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| Aug 21, 2017 | Techstars Alum Raises $1.7M to Bolster the Senior Home Care Workforce | Helen Adeosun knows the challenges senior home care providers face very well. After all, she used to be one herself, just as her mother was.
"I remember this feeling every single time I showed up to a client's home: I had very little p... |
| Jul 31, 2017 | These 21 Boston Startups Raised $418M in July | It was a really, really good month for Boston startup funding in July. After 26 startups brought in $393 million in June, the total funding amount went up to $418 million from fewer startups this month, thanks to large financing rounds from... |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Amazon, Kayak, Runkeeper, Kaspersky & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking Amazon’s local expansion plans, a new venture fund that will invest in women-led companies, executive moves at Asics-owned Runkeeper a... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Invisible unicorns: 35 big companies that started with little or no money | Joseph Flaherty Contributor
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| Jun 28, 2017 | Fighting Harassment, Raising Funds, & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Summer is here, but news from the Boston-area tech community hasn’t slowed down. Here are some of the recent headlines:
—In a Medium blog post, the New England Venture Capital... |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Progress Buys Mobile Backend Company Kinvey for $49M | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 6/29/17, 8:33 am. See below.] Kinvey, one of the early players in mobile backend services, has been acquired by Progress for $49 million in cash.
Progress, a 36-year-... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Localytics Replaces Founding CEO After Becoming Cash-Flow Positive | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Localytics, one of Boston’s prominent mobile analytics and marketing software companies, has replaced its founding CEO Raj Aggarwal with Jude McColgan, a veteran mobile softwa... |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: GE, Optimus Ride, Tufin, Zaius, Dispatch & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking the latest moves by General Electric (in addition to its big CEO transition), Boston’s efforts to become a hub for driverless car deve... |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Uber, Causeway Media, Cure Forward, Tive & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking a second fund for a venture capital firm co-led by the co-owner of the Boston Celtics, a high-profile hire for Uber, a new cybersecuri... |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Zerto, Flywire, eClinicalWorks, CustomMade & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here are some of the latest headlines from the Boston-area tech community, including the acquisition of brain rehab app Constant Therapy, the makeover of online crafts marketp... |
| May 26, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Acquia, ShoeBuy, Lola, MassChallenge & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We’ve got lots of Boston-area tech news to catch up on this week. Here are some of the latest developments:
New funds
—Scansorial has raised $2.2 million from investors, accor... |
| May 19, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: GE, HubSpot, Fuze, MIT, Vesper, Quickhelp & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
It was a busy week in Boston tech. Here’s a recap of some of the latest headlines:
—GE Healthcare and Partners HealthCare announced a 10-year partnership to develop artificial... |
| May 11, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: TripAdvisor, Ogin, Staples, Gillette, Draft & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here are some of the latest headlines from the Boston-area tech sector:
—Ogin, the Waltham, MA-based renewable energy company formerly known as FloDesign Wind Turbine, recentl... |
| May 9, 2017 | Owl Labs Grabs $6M Led by Matrix, Teases Video Conferencing Device | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Owl Labs, a Boston-based video conferencing startup that employs veterans of iRobot and HubSpot, announced today it has snagged a $6 million Series A funding round led by Matr... |
| May 5, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Polaris, NuTonomy, Techstars, The Engine & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
It’s time to catch up on the latest headlines from the Boston-area tech community:
—Polaris Partners said it closed a $435 million fund, the firm’s eighth. Polaris invests in ... |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Uber Driver Appeals, NFL Wearables, Drone IPO | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 4/26/17, 2:58 pm. See below.] This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking appeals by Uber and Lyft drivers who failed state background checks; a deal between a local wea... |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: iRobot, Bose, Nasuni, Endurance, Ascend & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 4/20/17, 4:26 pm. See below.] Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston-area tech scene:
—Bedly, an online housing rental marketplace with offices in Cam... |
