Making Moves
Inside the people, companies and organizations making moves in Boston.
Rowan: Some 150 founders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and more—all supporters of Boston’s ever-growing innovation scene—were on deck on Wednesday night to check out our 2020 Startups to Watch.
Based on factors like funding, partnerships, awards, technology licenses and more, we worked to identify the startups that are on the precipice of something big. And last month, we published a list of the 20 companies that we think will be making major moves to kick off the new Roaring 20s.
Wednesday was a chance to bring that list offline and into the real world, with some of Boston’s fastest-growing startups coming together for a showcase, a panel discussion and plenty of networking at Mendix in the Seaport District. Vinci VR, Sprout Studios and ZwitterCo all had a chance to show off their products to attendees.
Afterward, we kicked off a panel discussion featuring Bryan House, chief commercial officer of Neural Magic; Kendall Tucker, founder and CEO of Polis; Jordan Nollman, CEO of Sprout Studios; and Khaled Kteily, founder and CEO of Legacy.
Read more: 2020 Vision: Lessons From BostInno’s Startups to Watch
Rowan: Needham-based TripAdvisor is cutting hundreds of jobs, according to people familiar with the situation, underscoring the company’s need to reduce costs as competition from Google intensifies.
Sri: Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing a fivefold increase in Uber and Lyft fees to pay for MBTA improvements.
Rowan: Boston-based personalized nutrition startup Baze has received FDA approval for its at-home blood collection process.
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Rowan: Boston-based Anzu Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in breakthrough industrial technologies, closed its second venture capital fund at $190M.
Sri: Cambridge-based Immuneering closed its oversubscribed Series A round at a total of $20M. The new total reflects additional funds raised after the company’s previously disclosed completion of $17M. The financing was led by Boxcar PMJ LLC.
Player Personnel
Who’s moving where.
Rowan: Virtudent, a telemedicine startup that provides dental care into the workplace, is no longer being led by Hitesh Tolani, who co-founded the company in 2014. The company isn’t saying why or when he left.
In The Community
The events and happenings to know about tonight and this week.
Rowan: Entrepreneurs Meetup: Boston Makers is looking for ways to support entrepreneurs through its organization this spring. That might mean setting up a photo booth to professionally photograph projects, helping makers create an Etsy shop or online store, hosting more craft fairs, teaching classes—the list goes on. Drop by to network or share your ideas. Learn more here.
7 p.m., 105 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, free
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