If you had trouble streaming a video on Netflix or posting in a Reddit thread on Sept. 20, you can thank an Amazon Web Services outage that impacted a number of apps and websites for a few hours. These types of outages are only minor annoyances for most people, but they can have real effects … Continue reading “Logz.io, With Backers in Boston & Israel, Aims to Sniff Out IT Bugs”
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From Dance Clubs to Syn Bio: MIT’s Collins on Startups, Second Chances
It happens over and over again with new science. A discovery prompts crazy hype and massive investment that the data aren’t ready to support. A crash ensues, backers lose millions, egos are bruised—yet the pioneers slowly trudge forward. They regroup, away from the limelight, and try to learn from failure. When it comes to synthetic … Continue reading “From Dance Clubs to Syn Bio: MIT’s Collins on Startups, Second Chances”
IRobot, Bissell, & the Robot Vacuum Wars Come to Pepcom Gadget Show
Competition can be seen as an intense form of flattery—and in the world of consumer electronics, clones and copycats of popular products are almost inevitable. There was plenty to see at this week’s Pepcom Holiday Spectacular in New York, from Marvel’s Avengers fighting villains to a smartwatch with old-school style (see slideshow above). IRobot brought … Continue reading “IRobot, Bissell, & the Robot Vacuum Wars Come to Pepcom Gadget Show”
Five Takeaways From “Boston’s Life Science Disruptors”
The monsoon that drenched Boston before Xconomy’s biotech gathering on Wednesday was apropos; there’ve been storm clouds over the industry for a few weeks now. So much so that Flagship Ventures CEO Noubar Afeyan, uncharacteristically flashing a suit and tie, quipped: “Everybody’s been predicting the death of the IPO window for awhile, so I thought … Continue reading “Five Takeaways From “Boston’s Life Science Disruptors””
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Forum, Neon, Sarepta, Accelerator & More
Things aren’t always pretty in biotech, though it may have seemed like they were over the past few years. Now the raging biotech bull market has slowed, and billions of dollars in value has seemingly disappeared overnight. Is this a blip or a long-term correction? Is the IPO window on the verge of closing? Will … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Forum, Neon, Sarepta, Accelerator & More”
Neon Therapeutics Obtains $55,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a859408-8e80-436b-a73f-a924c95f3631 Date 10/2/2015 Company Name Neon Therapeutics Mailing Address 215 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description We have assembled a team of world experts in cancer immunotherapy to develop therapies that target abnormal proteins called neoantigens, which are produced by cancer cells. Our programs are designed to leverage multiple facets … Continue reading “Neon Therapeutics Obtains $55,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Renoviso Secures $1,400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4628c9d6-6568-4adb-b7e7-4c27f6421f36 Date 10/2/2015 Company Name Renoviso Mailing Address 733 Turnpike Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA Company Description We’ve completely transformed the renovation experience by creating a fully transparent website where you can configure and price your entire project. Then, we backed it with phenomenal customer support, premium quality products and the … Continue reading “Renoviso Secures $1,400,000 New Funding”
Data3Sixty Lands $1,155,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2d14475-382d-40dd-af6a-7d26c447c1df Date 10/2/2015 Company Name Data3Sixty Mailing Address 15 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 USA Company Description At Data3Sixty we provide unique data solutions that empower the business user. Using Data3Sixty’s unique collaboration platform, communities can be established where members share expertise around the creation, usage and distribution of trusted … Continue reading “Data3Sixty Lands $1,155,000 New Funding Round”
RedShift Systems Garners $998,139 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb4fd455-535f-4214-8f82-fbc67f521926 Date 10/2/2015 Company Name RedShift Systems Mailing Address 131 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington, MA 01803 USA Company Description RedShift Systems Corp. is a pioneer in enabling low-cost, high-performance thermal imaging solutions for mass-market applications. The RedShift Thermal Light ValveTM technology translates thermal energy into visible images – allowing CMOS sensors to see … Continue reading “RedShift Systems Garners $998,139 New Round”
EMC Veteran Heiser Joins ClickSoftware as CEO
Here’s a big name to follow in the tech world: Tom Heiser. The longtime EMC executive has joined ClickSoftware Technologies, an Israel- and Burlington, MA-based software company, as its chief executive, effective Oct. 1. Heiser (pictured) replaces interim CEO Paul Ilse, who’s an operating partner with Francisco Partners. That’s the private equity firm that acquired … Continue reading “EMC Veteran Heiser Joins ClickSoftware as CEO”
Boston Tech Roundup: IBM, Flywire, Workable, Alignable, & More
