March brings a calendar full of opportunities to bring founders, operators, investors, students, and ecosystem builders together in Boston’s startup ecosystem. From intimate founder dinners and mentorship moments to high-energy networking mixers, resource expos, and campus-wide innovation meetups, this month is all about connection, learning, and momentum. Startup Boston is helping anchor the month with a series of community-powered experiences. Here are four to have on your

Boston doesn’t have a startup “season,” it has an ecosystem calendar. From student-led venture summits in the spring to climate, robotics, AI, fintech, and deep-tech gatherings throughout the year, New England hosts a steady rhythm of events that bring builders, investors, researchers, operators, and ecosystem leaders into the same rooms and onto the same ideas. These moments matter. They spark partnerships, unlock funding pathways, surface new talent, and help founders find

Last week, Startup Boston teamed up with the City of Boston to host Meet Boston’s Startup Networking Groups , bringing together founders, operators, students and ecosystem builders for one simple purpose: helping people find their place in the startup community. The room filled quickly with over 200 attendees connecting directly with communities that make Boston’s startup ecosystem feel accessible, welcoming and collaborative. Because here’s the truth: Boston’s startup scene

Every few months, the same take pops up: “The Boston tech scene is slipping.” Respectfully…we disagree. What is changing is how the ecosystem shows up. Boston and New England aren’t powered by hype cycles alone; they’re powered by people doing the real, often unglamorous work of building companies, investing early, creating platforms, supporting founders and knitting the community together across industries, identities and generations. This Black History Month, we’re excited

February is kicking off strong in Boston’s startup ecosystem, with a packed calendar of events designed to bring founders, operators, investors, students, and ecosystem builders together. From intimate founder dinners and mentorship sessions to high-energy networking mixers, demo showcases, and campus-wide innovation meetups, this month is all about connection, learning, and momentum. Startup Boston is anchoring the month with eight community-powered experiences, here are fou

January in Boston doesn’t ease you into the year - it hits the ground running. From deep tech and AI to founder support, community building, and capital connection, the first month of the year is packed with events worth putting on your radar if you’re building, backing, or supporting startups in Greater Boston. Startup Boston is anchoring the month with four community-powered experiences: Mentor Matching for Early-Stage Founders (Jan 12)  - An intimate, mentor-driven session

Boston doesn’t just build robots - it builds entire industries. From ocean-cleaning fleets to surgical intelligence, solar-farm builders, soft-material manipulators and AI-powered science factories, the region’s robotics talent is rewriting what machines can do. With founders spinning out of MIT, MassRobotics, Harvard, Northeastern, Greentown Labs and some of the world’s top research labs, Boston has become the place where advanced automation leaves the prototype stage and st

Being an underrepresented founder in the startup world often means navigating invisible barriers while building something new. But it also comes with a deep well of resilience, creativity, and community. At Lifting as We Climb, with Startup Boston and City of Boston, founders and investors came together to talk candidly about the realities of representation - and how we can all play a role in building a more inclusive ecosystem. The panel last night featured Farah Hussain  (E

If there’s one thing I love about Boston’s startup scene, it’s that there’s always something moving. Someone’s launching. Someone’s raising. Someone’s taking a bold swing at a problem that actually matters. That energy - that constant forward motion - is what inspired The Momentum Report . It’s our way of celebrating the founders, builders and dreamers across New England who keep the gears of innovation turning. This issue highlights 10 incredible startups that were first fea

Boston’s in full fall mode - and so is the startup scene. November is packed with events that bring together founders, investors, and innovators for everything from hands-on skill building to pitch nights and powerhouse panels on women’s leadership and community building. Startup Boston is proud to feature three can’t-miss experiences this month that highlight connection, collaboration, and hands-on learning: B2B Tech Founders’ Dinner (Nov 5)  – An intimate, off-the-record ev

Boston showed up for climate innovation this week and we couldn’t be prouder. On Monday night, Boston City Hall transformed into a stage for the Climatetech Showcase for Underrepresented Founders, presented by Startup Boston in partnership with the City of Boston . The event brought together founders, investors and ecosystem leaders who share one goal: to accelerate the clean-energy transition by backing the diverse entrepreneurs driving it forward. Celebrating Climate Innova

The New England startup community isn’t slowing down—it’s surging with innovation. From fresh product launches and new rounds of funding to major research breakthroughs and sustainability wins, founders across the region are pushing boundaries and redefining what’s possible. At Startup Boston, we’re here to celebrate those milestones—the big and the small—that showcase the brilliance of our ecosystem. The startups featured below were spotlighted during the Opening Party at St

The New England startup scene is buzzing with breakthroughs—from product launches and funding wins to game-changing research and sustainability milestones. At Startup Boston, we love celebrating these moments that show just how much innovation is happening across our community. The startups featured below were submitted to us for Startup Boston Week 2025 and highlighted during our Opening Party, sponsored by HPE and NVIDIA  - giving the community a first look at some of the m

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