News Feed 2026

MGMT Boston’s 2026 rolling feed of local startup updates – funding announcements, product launches, news, and more.

Greentown Labs taps Julia Travaglini to be the Head of Greentown Labs, Boston

Greentown Labs, the world’s largest climatetech and energy incubator, today announced Julia Travaglini as the Head of its Boston incubator. In this role, Travaglini will deepen Greentown Boston’s impact as dedicated innovation infrastructure, strengthen its ecosystem connections, and amplify its role as a global beacon for climate innovation.

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Wasabi (cloud) raises $70M for more servers at $1.8B valuation

Wasabi Technologies, the Hot Cloud Storage company, today announced a $70 million equity funding round led by L2 Point Management with participation from Pure Storage and existing investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company. The new round values Wasabi at $1.8 billion and brings the company’s total funding to over $600 million.

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Introducing the MA AI Coalition (WHOOP, Suno, Lovable, DraftKings, Wayfair, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Blitzy & more)

WHOOP, the human performance company, today announced the formation of the Massachusetts AI Coalition; a group of leading technology, manufacturing, healthcare, consumer and industrial companies and investors headquartered or with significant presence across the Commonwealth. The coalition is a first-of-its-kind, company-led initiative designed to strengthen collaboration, accelerate real-world AI adoption, and reinforce Massachusetts as a global leader in artificial intelligence. In addition to this, the group aims to enable company growth and encourage others to set up in Massachusetts. 

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Tive (vertical AI) raises $20M led by Lightsmith at $500M+ valuation

Tive, the global leader in supply chain and logistics visibility technology, today announced that Lightsmith Group, a global sustainable private equity firm focused on resilience technologies that address risks increased by climate change, led an investment round of $20 million in Tive with participation from existing Tive investors Sageview Capital, World Innovation Lab, AVP, and Supply Chain Ventures.

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