cities is committed to narrowing the gender gap in tech.
Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Transforming Greater Englewood into a popular commercial and retail destination by advising, developing and showcasing its established businesses and acting as a comprehensive economic development partner.
MATTER
Supports the development and commercialization of medical device companies by combining their space and respective resources. MATTER provides invaluable sector specific expertise.
National Society of Black Engineers - Chicago
NSBE offers its members leadership training, professional development activities, mentoring, career placement services, community service opportunities and more. NSBE Chicago chapter members receive 50% off of Shared Workspace membership.
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Extends access to hardware companies based at the Polsky Exchange by providing complementary equipment resources for product development innovators in the community.
Revolution Institute
Dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap and committed to creating programs in which participants build individual and collective self-esteem, deeper connections to self, family and community, skills to earn a competitive salary, and engage in cooperative business ownership.
West Side Forward
West Side Forward is committed to driving the economic revitalization of Chicago’s West Side by investing in people, systems, and infrastructure to foster thriving communities.
Looking to access resources or partner on an initiative?
If you have a need or goal that aligns with an existing program or are interested in discussing a new opportunity, connect with mHUB to explore Community Partnership.
