Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Boston.
Founder, BuysideFX, @eseclending. @techstars-1 Boston, North Country Angels, Anges Quebec, Founder Fuel, MassChallenge. http://tydanco.com That's about it.
http://tydanco.com
CEO of Acquia, former board member of TaskRabbit, Quickcomm, SeeWhy. Former CEO of Systinet, Chief Products Office at Tele Atlas, EVP Intl at webMethods, etc.
Mentor-in-residence at TechStars Boston. Active angel investor. Troublemaker. Chairman of SMTP. http://semyon.com.
Currently Mentor-in-Residence at TechStars, Founding CEO @acquia (private), Founder & CEO @pingtel (acq. Nortel), VP Engineering @on-technology (IPO)
Visionary Punk, founder of @chinaccelerator, @haxlr8r & @leap-axlr8r ;partner @sosventures-1.Most prolific investor in hardware (40+).Sometimes cowork with coconuts
http://www.chinaccelerator.com
CEO & Founder @performable. Love creating and advising startups! Previously started @ghostery, @lookery and @compete.
http://davidcancel.com/
@bzzagent Founder and Executive Chair; Global Head of Investments @dunnhumby; Executive Chair @smarterer. Slightly A.D.D. or something like that.
Sigma Partners & JEGI Capital (Partner), @webline-communications (Cisco), Stream International, IBM / DNB, Harvard MBA
Managing Director Launchpad Venture Group. Tech investor. Named an XConomy "Top Angel in New England." Entrepreneurship lecturer in Babson MBA Prog.
http://www.scratchpapberblog.com
Investor Crashlytics (acq. Twitter), Rapportive (acq. LinkedIn). CEO TrueLens, co-founder Going.com (acq. AOL), co-founder Hacker Angels. MIT Media Lab '00.
http://how2startup.com
VC @ @fairhaven-capital; Previously global product manager of @microsoft Dynamics CRM; Also worked at @google, Morgan Stanley, NYSE
http://hacktrend.com
Entrepreneur
http://ozzie.net
Investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor. @yale-university MB&B & MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management MBA.
Investor in @hubspot, @apperian, @carbonite, @mortar-data, @kinvey, @collaborate, @scvngr, @nextly-1, @skyhook Wireless, @smarterer, @constant-contact, @parelastic...
http://joecaruso2020
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Technology operator and exec. Advisor/investor. Ran @where until the sale to @paypal. Previously @zdnet and @mapquest.
Founder of @grasshopper. Founder of @chargify. Founder of @popsurvey. Angel Investor.
@drupal-1 founder and project lead, co-founder and CTO @acquia, co-founder @mollom
VC at @atlas-venture; Funding team at @angellist. Founded and killed Social Swipe. Retail + SMB in my DNA. Reformed banker and @middlebury-college grad.
• Business advisor • worked @cisco
• Member Angel Investor Forum
http://urbantimes.co/citizen/joeoconnor/
Advisor | Investor | Free Agent at Many Places
http://www.startupblender.com
Have founded 3 successful companies in both the display business, consumer internet, and consumer and enterprise realtime communication.
Partnerships + Biz Dev @wanelo | Previously @lowercase-capital, @gumroad | @harvard-business-school + @duke-university University alum
http://ventureminded.me
FOUNDER.org's mission is to inspire more students to chase big ideas and become founders of impactful companies that drive innovation and economic growth.
VP Engineering at Tapjoy by way of Co-Founder and CTO of @viximo. Veteran of a half dozen startups, five of which had exit event. Advisor, Mentor, Connector.
Angel | Entrepreneur | Ph.D. Engineering Systems MIT
CEO of @plympton. Launch team at @upworthy. One of the youngest reporters at The @New York Times. Bestselling author. Survived Colbert. Applied math at @harvard-university.
http://j8.ly
Entrepreneur, investor, gadfly, haiku-ist.
http://blog.luckylabs.com
Co-Founder AppStori, Board Director at @seatgeek, Board Member at @adapt-ly, Board Member, BiznessApps
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
Leading Data Science team at PayPal, CTO at WHERE - acquired by PayPal, Founder at KMaps - acquired by WHERE
Entrepreneur. Advisor @Rock_Health. Former COO/CTO of @health-hero-network, leading company from funding through major M&A exit. Worked at @apple, Kodak
http://geoffclapp.blogspot.com
Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Microeconomics, Governing/Game Dynamics buff. Former Tech Investment Banker and restaurant waiter. Wharton Grad.
