Watch out Cambridge, because a new rowdy crew of startupers are moving into Dogpatch Labs.
Created by Polaris Venture Partners, Dogpatch Labs is a collection of comfy office spaces providing an open-minded environment for innovators to stretch out and flex their entrepreneurial game. It recently expanded, and has already hosted some great companies in its short, one-winter history.
On the Dogpatch website, coordinators describe the labs as “sorta like frat houses for geeks,” which immediately evokes scenes from the 1984 classic, Revenge of the Nerds (not so much Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise).
As far as I’m concerned, the guy who plays Goose in top gun is cooking up sick startup ideas just across the Charles. Joining him, is an ambitious group of fellow new recruits who will get a few months worth of rent for free and some solid mentoring without having to share equity with their new host. We’ve covered and gotten to know many of these newly-accepted companies here at BostInnovation, and we’re pumped to see them accepted at Dogpatch. So without further ado, here’s the new class of Dogpatch Labs Cambridge along with links to their BostInno features:
These are the guys responsible for Boomerang, which helps you manage Email by putting a “snooze button” on messages.
Energesis Pharmaceuticals
A biopharmaceutical company aimed at promoting fat burn. We haven’t gotten to these guys yet but with beach weather fast approaching we might have to.
A product for fantasy sports management? It doesn’t get much frattier than that.
This company is still in private Beta at the moment, so they’re a bit hush-hush. You tell me if you know what it does.
A site where busy parents can find young babysitters and dog-walkers that I gave a less than complimentary review of a few months ago. Whoops! Good to see they’re still iterating.
A green-minded company that makes natural gas more efficient. Alison mentioned them as runners up in the MIT $100k this week.
Person to person car sharing? I’m suppressing liability nightmares to enjoy thoughts of afternoon joy-rides.
A new platform for evaluating biomedical technologies. Ali’s got this one covered.
Lets employers grill potential candidates with online tests.
The brainchild of the Boston tech scene’s ubiquitous (in the best way) Josh Bob. Mobile, text-based restaurant reservations make this one of my favorites.
Tivli
Use Tivli to stream HD feeds of major networks right to your laptop.
A tool for comparing and managing bills. Still trying to figure out the name though.
What do you think of Polaris’ Dogpatch Labs? Should more local VC firms invest in space for up-and-comers? What are the benefits of sharing an office space with like-minded pros? Let us know your thoughts and please share your congratulations in the comments section below.