| Apr 19, 2017 | Freebird; New Funding, New Focus | Freebird, the mobile app that lets customers rebook any airline or flight if their travels are delayed, canceled or disrupted by means beyond their control, announced it has raised a $5 million round, bringing its total funding to date to $... |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Google, Visible Measures, Smack, PlacePass & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 3/28/17, 9:02 a.m. See below.] This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking new venture funds, the latest startup investments, the end of the road for some local companie... |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: DraftKings, Nantero, WordStream, Tinyhood & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 3/20/17, 5:45 p.m. See below.] If you’re sick of staring at the sea of red in your March Madness bracket, take a break with the latest headlines in Boston-area tech. ... |
| Mar 14, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Harmonix, Whoop, Brand Networks, VentureApp & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 3/14/17, 4:09 p.m. See below.] Since you might be snowed in today, it seems like a good time to hunker down with some recent Boston-area tech news. Here is the latest... |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Amazon Expansion, Neurotech Acquisition & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re catching up on the latest real estate deals—including Amazon’s new digs, funding and acquisition news, and people on the move. Read on for deta... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Nuance, Gamalon, Grapevine, Data3Sixty & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here are some notable recent deals made by Boston-area tech companies:
—Burlington, MA-based Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) has acquired mCarbon, a Noida, India-based pr... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Best way from A to B: Former Expedia vet raises $1.5M for stealthy transportation advice startup | Closer Mobile CEO and Founder Jeff Warren. (Photo via LinkedIn)
You’ve got somewhere to be, but aren’t sure what mode of transportation is best. Uber or Lyft might get you there fastest, but surge pricing can be a pain. Are the busses runni... |
| Feb 2, 2017 | Accomplice Shakeup, CoachUp Layoffs, Alexa Lab, & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 2/2/17, 3:47 pm. See below.] Here are some of the latest happenings in the Boston-area tech community:
—Chris Lynch and Cort Johnson are leaving Accomplice, and the C... |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Boston Tech Watch: IBM, Adelphic, Mylestoned, Everbridge & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 1/26/17, 2:42 pm. See below.] This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking a string of acquisitions, funding rounds, and more. The moves include an acquisition by IBM Sec... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Bluehost owner Endurance is laying off 440 people in Utah | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Jan 25, 2017 | Bluehost owner Endurance is laying off 440 people in Utah | Endurance International Group, a publicly traded company that owns several hosting companies, on January 19 told employees it will close its office in Orem, Utah, resulting in layoffs of employees in accounting, customer support, human reso... |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Американский такси-стартап Fasten запустится в России | Компания Fasten имеет российские корни — ее в 2016 году основали краснодарские предприниматели Кирилл Евдаков и основатель такси-сервиса «Сатурн» Евгений Львов. Almaz Capital Partners дважды вложился в этот стартап, но сумма инвестиций не р... |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Google Buys Crashlytics, Trusteer Vets Return & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Boston-area tech companies are making moves at a furious pace in the early goings of 2017.
This week, we’re catching up on a trio of acquisitions (including a deal involving G... |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2016’s Last Boston Tech Watch: Akamai, Neurable, Facebook, GM & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 12/30/16, 2:30 pm. See below.] As we wave goodbye to 2016, let’s take a look at some of the year’s final moves in the Boston-area tech scene:
—Akamai Technologies (NA... |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Leonardo DiCaprio, MC10, OwnerIQ, BrainCo & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
With the holidays approaching, here is what’s been going on in the local technology scene:
—San Francisco-based Cloudflare acquired Eager for an undisclosed price. The Cambrid... |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Airfare prediction app Hopper raises $61 million | Cambridge, Mass.-based airfare prediction app Hopper has raised $61 million in a Series C round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
Founded in 2015, Hopper is a travel app that make predictions about flight prices. The app... |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Cybersecurity, Drones, Silent Discos, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 12/12/16, 2:54 pm. See below.] It’s mid-December, and that means a rush of tech news, as companies work feverishly to get deals done before the end of the year.