Founder of @black-duck-software and Former CEO. Advisor to a whole bunch of zero stage and emerging companies.
http://www.ayeahgames.com/blog/
Startups and Investing
CEO of @cuenotes, Managing Director ConstellationCK, Director: @secretbuilders, Asset Performance Technologies, 5 time founder of tech companies.
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
General Partner, Second & Fourth - Worked @facebook, @monster-worldwide
CTO and Co-Founder at @moontoast. Managing Director at @jumpstart-foundry.
http://marcuswhitney.com
CEO at @umbel. Founder at @flightlock (acquired by Control Risks), Finetooth (now Mumboe), & most recently founding CTO of @the-texas-tribune.
20yrs of Startup, Operations, Venture and R&D experience across aerospace, energy, embedded systems. Successful exits in energy, pharma and aerospace.
http://blog.oiventures.com
COO Gemvara. Former CMO & President of Europe for Vistaprint. Advisor to startups.
Interested in technology, mobile, and all things healthcare.
Founder & CEO of @collaborate. Formerly CMO of @visible-measures. Founder of @netgenesis. @techstars-1 Mentor.
http://www.kibits.com
Technology entrepreneur with 20 years of experience across USA, Israel and Russia. Investor and adviser in several startups in IT space.
Successful entrepreneur. Now keeping busy as an active advisor to a few great companies. Not investing much in seed stage at the current valuations.
COO @ Dyn. PoliSci @ Cal. JD/MA @ Duke. Passionate about Tech, NH the outdoors.
Entrepreneur, consultant, and investor. In that order.
http://systep.blogspot.com/
Strategic Financial Advisor to Early-Stage Technology Companies
Advisor/mentor @ health/tech accelerator Blueprint Health. Ex VC @ Spark Capital. Entrepreneur at Generation Health, sold to CVS. Payor corp finance & strategy.
http://thesignaltonoise.com
Head of Product Mktg @carecloud; Mentor @Rock_Health. Worked @ge-healthcare, @novell, @oliver-wyman. #HealthIT, #B2B, #SaaS. Hold 3 Degrees from MIT.
Associate Director, Healthcare Transformation Lab, MGH • Worked at @brigham-women-s-hospital, @massachusetts-general-hospital-mgh • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park, @northwestern-university
Board Director
India: NASDAQ:MMYT
US/CAN: Hopper, Inntopia, Sphere, GBTA, QuickMobile
Russia: Oktogo, DataArt
Brazil: Dashbell
EUR: TrustYou, Net Trans, Odigeo
Founder @ounce-labs, @qiave-technologies • Worked at @ibm, @watchguard • Studied at @rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
Marketing strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of 8 books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR and Newsjacking.
http://www.webinknow.com/
Entrepreneur & product guy currently @Sittercity. Formerly @nanigans, @VisibleMeasures, @LimeTreeCove & Entrepreneur-In-Residence @EshipMIT.
Founder: Lupton Media Group, Parabolic Ventures, The Greatest Pitch, Cauzly.com, Strivved.com, The Lupton Group, InterCapital Group, and StriveAuto.com
http://jonahlupton.com/blog
Founder @42floors • Worked at @cushman-wakefield • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
http://42floors.com/blog
MD,Southboro Capital,5X start-upCXO, 2 IPOs,5exits; Mentor:@techstars, Founders Inst, Long @massachusetts-institute-of-technology affiliation.Ex McKinsey.Connector to large global start-up network
Investment banking at Victory Park - alum of Streetwise Media (acq by ACBJ), GrandBanks Capital (VC) & Revolution Partners (acq by Morgan Keegan)
Founder @ThinkGoodInc, social enterprise, Consumer Marketer• Worked @viaweb and sold to Yahoo!, @papertrell sold to Vivendi, @HasbroInteractive sold to Inforgrames @connected Living, social mission
http://www.thinkdogood.com
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
CEO @ @peertransfer
Sales, Marketing & BD Dealmaker with extensive network in Wireless/Mobile & Consumer Billing/Payments.
http://about.me/edit/Massaro
Growth equity investor at @ta-associates . Former @jp-morgan analyst. Advisor/Investor with Bobo. @princeton-university History major. Founder of Lucy's Canvas.
Healthcare IT executive, President/CEO of DxCG, predictive modeling company. Sold to Verisk. Presently overseeing MA All Payer Claims Database.
Social, Mobile, Media, Entrepreneur - co-founder of socialeyes and socialmedia, early executive at @doubleclick and @matchlogic.
Founder at @syapse, Neuroscientist
Connecting Innovation to the Enterprise...in record time!
http://t.co/fWZRexNh
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Advisor.
