Archive for January 2025
Steve Travaglini’s Winrate switches raises $1.2M after pivot
The former CRO of LinkSquares says his new startup, Winrate, had to make some changes to attract new VC funding. Read More
Read MoreHow Mass. companies are bracing for tariffs on Trump’s ‘day one’
No one knows what the new president will actually do once he takes office, but many Bay State companies are weighing the fees they may have to start factoring in, and what strategies they could use to address the potential increase in the cost of imported raw materials. Read More
Read MoreLocal real estate firm scoops up Woburn shopping plaza
Retail properties are an attractive investment in Greater Boston right now, given historically low vacancy rates, barriers to new development, and the region’s wealthy customer base. Read More
Read MoreAnalog Devices CEO’s compensation dropped to $22.4M in 2024
Despite the drop, Vincent Roche earned 449 times the pay of his median employee. Read More
Read MoreGeorge Church-founded biotech hits ‘decacorn’ status
A Texas startup with labs and software teams spread across Austin, Dallas, Boston and Australia has raised a massive new round of venture capital funding. Read More
Read MoreNeedham rejects MBTA Act zoning in another blow to law
By a substantial margin, the town’s residents voted down an approved plan to comply with the MBTA Communities law, according to preliminary referendum results. Read More
Read MoreWhat we’re watching in the Mass. cannabis industry in 2025
Here are the biggest issues we’re watching in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. Read More
Read MoreBoston procurement startup looks to grow by 30% and expand globally after $25M Series B
In September 2024, Labviva, a procurement software startup for the life sciences, finalized a partnership with the University of California system. Three months later, the company plans to use its latest funding to expand that partnership domestically and grow its company globally. Read More
Read MoreGreentown Labs to announce new CEO by end of January, hires CFO
The nonprofit incubator was left without a permanent CEO for months after Kevin Knobloch stepped down from the top role in July last year, after leading Greentown Labs for less than a year. Read More
Read MoreHealey leans on millionaires tax to boost MBTA, transportation funding
The spending boost is based on the recommendation of a task force convened by the governor to find more revenue for transit. Read More
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