Recen... |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Boston Holiday Tech Watch: GiveHope, LovePop, Samsung, IBM & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
‘Tis the holiday season, and in this week’s roundup of Boston-area tech news, we’re covering funding for a pop-up greeting card startup and an initiative that encourages peopl... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Dyn’s Payday, Self-Driving Car Tests, Akamai HQ | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Before everyone bolts town for Thanksgiving, let’s take a look at some notable recent headlines in the Boston-area tech community:
—This week’s big deal was Oracle’s acquisiti... |
| Nov 21, 2016 | Boston-based machine learning startup picks up $1.2 million in funding | A Boston-based machine learning startup called Indico, which launched back in 2013, announced it has raised $1.2 million in funding to develop its software and enter deeper into the insurance and financial sectors. According to the founder ... |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Spark Nabs $1B, Uber Challenger Gets $10.5M, & More Boston VC News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
November has been a busy month for venture funding news in the Boston area. Spark Capital has $1 billion more to make tech bets, investors pumped $10.5 million into a local Ub... |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: MassChallenge Awards, Startup Funding, & Layoffs | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Hard to believe it’s already November. As we get ready to turn the clocks back an hour on Sunday, let’s take a look back at some recent tech news in the Boston area:
—At a swa... |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Term Sheet — Friday, October 28 | SELLING OUT
Yesterday the Internet mourned the death of Twitter-owned Vine, a web product everyone apparently loved but stopped using years ago. One of the company’s co-founders, Rus Yusupov, tweeted his bitter takeaway: “Don’t sell your co... |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: TVision Tracks Eyeballs, Diffeo Grabs Cash, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here are a few of the latest happenings in the Boston-area tech scene:
—MIT spinout TVision Insights raised $6.8 million in an investment round led by Accomplice, with contrib... |
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| Oct 19, 2016 | Ashton Kutcher Funds Pillar at Forbes Summit, & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Boston was star struck this week, as the Forbes Under 30 Summit brought Michael Phelps, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Richard Branson, and other big names to town. Besides the... |
| Oct 12, 2016 | Boston Tech Deals: Nokia, Altiostar, Gridco, Virtudent, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
October has been a busy month for venture capital investments and acquisitions in the Boston area. The latest deals include an acquisition by Nokia, another big round for tele... |
| Oct 3, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Inclusive Tech, Drones, Layoffs, Alcohol, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 10/3/16, 9:53 am. See below.] It’s hard to believe October is upon us. Before fall gets into full swing, let’s take a look at some of the late September happenings in... |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Boston Tech Deal Roundup: Akamai, Cengage, Mautic, Skedaddle, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 9/30/16, 3:34 pm. See below.] September was a busy month for tech startup funding and acquisition news in the Boston area. Here are a few of the latest deals that you... |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Skedaddle wants to take ride-sharing out of cities and across the country | Big bus companies better watch out, because the tech industry now seems to have them squarely in their sights.
