Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Boston.
Entrepreneur
http://ozzie.net
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
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.
Technology operator and exec. Advisor/investor. Ran @where until the sale to @paypal. Previously @zdnet and @mapquest.
VC at @atlas-venture; Funding team at @angellist. Founded and killed Social Swipe. Retail + SMB in my DNA. Reformed banker and @middlebury-college grad.
Investor in @hubspot, @apperian, @carbonite, @mortar-data, @kinvey, @collaborate, @scvngr, @nextly-1, @skyhook Wireless, @smarterer, @constant-contact, @parelastic...
http://joecaruso2020
Sigma Partners & JEGI Capital (Partner), @webline-communications (Cisco), Stream International, IBM / DNB, Harvard MBA
Mentor-in-residence at TechStars Boston. Active angel investor. Troublemaker. Chairman of SMTP. http://semyon.com.
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
@bzzagent Founder and Executive Chair; Global Head of Investments @dunnhumby; Executive Chair @smarterer. Slightly A.D.D. or something like that.
VC @ @fairhaven-capital; Previously global product manager of @microsoft Dynamics CRM; Also worked at @google, Morgan Stanley, NYSE
http://hacktrend.com
Currently Mentor-in-Residence at TechStars, Founding CEO @acquia (private), Founder & CEO @pingtel (acq. Nortel), VP Engineering @on-technology (IPO)
• Business advisor • worked @cisco
• Member Angel Investor Forum
http://urbantimes.co/citizen/joeoconnor/
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 & Founder @performable. Love creating and advising startups! Previously started @ghostery, @lookery and @compete.
http://davidcancel.com/
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Founder of @grasshopper. Founder of @chargify. Founder of @popsurvey. Angel Investor.
Investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor. @yale-university MB&B & MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management MBA.
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
@drupal-1 founder and project lead, co-founder and CTO @acquia, co-founder @mollom
Have founded 3 successful companies in both the display business, consumer internet, and consumer and enterprise realtime communication.
Angel | Entrepreneur | Ph.D. Engineering Systems MIT
Partnerships + Biz Dev @wanelo | Previously @lowercase-capital, @gumroad | @harvard-business-school + @duke-university University alum
http://ventureminded.me
Startups and Investing
CEO at @umbel. Founder at @flightlock (acquired by Control Risks), Finetooth (now Mumboe), & most recently founding CTO of @the-texas-tribune.
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.
CEO of @cuenotes, Managing Director ConstellationCK, Director: @secretbuilders, Asset Performance Technologies, 5 time founder of tech companies.
Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Microeconomics, Governing/Game Dynamics buff. Former Tech Investment Banker and restaurant waiter. Wharton Grad.
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
Founder of @black-duck-software and Former CEO. Advisor to a whole bunch of zero stage and emerging companies.
http://www.ayeahgames.com/blog/
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
Advisor | Investor | Free Agent at Many Places
http://www.startupblender.com
Entrepreneur, investor, gadfly, haiku-ist.
http://blog.luckylabs.com
Leading Data Science team at PayPal, CTO at WHERE - acquired by PayPal, Founder at KMaps - acquired by WHERE
CTO and Co-Founder at @moontoast. Managing Director at @jumpstart-foundry.
http://marcuswhitney.com
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
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
General Partner, Second & Fourth - Worked @facebook, @monster-worldwide
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.
Marketing strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of 8 books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR and Newsjacking.
http://www.webinknow.com/
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
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
Interested in technology, mobile, and all things healthcare.
Investment banking at Victory Park - alum of Streetwise Media (acq by ACBJ), GrandBanks Capital (VC) & Revolution Partners (acq by Morgan Keegan)
Founder @42floors • Worked at @cushman-wakefield • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
http://42floors.com/blog
Head of Product Mktg @carecloud; Mentor @Rock_Health. Worked @ge-healthcare, @novell, @oliver-wyman. #HealthIT, #B2B, #SaaS. Hold 3 Degrees from MIT.