This week, we’re tracking funding rounds and acquisitions in Boston edtech, payments software, IT infrastructure services, social networks, and more. Here are the details: —Hiring software startup Workable raised a $27 million Series B round led by Balderton Capital, with participation by Notion Capital and 83North. All three investors are based in Europe. Workable has … Continue reading “Boston Tech Roundup: IBM, Flywire, Workable, Alignable, & More”
With $55M, Neon Wants To Make the Cancer Vaccine “Problem” Personal
One year ago, in a paper in the journal Oncoimmunology, three cancer researchers wrote this: “After many years of best efforts and countless dollars, but unmet expectations, cancer vaccines have become a long-standing problem.” The problem has apparently become an opportunity. Those same three researchers are now lending their expertise, along with four other leading … Continue reading “With $55M, Neon Wants To Make the Cancer Vaccine “Problem” Personal”
Vizo Lands $750,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47e3a53f-039d-42cc-8d6a-512d6b0f3782 Date 10/1/2015 Company Name Vizo Mailing Address 17 Tremont Street Cos Cob, CT 06807 USA Company Description Vizo Inc. develops and markets an application that delivers news. The company was incorporated in 2014. Website http://www.vizonews.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The transaction provided Vizo … Continue reading “Vizo Lands $750,000 New Financing”
DeuteRx Obtains $2,800,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=add1f583-fa7f-4e8e-bec3-90915f3d2511 Date 10/1/2015 Company Name DeuteRx Mailing Address 300 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA Company Description DeuteRx is a research and development-focused biotechnology company dedicated to improving racemic small molecule marketed drugs and drug candidates intended for patients across multiple therapeutic indications. Website http://www.deuterx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,800,000 … Continue reading “DeuteRx Obtains $2,800,000 Seed Funding Round”
NewStore Lands $38,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69c0dbe5-dff3-4f76-99f6-a1d4f70c41a9 Date 10/1/2015 Company Name NewStore Mailing Address 745 Atlantic Ave. Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Working as a Demandware Link Partner and in conjunction with existing ecommerce platforms, NewStore allows brands to deliver a mobile-first retail experience designed around how consumers want to buy today — anywhere, anytime, with single … Continue reading “NewStore Lands $38,000,000 New Funding”
NewStore Lands $38M to Help Retailers Win Mobile Shoppers
Amazon’s e-commerce dominance and consumers’ increased shopping via smartphones have got brick-and-mortar retailers and brands scrambling to adapt. A young Boston startup, NewStore, thinks it has the answer for retailers. It’s certainly got a lot of cash to try and prove it. NewStore launched today with $38 million in funding from lead investor General Catalyst … Continue reading “NewStore Lands $38M to Help Retailers Win Mobile Shoppers”
Tru Optik Lands $1,700,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c761408-34dd-40e8-862e-4fd2c8e760a8 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Tru Optik Mailing Address 422 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06901 USA Company Description Armed with the largest census level audience measurement of global OTT media consumption, Tru Optik uses interest and behavior segmentation to empower brands, media companies and agencies to deliver targeted advertising and experiences to … Continue reading “Tru Optik Lands $1,700,000 New Funding”
Embera NeuroTherapeutics Garners $2,166,110 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0509711b-706c-49b9-91f7-dc9577d637e8 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Embera NeuroTherapeutics Mailing Address 29 Babe Ruth Drive Sudbury, MA 01776 USA Company Description Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. is a company dedicated to freeing minds from diseases such as addiction, depression, anxiety disorders and related diseases. We are a therapeutics company that has been formed to develop and … Continue reading “Embera NeuroTherapeutics Garners $2,166,110 New Funding Round”
Finomial Obtains $719,751 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff9ad542-b666-4412-bb4e-e1dc13b8c8ec Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Finomial Mailing Address 1 Mifflin Place Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Company Description Finomial transforms the buy side investment process, investor analytics, and regulatory compliance by automating the current manual hedge fund subscription process between investor, fund manager and administrator. Website http://www.finomial.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $719,751 … Continue reading “Finomial Obtains $719,751 New Funding Round”
Barracuda Networks Acquires Intronis Technologies for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b555d66a-e95a-41bc-ac5d-7ac9cfd60ab0 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Intronis Technologies Mailing Address 100 Apollo Drive Chelmsford, MA 01824 USA Company Description eSureIT was created to satisfy the broad need for an easy to use, automatic and secure method of backing up data offsite. Website http://www.intronis.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Barracuda Networks Acquires Intronis Technologies for Undisclosed Sum”