Founder of three successful software companies including FileMaker, acquired by @apple.
Entrepreneur-in-residence at @Think-Big-Partners, Co-Founder of @lexspot. @scvngr alum/licensed attorney. B2B & Consumer exp.
http://blog.chrisgshaw.com
Chief Mobile Solutions Architect at @apperian, iOS developer/Apple fanboy, startup junkie, Alt Rockaholic, wine and beer aficionado, can't get enough spicy food
http://Schwendt.com
Professional poker player since '05 • 2012 WSOP Bracelet Winner • Advisor at @draftkings • Wentworth BCOS '05 • Luck is just noise, Success is in the signal
Investor in @crimson-hexagon, @fashion-playtes, HarQen. Advisor to @smashion, @day2night-convertible-heels, @electrokite.
Worked at @nbc-universal and @IMG_Worldwide, Entrepreneurship Professor @boston-college, Startup Advisor, Digital Strategy Consultant
Independent Advisor and Content Strategist
http://michaelboezi.com
Sales and Strategy exec @ SuccessFactors / SAP, 25 years enterprise sales and sales management, start up through large co. fast growth cycles.
Obsessed with the future. Designer & Location Director @ IDEO.
Engineering manager with a focus on enterprise. Advisor. Frmly: @awareness,@eroom-technology, @lotus-development-corporation and @liquid-machines
I'm a founder, entrepreneur, strategist, athlete, sports fan & community builder. I help drive innovation at the intersection of FS, customer experience & technology.
http://www.degnan.net
eCom and Omnichannel Retail Executive @guess, 1st consumer startup @18, Former Exec @SteveMadden, Melissa&Doug, FreshDirect, Geoff&Drew's; Invest/Mentor/Advise
Start-up, private equity, and capital markets experience combined. I work at the early and first round stages to conceptualize strategies and financial plans.
Founder and CEO at Firefield.com
http://www.mcgowan15.com
Founder @aquto, @attila-technologies
Studied at @princeton-university, Investor @dreamtechvc
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Presidential Innovation Fellow at The White House. EIR at Mayo Clinic. Mentor at Rock Health. Worked at NASA, Jump Associates and Method.
CEO of Gryphn, Former @accenture Security Exec, Board Member LadiesAmerica, Motorcycle Riding Nihari Cooking Travel Enthusiast
CEO and Founder of thoughtbot
http://robots.thoughtbot.com
Founder, CEO @GeckoCap • @MIT & @BGU • past roles @health-care Information Technology: @athenahealth @healarium @Curamed • Led @clinical-trials & 7 years @medical Doctor & @cmo @idf
http://geckocap.tumblr.com
Entrepreneurship and Finance professor at MIT Sloan School of Management; executive education professor at Kellogg School of Management. VC, entrepreneurship and innovation guru. Startup advisor. Former entrepreneur.
Founder @flashstarts, Worked @FoxNetworks, @youtube, @google
Studied @stanford MBA, @harvard BA
Helped pioneer 7 industries; Advisor to top companies such as Sanergy which won the first Katerva Award which is the highest prize for sustainability
12+ years start-up and venture capital experience. Former founder & CEO of @loyalese, founding VP at @square 1 Ventures, and early employee @upromise .
Founder/CEO of ShopDAQ and FinToolbox/Screener.co
Former VC Analyst (Chrysalis, Longworth)
SeekingAlpha Contributor
Founder @verdeeco, @prominus CEO co-founder @pliant-labs Strategy and Marketing consultant @clevest-solutions @best-buy
http://blog.verdeeco.com
Managing Partner @ Good Harbor Partners • @myedgps Advisor • Studied at @cornell-university • Serial Entrepreneur with successful exits • Expertise in EdTech and Publishing
Innovator, Technologist, Entrepreneur, Connector, Operations Guy, Start-up Enthusiast. 15 years building technology and operations organizations for startups. Never a dull moment.
Co-founder @claychristensen's fund; @harvardbiz-er, @Inc's 12 to Follow on @twitter in '12; advisor to @justfamily @everest @the_thryll; author @daredreamdo.
Co-Founder of LovelinesApp.com & Goodify.com (prev. Invup), Enterprise & Gamification Lead at NTT Data, Creative Technologist & MassChallenge winner.
Researcher and Grad Student at MIT Media Lab; Co-Founded The Awesome Foundation, BetterGrads, and the Web Ecology Project.