Board Director
India: NASDAQ:MMYT
US/CAN: Hopper, Inntopia, Sphere, GBTA, QuickMobile
Russia: Oktogo, DataArt
Brazil: Dashbell
EUR: TrustYou, Net Trans, Odigeo
COO Gemvara. Former CMO & President of Europe for Vistaprint. Advisor to startups.
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.
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
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 & CEO of @collaborate. Formerly CMO of @visible-measures. Founder of @netgenesis. @techstars-1 Mentor.
http://www.kibits.com
Entrepreneur, consultant, and investor. In that order.
http://systep.blogspot.com/
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 @ Dyn. PoliSci @ Cal. JD/MA @ Duke. Passionate about Tech, NH the outdoors.
Founder @ounce-labs, @qiave-technologies • Worked at @ibm, @watchguard • Studied at @rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
Entrepreneur & product guy currently @Sittercity. Formerly @nanigans, @VisibleMeasures, @LimeTreeCove & Entrepreneur-In-Residence @EshipMIT.
Professional poker player since '05 • 2012 WSOP Bracelet Winner • Advisor at @draftkings • Wentworth BCOS '05 • Luck is just noise, Success is in the signal
Independent Advisor and Content Strategist
http://michaelboezi.com
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
Engineering manager with a focus on enterprise. Advisor. Frmly: @awareness,@eroom-technology, @lotus-development-corporation and @liquid-machines
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
Worked at @nbc-universal and @IMG_Worldwide, Entrepreneurship Professor @boston-college, Startup Advisor, Digital Strategy Consultant
Founder at @syapse, Neuroscientist
Growth equity investor at @ta-associates . Former @jp-morgan analyst. Advisor/Investor with Bobo. @princeton-university History major. Founder of Lucy's Canvas.
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
Entrepreneur-in-residence at @Think-Big-Partners, Co-Founder of @lexspot. @scvngr alum/licensed attorney. B2B & Consumer exp.
http://blog.chrisgshaw.com
Obsessed with the future. Designer & Location Director @ IDEO.
Sales and Strategy exec @ SuccessFactors / SAP, 25 years enterprise sales and sales management, start up through large co. fast growth cycles.
Connecting Innovation to the Enterprise...in record time!
http://t.co/fWZRexNh
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
CEO @ @peertransfer
Sales, Marketing & BD Dealmaker with extensive network in Wireless/Mobile & Consumer Billing/Payments.
http://about.me/edit/Massaro
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Advisor.
Founder of three successful software companies including FileMaker, acquired by @apple.
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.
Investor in @crimson-hexagon, @fashion-playtes, HarQen. Advisor to @smashion, @day2night-convertible-heels, @electrokite.
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 @flashstarts, Worked @FoxNetworks, @youtube, @google
Studied @stanford MBA, @harvard BA
Innovator, Technologist, Entrepreneur, Connector, Operations Guy, Start-up Enthusiast. 15 years building technology and operations organizations for startups. Never a dull moment.
Presidential Innovation Fellow at The White House. EIR at Mayo Clinic. Mentor at Rock Health. Worked at NASA, Jump Associates and Method.
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Founder @aquto, @attila-technologies
Founder/CEO of ShopDAQ and FinToolbox/Screener.co
Former VC Analyst (Chrysalis, Longworth)
SeekingAlpha Contributor
Studied at @princeton-university, Investor @dreamtechvc
Managing Partner @ Good Harbor Partners • @myedgps Advisor • Studied at @cornell-university • Serial Entrepreneur with successful exits • Expertise in EdTech and Publishing
Helped pioneer 7 industries; Advisor to top companies such as Sanergy which won the first Katerva Award which is the highest prize for sustainability
CEO of Gryphn, Former @accenture Security Exec, Board Member LadiesAmerica, Motorcycle Riding Nihari Cooking Travel Enthusiast
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
CEO and Founder of thoughtbot
http://robots.thoughtbot.com
Co-founder @claychristensen's fund; @harvardbiz-er, @Inc's 12 to Follow on @twitter in '12; advisor to @justfamily @everest @the_thryll; author @daredreamdo.