Panorama Unveils Playbook, an Online Community for Teachers
Panorama Education has built a fast-growing business selling software for surveying K-12 students and teachers—and then analyzing that data to help school officials understand where they can improve. Now, the Boston-based edtech startup is taking things a step further with a product that helps teachers devise a plan for addressing those shortcomings. The new offering, … Continue reading “Panorama Unveils Playbook, an Online Community for Teachers”
My Déjà Vu Moment in Genomics: Why We Need Industry Standards Now
I am a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past couple of decades advancing the front lines of technology in digital healthcare, wireless communications, and semiconductor industries. And I’ve been experiencing a déjà vu moment in genomics. Back in 1994, when I was designing electrical circuits as part of my doctorate program at the University … Continue reading “My Déjà Vu Moment in Genomics: Why We Need Industry Standards Now”
Dunsire, Forum Search For Answers After FDA Halts Alzheimer’s Trial
A litany of promising therapies for Alzheimer’s disease have crashed and burned in late-stage testing. So it was an ominous sign when the FDA recently placed a clinical hold on a big Phase 3 trial for an experimental drug from Waltham, MA-based Forum Pharmaceuticals. What’s more, the side effects that have triggered the pause—or at … Continue reading “Dunsire, Forum Search For Answers After FDA Halts Alzheimer’s Trial”
Wymsee Secures $2,938,947 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9796d711-9f31-4afb-8e0c-2c82488d6740 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Wymsee Mailing Address 1 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Sync OnSet is the first product of Wymsee, Inc., a young technology company based in Cambridge, MA. Our team is extremely passionate about the TV and film industries, and love making products to enhance the … Continue reading “Wymsee Secures $2,938,947 New Funding Round”
Amid Biotech Swoon, Third Rock’s MyoKardia Tees up IPO
Does the biotech bull market still have a pulse? MyoKardia, a three-year-old startup developing heart drugs, will soon try to find out. The San Francisco-based company filed papers with the SEC on Monday to go public and trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “MYOK.” MyoKardia would use the cash to advance its work … Continue reading “Amid Biotech Swoon, Third Rock’s MyoKardia Tees up IPO”
Xconomy Forum: Enterprise Tech Strikes Back
The world’s biggest companies have some pressing choices to make when it comes to their technology needs. With the rise of cloud-based systems, big data, and digital transactions—and security threats around all of those—enterprises are looking for faster, cheaper, and better-performing systems. Meanwhile, a new crop of startups has emerged to challenge the big incumbents, … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Enterprise Tech Strikes Back”
Verastem Sinks as Mesothelioma Study Halted For Futility
When a clinical trial is stopped early, it can mean one of a few things—including that a drug seems clearly to be helping patients, or that it seems clearly to not be helping. Unfortunately for Verastem and its cancer stem cell drug VX-6063, today it’s the latter. Boston-based Verastem (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VSTM]]) said today that it’s … Continue reading “Verastem Sinks as Mesothelioma Study Halted For Futility”
Acquia Adds $55M as World Goes Online
Let the good times roll in enterprise tech. One of Boston’s fast-rising Internet startups has some more cash to throw around. Acquia, a Web content management software company, says it has raised $55 million in equity financing, led by new investor Centerview Capital Technology. Its previous investors, including New Enterprise Associates and Split Rock Partners, … Continue reading “Acquia Adds $55M as World Goes Online”
Acquia Secures $55,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2ec0790-4ef4-4593-ac8f-350504a19063 Date 9/28/2015 Company Name Acquia Mailing Address 25 Corporate Drive 4th Floor Burlington, MA 01803 USA Company Description Acquia is a new software company that will provide value-added software products and services for the Drupal web collaboration and publishing platform. Website http://www.acquia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Acquia Secures $55,000,000 New Funding Round”
CRISPR Update Could Make Gene Edits Easier, Discoverers Say
The popular gene-editing system known as CRISPR/Cas9 has become an indispensable biological research tool, and it also holds profound therapeutic, environmental, ethical, and business implications. Now it has a cousin. Researchers at several institutions, including CRISPR/Cas9 pioneer Feng Zhang at the Broad Institute, have published a paper in the journal Cell describing a CRISPR system that … Continue reading “CRISPR Update Could Make Gene Edits Easier, Discoverers Say”