It was only a matter of time before the same forces that brought competition to the taxi industry turned their attention to the b... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | Podium Data Downloads $9.5M to Help Businesses Manage, Crunch Data | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Software companies have talked for years about making tools for deep data analysis simple enough for most business users, not just seasoned programmers. There are signs those ... |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Driverless Cars, Stealthy Startups, Deals & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Fall’s arrival has brought with it a ton of tech news. Here are the latest headlines from the Boston area, spanning self-driving cars, a flurry of startup funding deals, a law... |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: GE, PillPack, Tech IPOs, Lola, Amazon, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 9/8/16, 4:46 pm. See below.] This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking the prospects for the state’s second tech IPO of the year, GE’s investments in 3D printing, new ... |
| Aug 31, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Dell-EMC, Wayfair, Monster, GE, Harvard, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
There was lots of Boston-area tech news during the past few days, but we’ve got it covered. Read on for details on the closing of the Dell-EMC deal, trouble for Monster’s prop... |
| Aug 30, 2016 | Wayfair snatches up Boston startup Trumpit to bring photo & video messaging to its mobile app | Online furniture shop Wayfair has acquired a Boston-based mobile messaging application called Trumpit, with the aim of utilizing its technology in order to expand its customer service offerings. So yes, that means messaging will be a part o... |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Boston Tech: Autism Funding, Acacia Soars, 3D-Printed Violin & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech highlights, we’ve got funding for an autism technology startup, Wall Street showing lots of love for the area’s only tech IPO of 2016, the expansion o... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Olympics Streaming, Uber Law, Exec Turnover & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In our latest recap of recent Boston tech headlines, we’ve got stats about Olympics online viewing, the latest development in local regulations of Uber and Lyft, a trio of acq... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Robotic Kitchens, Sports Apps, Hedge Fund Bets & More Boston Tech | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 8/2/16, 3:18 p.m. See below.] We’ve officially entered the dog days of summer, although it already felt like that with the recent heat wave. Now that temperatures in ... |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Dell-EMC, Codeship, Compete Job Cuts & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We’ve got lots of Boston tech news to catch up on from the past week, including a crucial step for the Dell-EMC merger, new venture capital deals, job cuts, and executives on ... |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Liberty Mutual invests in All Set Works | Boston-based startup All Set Works has raised $14.4 million from investors including Liberty Mutual. The startup offers an app that allows customers to find quality professionals for home improvement projects that are recommended by their n... |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Noncompetes, Funding Blitz, Battery Tech & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
As the weather heats up in the Boston area today, stay cool with the latest local tech headlines:
—The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill that puts stronger limits on noncompe... |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Quilt lands $3.25 million to improve the renters insurance market | Emerging digital broker Quilt revealed it has raised $3.25 million in a seed funding round led by NextView Ventures and will be working with Security First Florida to launch its first renters insurance product in Florida later this month. |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Coming soon | Emerging digital broker Quilt revealed it has raised $3.25 million in a seed funding round led by NextView Ventures and will be working with Security First Florida to launch its first renters insurance product in Florida later this month. |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Bain, New Google Project, Desktop Metal & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In recent Boston tech news, Bain Capital Ventures reloaded its coffers for early-stage tech investments. Android co-founder Rich Miner is working on a new project at Google. S... |
| Jul 7, 2016 | After Quickly Raising $11M, BevSpot Aims For Smart, Rapid Growth | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Somebody forgot to tell BevSpot it’s supposed to be getting hard to raise venture capital right now.
The Boston-based startup, which makes software for bars and restaurants, j... |
| Jul 5, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: HourlyNerd, Uber, Noncompetes, Akamai, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend. After all the fireworks last night, it’s time to catch up on some of the hot news in Boston-area tech from the past week:
—B... |
| Jul 4, 2016 | New Boston Venture Firm Operator.VC Debuts | Mike Volpe has teamed up with Yoav Shapira to form a new Boston-based venture firm Operator.VC, according to AngelList. Volpe is the former CMO of Hubspot while Shapira is a founding venture partner at NextGen Angels. |
| Jun 29, 2016 | Diligence is Dead But You’re Still Kinda Cute | Boston-based online auto insurance broker Goji has raised ~$19 million bringing its total funding to date to $89.2 million. Here’s a benchmark of Team Zebra vs. Team Goji, as both operate in the land of simplifying car insurance.