Founder @verdeeco, @prominus CEO co-founder @pliant-labs Strategy and Marketing consultant @clevest-solutions @best-buy
http://blog.verdeeco.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 and CEO at Firefield.com
http://www.mcgowan15.com
12+ years start-up and venture capital experience. Former founder & CEO of @loyalese, founding VP at @square 1 Ventures, and early employee @upromise .
innovator | leader | entrepreneur | mentor
http://zosa.wordpress.com/
President and founder of Boston Logic Technology Partners. Founder @friedman-llp. Boston area entrepreneur and startup adviser.
http://www.bostonlogic.com/blog
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/
Mobile & Digital Product Guru @PocketSQRMedia. Venture Capital Backed Experience from IDG, Accel, 500 Startups and more.
http://enovaminds.com
Co-Founder of LovelinesApp.com & Goodify.com (prev. Invup), Enterprise & Gamification Lead at NTT Data, Creative Technologist & MassChallenge winner.
COO CitySprout, Founder/CEO @go2-media, @80108-locomobo • Worked at @miva • Studied at @mit-sloan-school-of-management, @merrimack-college
Sales Leadership at @bullhorn
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
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
Founded an executive education business and an innovative private equity fund of funds. Former teaching fellow & research associate at Harvard Business School.
20+ years experience in technology. Founder. Developer. Agile Mentor. Startup Advisor. Provides technical and business direction. Offshore expert.
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
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
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/
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
Founder of Buggl, GVI + a few others, travel entrepreneur, international travel expert. Strong International management experience of global teams
Marketing director of sitecues by Ai Squared. Former marketing director at Gemvara, messageAMP and influencers@. Organized 1000 Pirates & RubyRiot.
Investor&Fundraiser @masdar, Banker @credit-suisse-first-boston-csfb & Techie @merrill-lynch;
MIT Sloan MBA '08, Undergrad LSE '01; born, raised & from Tokyo
Founder of RGB Daily / Startupwindow, Senior Hacker, Journalist in training and avid Snowboarder
http://www.startupwindow.com
Studied at @MIT, @harvard
http://oscarhowell.com
Current: Director, Cloud Management Strategy @vmware. Former CTO Office @dynamicops. Sales/presales @bmc-software & @bladelogic .
Veteran educational consultant. Advisor to special needs organizations. Expert witness. Investor in @myedgps.
http://www.edconsult.org/educational-consulting-blog/
Medical technology investing @nbgi-ventures |
Healthcare consulting and innovation management @cambridge-consultants | Computational biology @university-of-cambridge |
Focusing on identifying and working with Technology based Startups, bringing Creativity with practicality, vision with experience. The best of both worlds
http://awassoc.com
Nephrologist at BWH. Faculty at Harvard Medical School. Harvard MPH '11. Entrepreneur and investor. Innovation is my lifeblood
Tech entrepreneur interested in online behavior, digital marketing analytics, web optimization. CEO at @sitespect, Inc.
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%.
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
Entrepreneur, CEO/CTO, Technology Professional with a concentration in Big Data, Fast Data, Complex Analytics, and Data Mining.
Creative exec and advisor with 20 years of leadership experience in fundraising, product marketing, sales and management. I turn ideas into action and profit.
Head of digital at AS Roma. Guided BD and marketing @ebay. Angel Investor, sports fan, social media guru, eCommerce and consumer internet strategist.
Head of YellowAPI.com. Mobile App Strategist (+4M downloads). API Evangelist. Biz Dev Specialist. Local & Geo Expert. New Media Nerd.
http://blog.yellowapi.com/
PhD EE (from MIT, Harvard, Brown, Oxford). Broad R&D experience in medical devices, neurotech, wireless, big data analytics, machine learning algorithms
Sales and Business Development Director, Advisor, Investor
Founder @Odum Capital LLC • Worked at Wells Fargo, T-Mobile • Babson MBA
http://fundless-sponsor.blogspot.com/