Narvii Nabs $6.5M for Amino Apps Connecting Doctor Who, Anime Fans
[Updated 11:55 a.m. with CEO comments.] Narvii, the Techstars Boston alumni startup that runs Amino, a group of mobile app communities for people interested in everything from Harry Potter to makeup, has raised $6.5 million from investors, according to a new SEC filing. Boston-based Narvii has raised at least $8.3 million from investors since its 2011 founding, … Continue reading “Narvii Nabs $6.5M for Amino Apps Connecting Doctor Who, Anime Fans”
Retrieve Technologies Receives New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3083add0-1eed-4442-b5f0-0b03f77564c6 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Retrieve Technologies Mailing Address 250 Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101 USA Company Description Before starting Retrieve Technologies we worked at larger private and public software companies (Softdesk, Autodesk, Oracle, TomTom, etc.) We recognize one of the toughest challenges to growing and running a business is implementing effective … Continue reading “Retrieve Technologies Receives New Funding Round”
Onshape Receives $80,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0920851-47be-4b1f-a0a4-17590cab78f1 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Onshape Mailing Address One Alewife Center Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description Onshape is the first and only full-cloud 3D CAD system that lets everyone on a design team work together using any web browser, phone, or tablet. Website http://www.onshape.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $80,000,000 … Continue reading “Onshape Receives $80,000,000 New Round”
Narvii Lands $6,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=687a5ff7-d661-4886-9a58-52e511a9dc14 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Narvii Mailing Address 12 Ship Avenue Medford, MA 02155 USA Company Description Amino, Narvii’s flagship product, is a mobile-first community platform for long-tail interests, organizations and brands. Website http://www.narvii.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Narvii Lands $6,500,000 New Financing”
lifeIMAGE Garners $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f81b2d9-c75c-4283-89cc-fab8b3986bd9 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name lifeIMAGE Mailing Address 300 Washington St. Newton, MA 02458 USA Company Description The nation’s top hospitals and health systems are using the lifeIMAGE platform to receive medical images from anywhere, incorporate them into their local systems, share results with patients and providers, and develop new referral relationships. … Continue reading “lifeIMAGE Garners $5,000,000 New Financing”
Amino Secures $6,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9320af89-62af-48b5-8311-d385a2804989 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Amino Mailing Address 469 Moody St Waltham, MA 02453 USA Company Description Communities have long been an integral part of the Internet, online places where people can connect and share their passions and interests. And communities can have great network dynamics, where they increase in value as … Continue reading “Amino Secures $6,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Techstars Mobility Lures New Companies, Documentary Crew to Detroit
The Techstars Mobility accelerator program’s first cohort graduated earlier this month, and the demo day event held to showcase technologies the startups are working on also contained a few surprise announcements, including company updates and a new documentary in the works about the rise of Detroit’s entrepreneurial culture. Ted Serbinski, who manages the Techstars Mobility … Continue reading “Techstars Mobility Lures New Companies, Documentary Crew to Detroit”
Onshape Nabs $80M From Andreessen, Others for Mobile CAD Software
Hardware engineers designing and tweaking products with computer software have traditionally been chained to their desks. But like most industries, these employees are increasingly going mobile, using smartphones and tablets to complete their work. That requires new computer-aided design software that lives on the Web, allowing scattered colleagues to quickly share files and automatically update … Continue reading “Onshape Nabs $80M From Andreessen, Others for Mobile CAD Software”
Stemina, Eyeing Boston VC, Launches Large Autism Diagnostic Study
With a new $2.7 million federal grant in hand, Stemina Biomarker Discovery has launched a 1,500-patient study of its experimental test to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder. According to the company, it’s the largest clinical trial ever of this type of autism test—one that measures residues in the blood called metabolites. Stemina, a Madison, … Continue reading “Stemina, Eyeing Boston VC, Launches Large Autism Diagnostic Study”
GreatHorn Obtains $118,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c20a7c9f-fe7d-4745-b1a5-612c36838fd1 Date 9/24/2015 Company Name GreatHorn Mailing Address 116 Beech St. 2nd Floor Belmont, MA 02478 USA Company Description GreatHorn was founded in 2015 with a single mission: to help organizations defend themselves against modern cyberthreats. Website http://www.greathorn.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $118,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will … Continue reading “GreatHorn Obtains $118,000 Seed Financing Round”
