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Typically running from January to May, ScaleUp Cohort 6 saw an unprecedented year of growth and strength in the wake of COVID-19. Taking a short break from February to April and a summer hiatus, the program concluded in September with a vibrant Investor Showcase to close the program. Chair of the ScaleUp Taskforce, Neeraj Chandra,

Office amenities like in-house fitness spaces and foosball were once a big draw to attract and retain talent. But with so few people commuting to downtown offices, tech companies are wondering whether they need such amenities —or such offices at all.

Startup Boston Week 2020, a free annual conference for early-stage startup employees and founders, is ready to launch, from Sept. 21 to Sept. 25, with more than 200 speakers and 70 sessions. The event is organized by Startup Boston, an event-based organization for entrepreneurs, startup employees, investors and mentors. Its lead organizer of Startup Boston

Desktop Metal is one of the most interesting startups to come out of Boston in some time, with a technology designed to “print metal.” That’s a potentially huge expansion for the 3D printing market, where flexible polymers are the norm, a material that limits the kinds of products that these machines can produce. Little surprise

A Boston startup is giving drones a new look that could make a big difference in security and safety. Cleo Robotics is putting the propellers inside. “What we’ve done is a leap forward in technology and capability,” said Omar Eleryan, the chief executive officer of Cleo Robotics, which is housed in the new MassRobotics facility

Investor interest in no-code, low-code apps and services advanced another step this morning with Airtable raising an outsized round. The $185 million investment into the popular database-and-spreadsheet service comes as it adds “new low-code and automation features,” per our own reporting. The round comes after we’ve seen several VCs describe no- and low-code startups as

With no set timeframe for Snyk’s IPO right now, CEO Peter McKay says he doesn’t exclude other forms of exits such as an acquisition or a listing via a special-purpose acquisition company, an expedited process that has become popular this year. However, “our view is probably more towards the traditional (IPO),” he said. The provider

The idea of using light instead of electricity in computing has been around for decades. Boston-based startup Lightmatter Inc. believes the technology’s time has finally come. The potential benefits — greater speed requiring less power — are understood. But the approach, known as photonics, has mostly foundered because it’s difficult to design and manufacture the required circuitry.

Setting out to make her daily commute better and her visits to see relatives in the suburbs a bit smoother on her Vespa, Meghan Braley tapped into the micromobility navigation software market. A year later, her application ScootRoute is available nationally and has garnered interest abroad. Similar to Waze and Google Maps, ScootRoute provides turn-by-turn