MassVentures

MassVentures is a venture capital firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts, established in 1978 as a quasi-public corporation by the Massachusetts Legislature. The firm focuses on providing seed and early-stage funding to high-growth startups, facilitating their transition from concept to commercialization. MassVentures invests primarily in sectors such as information technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, e-commerce, mobile, manufacturing, and robotics. With a governance structure that includes an independent Board of Directors and management by experienced venture capitalists, MassVentures leverages the state's entrepreneurial spirit and innovation centers to support the Massachusetts innovation economy. The firm also offers accelerator programs to further assist emerging companies in their growth journey.

Charles Hipwood

Founder President and CEO

Charlie Hipwood

President and CEO

Vinit Nijhawan

Managing Director

Mike O'Malley

Senior Investment Team

Nicholas A. Pappas

Vice President

Stacy Swider

Vice President, Investments

Priya Yadav

Vice President, Investments

Past deals in Boston, MA

AmberGen

Grant in 2023
Founded in Boston in 1995, AmberGen specializes in innovative photonic technology for therapeutics and diagnostics. The company's core expertise lies in proteomics and light-based control of biomolecules, aiming to advance medical research and diagnosis through high-resolution, multiplexed analysis of biomarkers.

AmberGen

Grant in 2022
Founded in Boston in 1995, AmberGen specializes in innovative photonic technology for therapeutics and diagnostics. The company's core expertise lies in proteomics and light-based control of biomolecules, aiming to advance medical research and diagnosis through high-resolution, multiplexed analysis of biomarkers.

Spiro.AI

Seed Round in 2020
Spiro Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a relationship management platform designed to assist sales teams across various industries, including construction, finance, manufacturing, professional services, and technology. Founded in 2014, Spiro's platform operates in the background to automate data collection from emails, calls, and texts, eliminating the need for manual data entry. It creates and organizes contacts, prioritizes sales opportunities, and generates intelligent reports to enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers features such as sales suggestions and tools for tracking and managing customer interactions, ultimately enabling businesses to optimize engagement and prevent lost opportunities.

Spiro.AI

Seed Round in 2019
Spiro Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a relationship management platform designed to assist sales teams across various industries, including construction, finance, manufacturing, professional services, and technology. Founded in 2014, Spiro's platform operates in the background to automate data collection from emails, calls, and texts, eliminating the need for manual data entry. It creates and organizes contacts, prioritizes sales opportunities, and generates intelligent reports to enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers features such as sales suggestions and tools for tracking and managing customer interactions, ultimately enabling businesses to optimize engagement and prevent lost opportunities.

Spiro.AI

Seed Round in 2018
Spiro Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a relationship management platform designed to assist sales teams across various industries, including construction, finance, manufacturing, professional services, and technology. Founded in 2014, Spiro's platform operates in the background to automate data collection from emails, calls, and texts, eliminating the need for manual data entry. It creates and organizes contacts, prioritizes sales opportunities, and generates intelligent reports to enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers features such as sales suggestions and tools for tracking and managing customer interactions, ultimately enabling businesses to optimize engagement and prevent lost opportunities.

Fairmarkit

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Fairmarkit is a Boston‑based company that offers a SaaS platform for tail spend management. The platform is ERP‑agnostic and automates procurement for small to medium purchases by using machine learning to analyze unstructured spend data. It provides automated request‑for‑quotation workflows, vendor recommendations, price benchmarking, trend analysis, and risk identification. By delivering these capabilities in a single, cloud‑based solution, Fairmarkit helps procurement and supply‑chain teams reduce manual effort, increase competitive bidding, and realize savings across their tail spend.

Spiro.AI

Seed Round in 2017
Spiro Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a relationship management platform designed to assist sales teams across various industries, including construction, finance, manufacturing, professional services, and technology. Founded in 2014, Spiro's platform operates in the background to automate data collection from emails, calls, and texts, eliminating the need for manual data entry. It creates and organizes contacts, prioritizes sales opportunities, and generates intelligent reports to enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers features such as sales suggestions and tools for tracking and managing customer interactions, ultimately enabling businesses to optimize engagement and prevent lost opportunities.

Grapevine Logic

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Grapevine Logic, Inc. is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands and agencies with YouTube content creators for effective promotional campaigns. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company facilitates direct links between creators and pre-qualified brands seeking sponsorships. Grapevine Logic offers a comprehensive booking and analytics platform, allowing marketers to collaborate with creators, track campaign performance, and monitor various metrics such as sales and engagement. Additionally, the platform includes a dashboard where brands and agencies can submit creative briefs and receive pitches from creators interested in promoting their products or services. With a network of over 177,000 creators generating more than 6 billion monthly views, Grapevine Logic serves as a vital resource for brands looking to leverage influencer marketing. The company previously operated under the name Moving Metrics, Inc., and is currently a subsidiary of Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Series B in 2015
Founded in 2008, Ginkgo Bioworks designs, engineers, and licenses organisms for various applications. It discovers molecules for flavors, sweeteners, cosmetics, crops, pharmaceuticals, and generates probiotic bacteria for health benefits. The company serves markets such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

Artaic

Grant in 2014
Founded in 2007, Artaic specializes in designing and fabricating custom tile work for commercial and residential markets. Utilizing computer-aided design software and robotic assembly systems, the company creates innovative mosaics for various industries such as hospitality, retail, and public art.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Grant in 2014
Founded in 2008, Ginkgo Bioworks designs, engineers, and licenses organisms for various applications. It discovers molecules for flavors, sweeteners, cosmetics, crops, pharmaceuticals, and generates probiotic bacteria for health benefits. The company serves markets such as cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery.

Curoverse

Seed Round in 2013
Curoverse, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops and operates a cloud-based open-source platform named Arvados, which focuses on the storage, organization, analysis, and sharing of genomic and biomedical data. Originally incorporated in 2010 as Clinical Future, Inc., the company rebranded in December 2013. Curoverse employs open-source software to provide management and computational services tailored to the unique needs of genomic data, empowering scientists and clinicians to facilitate breakthrough discoveries and enhance patient care. The Arvados platform allows for secure access to patient-level genomic and health data, supporting drug development and precision medicine by enabling the management, processing, analysis, and sharing of extensive biomedical data sets, including genomics and imaging.

Artaic

Grant in 2013
Founded in 2007, Artaic specializes in designing and fabricating custom tile work for commercial and residential markets. Utilizing computer-aided design software and robotic assembly systems, the company creates innovative mosaics for various industries such as hospitality, retail, and public art.

Artaic

Grant in 2012
Founded in 2007, Artaic specializes in designing and fabricating custom tile work for commercial and residential markets. Utilizing computer-aided design software and robotic assembly systems, the company creates innovative mosaics for various industries such as hospitality, retail, and public art.

Zoom Telephonics

Venture Round in 1985
Zoom Telephonics, Inc. is a telecommunications company that specializes in designing, producing, marketing, and selling a wide range of Internet access and communications-related products. Established in 1977 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a diverse portfolio that includes cable modems, cable modem/routers, mobile broadband modems, wireless routers, Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) adapters, and mesh home networking devices. Its cable modem products represent the highest revenue category. Zoom Telephonics distributes its products through various channels, including retailers, distributors, Internet and telephone service providers, value-added resellers, PC system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as through a direct sales force and independent sales agents. The company primarily operates in North America, which serves as its key market for revenue generation.
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