Everyone Counts Gets $20M Vote of Confidence for Electoral Tech
San Diego-based Everyone Counts, founded to provide secure, software-as-a-service voting systems that eliminate the need for outdated voting machines or paper ballots, has raised $4 million from investors in a round led by Draper Associates, the venture firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The company also raised $16 million in a mezzanine debt round led … Continue reading “Everyone Counts Gets $20M Vote of Confidence for Electoral Tech”
Shkreli Implodes And Provides Hillary A Perfect Medicare Moment
It was already a good political time for Hillary Clinton to unveil her plan to control the cost of prescription drugs. Martin Shkreli made it perfect. As you’ve probably heard by now, the front-running Democratic candidate Clinton on Tuesday outlined about a dozen ways she would aim to alter the American healthcare landscape if elected … Continue reading “Shkreli Implodes And Provides Hillary A Perfect Medicare Moment”
SevOne’s $50M the Latest VC Bet on New England IT Infrastructure Firms
Big dollars continue to pour into New England tech companies that help enterprises manage the flood of data that has become the norm with the rise of mobile apps and cloud computing. The latest recipient is Boston-based SevOne, which today announced a $50 million Series C round led by Westfield Capital Management and Bain Capital … Continue reading “SevOne’s $50M the Latest VC Bet on New England IT Infrastructure Firms”
WHOOP Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be7af0b7-04f3-4ee4-986d-234781dfa9fd Date 9/23/2015 Company Name WHOOP Mailing Address 401 Park Drive Boston, MA 02215 USA Company Description We are a technology and data analytics company for human performance optimization. Website http://www.whoop.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The capital will be used to scale its … Continue reading “WHOOP Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding”
Waylens Garners $2,200,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4caa4b2-1d0a-4d09-91b5-7559093e4c8d Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Waylens Mailing Address 50 Milk St. 17th Floor Boston, MA 02109 USA Company Description The Waylens camera captures behind-the-wheel adventures so they can easily be saved or shared with the world. It does this by siphoning and fusing data from many advanced sensors to create a hyper-realistic … Continue reading “Waylens Garners $2,200,000 New Funding”
Whoop CEO on New Funding, Name, & Why Fitbit and Jawbone are “B.S.”
Boston wearable device startup Whoop, which just raised $12 million and came out of stealth mode, is initially going after “elite athletes”—professional players in major sports leagues, college athletes, Olympians, and even the U.S. military. But founder and CEO Will Ahmed says the company’s technology—a wrist-worn strap that measures certain biometrics 24 hours a day … Continue reading “Whoop CEO on New Funding, Name, & Why Fitbit and Jawbone are “B.S.””
Whoop Wearable Brings 24/7 Performance Tracking to Elite Athletes
The noisy wearable device sector just got louder today with Boston startup Whoop leaping out of stealth mode with a $12 million Series B round. Whoop, formerly known as Bobo Analytics, had already quietly raised more than $9 million. Today, along with announcing the new money, it unveiled its wrist-worn strap that measures certain biometrics … Continue reading “Whoop Wearable Brings 24/7 Performance Tracking to Elite Athletes”
As Industry Leaders Falter, Formlabs and Others Push New 3D Printers
[Updated with video, 5:50pm. See below] Where is the 3D-printing market heading? If you consider leaders like 3D Systems and Stratasys, the picture doesn’t look so good. 3D Systems’ stock (NYSE: [[ticker:DDD]]) has plummeted by 74 percent over the past year, while Stratasys (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SSYS]]) is down by a similar percentage. Their market caps are … Continue reading “As Industry Leaders Falter, Formlabs and Others Push New 3D Printers”
Agenda Posted for Boston’s Life Science Disruptors on Sept. 30
It’s that time of year: temperatures are dropping, days are getting shorter, and every food and beverage you come across contains pumpkin spice. That’s right—fall is nearly here, and with it, our annual Boston’s Life Science Disruptors event, which is set for the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research … Continue reading “Agenda Posted for Boston’s Life Science Disruptors on Sept. 30”
Chef Nightly CEO’s Recipe For Building Boston Consumer Tech Startups
Successfully growing a consumer tech company can be a tall order, given the volume of users it usually requires to achieve relevance. But Boston serial entrepreneur Michael Sheeley thinks he might have the recipe down, even if his latest venture—Chef Nightly, an app made by parent company Every Labs—is trying to carve out a place … Continue reading “Chef Nightly CEO’s Recipe For Building Boston Consumer Tech Startups”