Firefly Network->@microsoft, @verizon. Computer Science @Dartmouth.
http://blog.paulperry.net
President and founder of Boston Logic Technology Partners. Founder @friedman-llp. Boston area entrepreneur and startup adviser.
http://www.bostonlogic.com/blog
Marketing director of sitecues by Ai Squared. Former marketing director at Gemvara, messageAMP and influencers@. Organized 1000 Pirates & RubyRiot.
Mobile & Digital Product Guru @PocketSQRMedia. Venture Capital Backed Experience from IDG, Accel, 500 Startups and more.
http://enovaminds.com
COO CitySprout, Founder/CEO @go2-media, @80108-locomobo • Worked at @miva • Studied at @mit-sloan-school-of-management, @merrimack-college
Founded an executive education business and an innovative private equity fund of funds. Former teaching fellow & research associate at Harvard Business School.
Founder of Buggl, GVI + a few others, travel entrepreneur, international travel expert. Strong International management experience of global teams
20+ years experience in technology. Founder. Developer. Agile Mentor. Startup Advisor. Provides technical and business direction. Offshore expert.
Founder, @healthetreatment.com; Chief Revenue Officer at @goby (Acq. TNAV); US GM at @cheapflights.com; VP Corp Dev/GM Online Media/VP Sales at Monster.com
Executive and entrepreneur who has helmed (6) successful start-ups, 2 of which have gone public, + 11 years running a publicly-traded Fortune 1000 company.
http://blog.freepricealerts.com/
Investor&Fundraiser @masdar, Banker @credit-suisse-first-boston-csfb & Techie @merrill-lynch;
MIT Sloan MBA '08, Undergrad LSE '01; born, raised & from Tokyo
IT strategist steeped in buy-side and sell-side securities businesses. Partner at @deloitte-consulting; MD and CIO at @credit-suisse • Studied at @oxford-university University
innovator | leader | entrepreneur | mentor
http://zosa.wordpress.com/
16 years in startups. 9 technology (SaaS & Enterprise Software), talent management, and professional services companies. 12 founders, 7 CEOs. Now in Boston.
http://ChiefBusinessHacker.com
Founder AIDG, TED senior fellow, Echoing Green Alum, Clinton Global Initiative, ANDE member, background in BOP product development, IT, and supporting startups
http://www.aidg.org/blog
Entrepreneurial senior executive serving clients while also incubating startup-projects of our own at @launch Pad Ventures (www.launch-pad.co).
http://launchpadreadyaimfire.wordpress.com/
Sales Leadership at @bullhorn
Nephrologist at BWH. Faculty at Harvard Medical School. Harvard MPH '11. Entrepreneur and investor. Innovation is my lifeblood
Head of YellowAPI.com. Mobile App Strategist (+4M downloads). API Evangelist. Biz Dev Specialist. Local & Geo Expert. New Media Nerd.
http://blog.yellowapi.com/
Veteran educational consultant. Advisor to special needs organizations. Expert witness. Investor in @myedgps.
http://www.edconsult.org/educational-consulting-blog/
PhD EE (from MIT, Harvard, Brown, Oxford). Broad R&D experience in medical devices, neurotech, wireless, big data analytics, machine learning algorithms
Tech entrepreneur interested in online behavior, digital marketing analytics, web optimization. CEO at @sitespect, Inc.
Focusing on identifying and working with Technology based Startups, bringing Creativity with practicality, vision with experience. The best of both worlds
http://awassoc.com
Medical technology investing @nbgi-ventures |
Healthcare consulting and innovation management @cambridge-consultants | Computational biology @university-of-cambridge |
Entrepreneur, CEO/CTO, Technology Professional with a concentration in Big Data, Fast Data, Complex Analytics, and Data Mining.
Head of digital at AS Roma. Guided BD and marketing @ebay. Angel Investor, sports fan, social media guru, eCommerce and consumer internet strategist.
Current: Director, Cloud Management Strategy @vmware. Former CTO Office @dynamicops. Sales/presales @bmc-software & @bladelogic .
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
Founder of RGB Daily / Startupwindow, Senior Hacker, Journalist in training and avid Snowboarder
http://www.startupwindow.com
Studied at @MIT, @harvard
http://oscarhowell.com
Creative exec and advisor with 20 years of leadership experience in fundraising, product marketing, sales and management. I turn ideas into action and profit.
Left college at 19 to run my first startup fulltime. Bootstrapped influencers@ to be profitable in our our first 6 months. Ave margins per client 68% - 72%.
Founder @Odum Capital LLC • Worked at Wells Fargo, T-Mobile • Babson MBA
http://fundless-sponsor.blogspot.com/
Sales and Business Development Director, Advisor, Investor