Bottom Lin... |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Boston Tech News: Funding, Fantasy Sports, Co-working Spaces & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 6/27/16, 2:13 p.m., to include Hack/secure news.] It’s time to catch up on a few recent developments in the Boston tech world. We’ve got funding news, the latest on t... |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: DraftKings, Demandware, Startup Shutdown & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking DraftKings merger rumors, the aftermath of the Salesforce-Demandware deal, a startup closure, new venture funding, money for cybersecu... |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Stumbling Startups, China VC, Acquisitions & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking the latest sign of a tech slowdown, an acquisition of a faltering mobile marketing startup, a Chinese firm investing in a Boston artif... |
| May 23, 2016 | Localytics Pushes Toward Profits After Layoffs and Market Slowdown | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The tech startup maxim of putting growth before profits has started to reverse itself, as the venture capital boom of the past few years slows down and public investors reward... |
| May 22, 2016 | How FanDuel grew from humble Scottish startup into an American fantasy sports giant | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry has taken one hell of a beating these past seven months, with states from New York and Illinois... |
| May 22, 2016 | How FanDuel grew from humble Scottish startup into an American fantasy sports giant | The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry has taken one hell of a beating these past seven months, with states from New York and Illinois to Nevada concluding that “betting” on virtual sports teams compiled from real pro and college athletes ... |
| May 19, 2016 | MassChallenge Announces 128 Finalist Startups for 2016 | MassChallenge, one of the leading startup-friendly accelerators in the Boston area, has released their roundup of 128 participating startups for this year.
The 128 startups listed represent nine countries and sixteen U.S. states, will go th... |
| May 16, 2016 | CarGurus CEO on Profitable Tech Startups, and Why Uber Is Road Kill | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
CarGurus might be the biggest Boston-area consumer tech company you’ve never heard of, but founder and CEO Langley Steinert is ready to change that.
Based in Cambridge, MA, th... |
| May 6, 2016 | SpaceX Lands Rocket on Platform in the Middle of the Ocean -- Start Up Your Day Roundup | May 6, 2016 1 min read
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| Apr 14, 2016 | Verizon Fios, New Digs, Pink Slips & More in Boston Tech Watchlist | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 4/14/16, 1:06 p.m. See below.] There’s a lot of news to recap this week in Boston’s tech scene. We’ve got C-suite shakeups, staff expansions and contractions, and com... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | From Funding to Fabrics, This Week’s Boston Tech Highlights | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston’s technology scene, we’re tracking new capital for startups, executives on the move, a local fintech company’s foray across the pond, and Staples’ unexpect... |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Hopper Snags $16M to Accelerate Flight-Search App’s Growth | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 12/15/16, 8:06 am. See below.] Hopper spent several years building a travel discovery website powered by a gigantic trove of data, only to switch gears in favor of an... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Uber Bill, Noncompetes, Layoffs, & Expansions | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston, we’re tracking the latest tech legislation on Beacon Hill, layoffs at startups and big companies, and announcements of new companies, products, and office... |
| Feb 29, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Telehealth, Fantasy Sports, Cleantech, More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking a win for DraftKings and the daily fantasy sports industry, a pair of cleantech announcements, Wayfair’s rapid expansion, and more. Re... |
| Feb 19, 2016 | From Funding to “Failure,” Boston Tech’s Roller Coaster Week | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The past week in Boston demonstrated the range of emotions that people can experience working at a tech company. From the highs of snagging millions of investment dollars and ... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | What’s New in Boston VC Land: Assemble, Hyperplane, Pillar | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
As the snow falls in our fair city, let’s take a tour of the winter wonderland that is New England tech venture capital. It should prove useful as a snapshot of what’s new and... |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Boston Tech Watch: Localytics, Walt Doyle, Flyp, NuTonomy & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston, we’re tracking a bunch of funding announcements, trouble at Localytics, additions to the resume of local entrepreneur and investor Walt Doyle, and a new d... |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 3, 2016 | TravelStart secured $40M; GeoFeedia received $17M; DisputeBills raised $400k funding
DisputeBills, provider of a medical bill reduction solution for individuals and businesses, closed a $400,000 seed round led by Chicago angel investor Step... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Audience Measurement Consolidates As ComScore Closes $768M Rentrak Acquisition | Some more consolidation in the online measurement and analytics space: today comScore has announced that it has closed its $767.7 million deal to acquire Rentrak in an all-stock deal that brings together Rentrak’s TV and cinema audience tra... |
| Jan 18, 2016 | Meet the group of neighbors spearheading West Baltimore’s innovation district | Right in the geographic center of Baltimore, a group of Reservoir Hill neighbors have grown fond of the area’s historic homes and its proximity to Druid Hill Park. But the community of people from all walks of life has proven to be the real... |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Bit9 + Carbon Black Named “50 on Fire” Technology Winner by BostInno | WALTHAM, Mass.—December 7, 2015—Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security (NGES), was named a “50 on Fire” winner by BostInno in the technology category of its annual “50 on Fire” awards at a ceremony Thursday e... |
| Nov 25, 2015 | Iguaz.io Lands $15 Million Series A | Herzliya Israel-based Iguaz.io isn’t yet saying exactly what it’s up to, but investors must like what they’re seeing.
