We are excited to feature a growing number of startups & external orgs in our ongoing goal of highlighting the “here and now” around Boston’s dynamic startup & technology ecosystem.
Whether it’s startup milestones, product launches, announcements, event recaps or just overall good vibes to share…send it over! Thanks for building alongside us:
The Coworking Chronicles
From the Financial District to the Back Bay to the Seaport to Kendall Square and beyond…
here are the startups being built in Boston and the builders who create & invest in them
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Natan Linder, Co-Founder & CEO of Tulip joins The Lantern
Tulip Interfaces helps manufacturers build production systems that put people first with no code, low code, and other AI tools to turn operational knowledge into apps, workflows, and continuous improvement. Natan discusses the Akooda acquisition ahead of their $120M fundraise led by Mitsubishi
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Nick Leonard, Co-Founder & CEO at VoiceRun joins The Lantern
VoiceRun is a voice AI infrastructure company enabling enterprises to deploy complex, production-grade voice AI systems without getting stuck in no-code limitations or multi-year build cycles.
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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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Tulip (vertical AI) raises $120M led by Mitsubishi at $1.3B valuation
Tulip, the leading frontline operations platform, announced today Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has invested in and signed a strategic alliance agreement with the company, cementing a strategic commitment to overhaul digital transformation (DX) in manufacturing.
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VoiceRun (voice AI) raises $5.5M
VoiceRun is designed to be a foundry; a specialized voice agent factory designed for scale, where developers and coding agents can orchestrate between the world’s best models and are continuously improving using voice-specific evals, simulations, and testing frameworks. Everything is built natively for coding agents with or without developer oversight.
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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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Will Panarello, GTM Lead at Rho on The Lantern
Rho is building the modern banking platform for startups and Will has helped lead their expansion into Boston. Rho is a one stop shop to run your entire business operations with really fast account setup, scalable and customized cards for founders & employees, and a platform that integrates with accounting and payroll providers
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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…
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Conrad Clemson, CEO at EdgeBeam Wireless on The Lantern
EdgeBeam Wireless is building specialized wireless data services by combining broadcast TV infrastructure with cellular technology. They’re delivering high-value content at massive scale, like software updates for millions of cars or streaming major sporting events.
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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…