Archive for February 2024
Five things: Harvard’s George Church, spiked Dunkin’, Leap Day babies and Boston’s workforce
Good morning, Boston. Happy Leap Day! Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Thursday, including Harvard’s George Church, spiked Dunkin’, free Planet Fitness and Boston’s workforce. Read More
Read MoreEmbrace Boston calls for reparations for Black residents
The nonprofit advocacy group Embrace Boston is calling for reparations for Black residents across Massachusetts, adding its voice to an issue already receiving greater consideration than ever. Read More
Read MoreWhy this VC believes investors should collaborate—at least in deep-tech
The entity Hyuk-Jeen Suh and other founding partners are launching is unusual for the competitive venture capital world: a "collaborative," or a place where VCs can evaluate deep-tech startups together. Read More
Read MoreLargest Residential Real Estate Firms in Massachusetts
Information was obtained from participating firm representatives. Data provided represents aggregate totals for the firms’ local offices and includes single-family, multifamily and condo sales. Per common industry practice, if a firm represented both sides of a particular transaction, it is counted twice in the Mass. gross residential sales volume. Sales volume may include off-market sales…
Read MorePetri Dish: Frontier’s Series C, healthcare VC fund raises $260M
Early-stage biotech companies looking to raise their next round of capital won’t want to miss this week’s Petri Dish. We have the details on a healthcare VC firm raising its second round of capital. Read More
Read MoreOne year after collapse, SVB is still standing — and startups are rooting for it
One year after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the company is going back to the startup sector to try and recapture that business. Many startup leaders are rooting for the bank to succeed. Read More
Read MoreProposed federal law aims to prevent another bank collapse
Basel III Endgame would require banks with assets of $100 billion or more to have more money in reserve and would change the risk calculations on certain assets. Read More
Read MoreHarvard geneticist George Church talks woolly mammoths, preventing aging and more
The Business Journal recently sat down with this scientific pioneer to discuss his favorite startups, why he prefers to be a co-founder and not a CEO, how woolly mammoths could help fight climate change and more. Read More
Read MoreMassHousing, nonprofit fund looks to boost ‘underrepresented’ developers
The MassHousing and MHIC initiative is meant more as a small-business lending program than a way to finance particular projects. Read More
Read MoreDorchester mom Jelissa Vega finds biotech job through Massbio spinout Bioversity
Bioversity is a new nonprofit launched out of MassBio to train underrepresented groups to join the life sciences workforce. The program graduates 16 students on Thursday, including Jelissa Vega who has already found a job. Read More
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