Let it snow, holiday season! No matter what you celebrate—Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year’s, or just the joy of winter—Startup Boston hopes you’re soaking up every festive moment with friends, family, and plenty of cheer. While the temperatures might drop, the startup scene in Boston is heating up as we charge into 2025. Get ready for a season packed with opportunities and celebrations!
Here are some December highlights:
Connecting founders with experts is crucial to build Boston’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to help scale businesses to achieve success. Whether you’re seeking legal advice, marketing expertise, tech solutions, or funding guidance, FounderConnect: Startup Resources & Networking Expo brings together a curated group of professionals from across the startup ecosystem on December 3rd.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are collaborating for the Integrative Health Network Forum 2024. Hosting eight plenary sessions in two days, the Osher will be discussing many integrative health topics from “Bias and Health Equity through a Technology Lens” to “Music, Movement, Meditation and Machines”.
Executives can take control of their organization’s AI destiny by attending live, instructor-led training at Gain your AI Independence: The Manager’s Guide to Practical AI on December 5th and 18th. This event is designed for business leaders who want to transform proprietary data into competitive advantage, implement practical AI solutions without coding, and create new revenue streams through smart data architecture.
December’s Startup Events
FounderConnect: Startup Resources & Networking Expo
DATE: Tuesday, December 3, 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM
LOCATION: One Broadway Street, Cambridge, MA; Register Here
Are you a founder looking to scale your startup or just getting started on your entrepreneurial journey? Join Startup Boston, CIC’s Social Impact Cohort and the local startup community for a unique opportunity to connect face-to-face with experts, service providers, and resources to help take your business to the next level. Whether you’re seeking legal advice, marketing expertise, tech solutions, or funding guidance, this event brings together a curated group of professionals from across the startup ecosystem.
Unlocking Profitability: Trade Spend and Deductions for Food Businesses
DATE: Wednesday, December 4, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Virtual; Register Here
In the highly competitive world of consumer packaged goods (CPG), every dollar counts — especially for food brands looking to scale. Join Branchfood and TrewUp for this free webinar, Unlocking Profitability: Essentials of Trade Spend and Deductions for Growing Food Businesses, designed to equip food entrepreneurs and CPG professionals with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate these complex financial aspects of the industry.
Women in Medtech Forum: Driving Healthcare Forward: Lessons in Leadership and Innovation
DATE: Wednesday, December 4, 1:00 – 4:00 PM ET
LOCATION: 2 Seaport Lane 9th Floor, Boston, MA; Register Here
In the last few years, we have seen dramatic shifts in the healthcare industry. From telemedicine becoming commonplace to remote patient monitoring routine, healthcare is coming into the home. This Women in Medtech Forum will discuss the evolution of connected care, what it means for the medical device industry and what considerations still need to be addressed in order to make a vision of healthcare in the home a reality.
Relationships and Raising: How Female & Non-Binary Founders Can Leverage Networks For Fundraising
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Boston, MA; Register Here
When it comes to a successful fundraise, it’s often relationships, not transactions, that lead to funding. Join Foley & Lardner and Scroobious for an exclusive lunch of networking and knowledge-sharing. Learn top strategies from a variety of ecosystem perspectives on how to build meaningful relationships with investors and how to effectively leverage your network.
Gain Your AI Independence: A Manager’s Guide to Practical AI
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 1:00 - 3:00 PM ET; Wednesday, December 18, 1:00 - 3:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Virtual; Register Here
Transform how you think about and implement AI in your organization. In this dynamic, two-hour workshop, you'll move beyond buzzwords to discover how to harness AI while maintaining complete control of your most valuable asset: your data. Join us for this intimate, instructor-led workshop where theory meets practical implementation.
2024 Fall UMass LIFT Presentation
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 4:00 PM — 8:00 PM ET
LOCATION: 110 Canal Street Lowell, MA; Register Here
At the beginning of August, a new cohort of graduates was selected to participate in the fall UMass LIFT Program. On December 5th, the Fellows will present their novel approaches and solutions to Aging and Alzheimer's Disease during the LIFT networking event! Join us in Lowell for an exciting evening filled with new ideas, collaboration, and innovation in this crucial area of healthcare.
TEDxMIT
DATE: Saturday, December 7 (times available after registration)
LOCATION: MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, MA; Register Here
Join us on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the MIT Stata Center. Click the links above to discover the thought leaders and innovators who will share their transformative ideas at TEDxMIT.
Osher Integrative Medicine Network Forum
DATE: December 9 – 10, 19, 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM ET
LOCATION: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Register Here
Osher Integrative Medicine Network Forum 2024 conference aims to foster much-needed dialogue on how technology influences and impacts integrative healthcare. Can innovative tools like wearables, artificial intelligence, and advanced diagnostics provide new insight into integrative health modalities such as acupuncture, meditation, and music therapy, or help inform whole-person health approaches? Presentations will include keynote sessions, plenary and short talks, panel discussions, audience Q&A and live demonstrations
AD Stretch Demo Day
DATE: Tuesday, December 10, 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM ET
LOCATION: Loft on Two, One Financial Center, Boston, MA; Register Here
Don’t miss AD Stretch’s "Making Possible" Demo Day on December 10 in Boston – the perfect opportunity for startups like yours to connect with top industry leaders, explore collaboration opportunities, and network with VCs and investors. Pitch your startup to leading brands like Coca Cola, Henkel, P&G, Unilever, HP, Converse, Mondelez International, Ralph Lauren and more.
AI Workshop for Chief Marketing Officers @C10 Labs
DATE: Tuesday, December 17; 9:30 AM - 3PM ET
LOCATION: Cambridge Innovation Center; One Broadway St., Cambridge, MA; Register Here
Join us for an exciting in-person event at The Cambridge Innovation Center, where you'll learn all about the latest trends and technologies in artificial intelligence that are impacting the marketing space and how to empower your teams to identify and prioritize AI opportunities. We invite you to join our exclusive AI Leadership Workshop for marketing executives. Together, we’ll uncover high-value problems within your organization so you can align your resources to tackle the most impactful AI initiatives first.
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Nicholas Ewing is a graduate of UMass Lowell in Business Administration: International Business this year. Today, he works as an implementation specialist for an electronic medical records company in Foxborough, MA. His hobbies include writing stories and going for walks in nature. You can connect with him here.
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