Tag: MIT
Theradaptive is harnessing regenerative medicine to preserve limbs
Luis Alvarez is intimately familiar with the world of traumatic injuries.
A veteran who served in Iraq in 2004 and 2005, Alvarez had spent years...
Techstars alum Wise Systems snags $15M in Series B to bring...
Wise Systems, a Techstars, MassChallenge and MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator alumnus, has raised $15 million in a Series B round, led by Valo...
Pulsify launches with digital CEO coach tool for managers
Bennett Fisher's inspiration for his startup came from an unusual place — a CEO coach.
When Fisher, a fresh MIT Sloan graduate, founded his first...
MIT spinoff Quaise raises $6M for its drilling technology to access...
Quaise Inc., an MIT spinout that developed a millimeter wave drilling technology to access deep geothermal energy, has raised $6 million in seed funding....
MIT CSAIL teams develop robots that can touch and feel [PHOTOS]
Two teams of researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed tools that allow soft robotic grippers to have better...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems snags another $84M in Series A2
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the MIT spinoff on a mission to commercialize fusion energy, raised an additional $84 million in an A2 round. It's a...
Agtech, health tech dominated the 2020 MIT $100K Challenge
The MIT $100K Challenge has been around for 31 years, but this year's pitch night was historic. Instead of a live audience, pre-recorded applause...
Anti-fragility and Biggie Smalls: how startups can pivot amid COVID-19
For Bill Aulet, managing director of MIT's Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, it's time to do as Biggie Smalls said and "turn a negative...
‘We can have the future we want’: MIT’s Suzanne Greene on...
Suzanne Greene spends her days thinking about supply chains.
She's aware that doesn't sound like the sexiest research, but it's key to ensuring that companies...
Coronavirus crisis: pivots and the path forward for Boston startups
Chickens are a big part of Wombi Rose’s quarantine experience. On one hand, the CEO of Lovepop, by his own admission, doesn't have much...
Biobot Analytics finds COVID-19 cases ‘an order of magnitude higher’ than...
As Massachusetts struggles to stop the spread of the coronavirus even while enforcing stringent social distancing guidelines, a Somerville startup brings potentially more grim...
Robotic kitchen Spyce cuts jobs amid coronavirus crisis
MIT spinoff Spyce, which runs a robotic kitchen in Downtown Boston, is the latest company to announce layoffs as the effects of coronavirus disruption...
Boston Accelerators Switch to Remote Mid-Program | Funding Roundup: Over $1.5B...
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Here’s How Local Colleges Are Dealing With the COVID-19 Crisis
Universities across the country have transitioned to remote learning for the remainder of the semester due to safety concerns in the midst of the...
Bloomer Tech Raises $3M Seed Round to Build Electrocardiogram Bra
Bloomer Tech, a Cambridge-based healthtech company behind an electrocardiogram device designed to look and feel like a bra, has raised $3 million in seed...
Dexai Robotics Raises $5.5 Million to Bring Its Robotic Sous-Chef into...
Somerville-based Dexai Robotics, an AI robotics company that's working on commercial kitchen automation, raised $5.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by...
Here Are the Top College Pitch Competitions and Events Happening This...
Boston is considered the hub of higher education, and there is no shortage of pitch competitions and student-led events for business-savvy students to prove...
Toast Raises $400M For Product Expansion | Voting App Is a...
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Localytics Acquired For Nearly $68M | Iora Health Raises Massive Series...
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MIT Scientists Set Out to Promote Biotech’s Women | This Startup...
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