We’re off and running into 2026! I’m not a huge fan of rankings.. BUT, there are a ton of great emerging startups out there in the Boston area this AI supercycle.
Here is a startup map highlighting where some of these standout growth stage teams are building (ever evolving throughout 2026 and embedded on our site).
We’re always falling just a bit short…there are more out there!
Kicking off 2026, here are 26 Growth Stage Companies you should know locally (A-Z):
1. 7AI
2. Blitzy
3. Cimulate
4. CloudZero
5. Code Metal
6. Counsel Health
7. CYVL
8. Daylit
9. Duckbill
10. Eyebot
11. General Medicine
12. HYCU
13. Jellyfish
14. Ketryx
15. Laminar
16. Lazarus AI
17. Lila Sciences
18. Liquid AI
19. Maven AGI
20. OnRamp
21. OneScreen.ai
22. OpenHands
23. Realm.Security
24. Scaled Cognition
25. Suno
26. WHOOP
We’re missing a bunch of great companies. Tell me who! And ping me if you’re a venture backed startup who would like to be added to the map