Rob Blaine
Founder of TNT
I'm building the AI accelerator for student founders from MIT, Harvard, and beyond. 30+ teams supported. $15M+ in funding facilitated. We're just getting started.
What We're Building
The Accelerator
TNT accepts the top 15 AI startups from MIT and Harvard each semester. We provide $100K+ in cloud credits, $10K in legal services, expert mentorship, VC introductions, and demo days. Two cohorts completed, third launching now.
The Network
A curated ecosystem of founders, mentors, investors, and sponsors who show up for each other. We connect undergrads, PhDs, and MBAs across MIT, Harvard, and beyond to build together.
The Community
TNT is the largest student-run AI community across MIT and Harvard. Cofounder matching, fireside chats, office hours, speaker series, and a network of founders, investors, and operators who show up for each other.
TNT
The Accelerator
The AI accelerator for student founders.
The Mission
TNT is the launchpad for AI-native startups from MIT, Harvard, and beyond. We provide adaptive resources that scale with each team — $100K+ in cloud credits, $10K in legal services, expert mentorship, and direct VC introductions.
The Track Record
Two cohorts completed. 30+ teams supported. Over $15M in funding facilitated. Sponsors include JPMorgan, Anthropic, Google, NVIDIA, AWS, OpenAI, and more.
Background
TNT
2024 - PresentZero-equity AI accelerator for student founders from MIT, Harvard, and beyond. 30+ teams, $15M+ facilitated, building the platform and community from scratch.
MIT Sloan School of Management
2024 - PresentThinktiv
2022 - 2024AI strategy, product strategy, and GTM design for B2B SaaS and PE-backed teams
Deloitte Consulting
2019 - 2021Financial modeling, systems design, and research for federal and financial services clients
University of Florida
2014 - 2018Writing
Thoughts on building, AI, founders, and the things I'm learning along the way.