FundingFest: 21 Key Boston Startup Deals in Q4
Despite the holidays, the fourth quarter turned out to be a busy one for Boston-area companies in the software and hardware arenas. Out of the dozens of local tech deals disclosed during the quarter,...
View ArticleTech Madness Brackets: Here's Who BostInno Staff Picked as Winners
BostInno's Tech Madness competition is under way and already thousands of votes have been cast to determine who will win this year's bracket. The ultimate question: Which of these companies will be...
View Article9 Boston Startups We're Watching This Summer
We cover a lot of emerging startups here at BostInno. There are first-looks at early stage companies on a daily basis, and while the ones we write about have all, for one reason or another, piqued our...
View ArticleOffice Envy: Inside Freight Farms' New Southie Digs & Leafy Green Machine...
One stroll around Freight Farms’ new Southie space, and I can’t help but think one thing: This is not normal. Sure, I’ve seen a lot of startup offices, and all of them have their cool amenities and...
View ArticleRedesigning This Somerville Highway Underpass Is More About Function Than...
The emergence of Assembly Row in Somerville has been a boon for the city which essentially created a new, easily-accessible destination neighborhood complete with housing, retail, hospitality, office...
View Article5 Boston Tech Startups Changing the Food Industry
We've read the stories of food-tech startups making their way through the Valley media hype clock. Some are trying to reinvent mayonnaise. Others hope to grow a steak in a test tube. Boston tech has a...
View Article16 Boston Startups to Watch in 2016
As you’ve probably heard, it’s never been easier (or more socially acceptable) to shun a normal career path in favor of founding a startup. That doesn’t mean it’s any easier to launch a good startup,...
View ArticleHere's the 2016 BostInno Tech Madness Bracket [Voting Now Open]
Update: Voting in Round 1 has closed. Voting in Round 2 is here. Introducing the 2016 Tech Madness Bracket: a friendly competition designed to generate awareness and excitement for the Boston tech...
View ArticleBoston's Budding Agricultural Tech Cluster Has a Growing Problem to Solve
Food deserts, malnutrition, obesity, starvation, GMOs and factory farming: The list of food-related issues impacting our world is a doozy. All signs point to problems in this space worsening. A...
View ArticleFreight Farms Reveals a Smaller Farm-in-a-Box on the Greenway
If you've walked through the Greenway in the past few days, you might have noticed a tall, slick box with a leafy design on its exterior. Inside this box is an automated, internet-connected farm that...
View ArticleNew Wayfair Exec | Localytics Acquires Techstars Alum | BostInno Personnel News
Olivia: Since today is International Women's Day, we wanted to highlight some of the women founders and leaders who we have covered and are making an impact in the Boston startup community. Dylan:...
View ArticleDistrict Hall in Danger | Freight Farms Raises $$ | Ex-Verizon CMO Joins...
KG: We officially have a 2017 Tech Madness champion… Dylan: Despite the best efforts by the competition, no one was able to make toast out of Toast, the Boston restaurant software startup that...
View ArticleThese 16 Boston Startups Raised $167M in April
It was a big month for Boston startup raising capital. While a majority of the startups in April raised under $10 million, six others closed sizable rounds, including Sea Street Technologies, which...
View ArticleFreight Farms Raises $7.3M Series B to 'Make Local Food a Global Reality'
Freight Farms, the Boston startup that builds automated farm systems in shipping containers, has closed a $7.3 million Series B round led by return investor Spark Capital. News of Freight Farms...
View ArticleThese 26 Boston Startups Raised $393M in June
June was a big month for Boston startups raising capital. Based on announcements and federal filings we tracked, 26 startups raised a total of $393 million in June, far more than the $211 million 27...
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