The stealth-mode company, which says it’s rebuilding the framework for dealing with big data in a way that integrates info... |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Why My Kids Finished Their MOOC—When Most Adults Don’t | My 9-year-old twins recently completed a five-week MOOC (massive open online course). I thought I’d be a proud, high-fiving dad, but MOOC completion rates hover around 6%, so when they completed the MOOC, I was mostly puzzled. Something wen... |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Boston’s best CMO fired from HubSpot: allegedly tried to obtain Dan Lyons’ tell-all book | Two months ago we surveyed over 2,000 Boston marketers for our CMO-only conference in Boston, looking for the best local chief marketing officer. HubSpot’s Mike Volpe won hands down.
Above: Mike Volpe
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This week, howev... |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Boston’s best CMO fired from HubSpot: allegedly tried to obtain Dan Lyons’ tell-all book | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Two months ago we surveyed over 2,000 Boston mark... |
| Jul 8, 2015 | Rhinobird Enters The Live Streaming Race With Its Collaborative, Hashtag-Powered App | Though it’s still unclear how many competitors the live-streaming app market can viably host, that hasn’t stopped a number of startups from taking on the top contenders, Twitter-owned Periscope and independent alternative Meerkat. The lates... |
| Jul 6, 2015 | InMarket says nearly 40 percent of Millennial Moms are now beacon-accessible | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In-store beacons are attracting a lot of marketer... |
| Jul 6, 2015 | InMarket says nearly 40 percent of Millennial Moms are now beacon-accessible | In-store beacons are attracting a lot of marketers’ attention, but the question is whether they make a bottom line difference to the store owner.
The jury is still out on that question for all user groups, but today beacon platform inMarket... |
| Jul 1, 2015 | SmartSpot raises $1.8M for interactive, video-based instruction in gyms | SmartSpot, which has developed an interactive video-based offering for gyms that instructs members how to work out properly, raised $1.85 million from Khosla Ventures and Signalfire, according to TechCrunch.
The company uses 3D cameras to a... |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Top 5 Benefits of Growing a SaaS Startup Outside of Silicon Valley | I’ve spent the last 13 months as Marketing Director for a SaaS company, Ambition, that is based in Chattanooga. Over the last year, I’ve experienced firsthand the benefits – and detriments – that come with growing a SaaS startup not just ou... |
| May 21, 2015 | CustomMade Will Continue After Wayfair Hires Staff, CEO Leaves | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A quick update on a plucky startup we’ve covered over the past few years: CustomMade, an online marketplace that connects craft makers and consumers, has scaled back to eight ... |
| May 15, 2015 | TechU Angels Looking for a Few Good MIT Startups, Not Just in Boston | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
You still hear it a lot around town: it’s hard to raise money for early-stage startups.
The truth is it’s hard to raise money for anything. But there are an increasing number ... |
| May 13, 2015 | Startups Tackle Personalized Recommendations in Business, Education | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
From artificial intelligence startup Nara Logics to professional review site Dunwello, Boston-area startups are making progress in improving online recommendations through per... |
| Apr 13, 2015 | Driftt, A Mobile Collaboration Startup From Ex-HubSpot Execs, Buys Productivity App Fetchnotes | Driftt, a Cambridge-based collaboration startup founded by ex-HubSpot execs and recently backed by $15 million in new funding, has acquired productivity app maker Fetchnotes. The deal was specifically for the technology and the product Fetc... |