by william.brah | Jan 31, 2019 | Hack.Diversity, Internships, News and Events, Student Successes
Ariana Gardner, University of Massachusetts Boston computer science grad & 2018 Hack.Diversity Fellow When the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) launched Hack.Diversity in 2016, they did so with the goal of addressing the underrepresentation of...
by aijanisakova | May 31, 2017 | GEIR program, Innovation, News and Events, Reason for Reform
Graduation is supposed to be a happy time. But many of our universities’ most promising entrepreneurial grads from other parts of the world dread it. Why? Because they have to scramble to get a visa to remain in Massachusetts and work for their newly created...
by william.brah | Feb 7, 2017 | Innovation, News and Events
(LabCloud joined the Venture Development Center in 2013.) “As labs work their way into the IoT and the cloud, more than one company will develop ecosystems. At LabCloud in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Charles Beyrouthy, CEO and cofounder, says, “We want to put the...
by william.brah | Jan 29, 2017 | Innovation, News and Events
(Kensho joined the Venture Development Center in May 2016.) “In addition to being a customer, Goldman is also Kensho’s largest investor. Nadler, who is 32, spent the rest of the morning checking in with some of the bank’s most regular Kensho users — a top...
by william.brah | Jan 29, 2017 | Innovation, News and Events
(Ori Systems joined the Venture Development Center in November 2015.) “Ori is a new line of furniture that its founder, Hasier Larrea, describes as robotic, intelligent, and dynamic. That’s not how you usually talk about tables and shelves. But then again, most...
by william.brah | Jan 29, 2017 | Innovation, News and Events
(Blue Fever moved to the Venture Development Center in January 2014.) “Entertainment industry professionals announced the launch of the Blue Fever Streaming Platform, which aims to transcend Hollywood sexism. As an entertainment company, Blue Fever will...
