Operating CompanyGreater Boston

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Operating Company · Boston, MA

Digital college-application guidance platform sold to schools to give students and counselors affordable admissions support.

Founded

Region

Greater Boston

Investors

BU Summer Accelerator

People

About Greater Boston

Boston's venture ecosystem runs on its universities — MIT and Harvard across the Charles River from each other, Boston University down the bank in the Fenway/Kenmore area, all fueling a dense pipeline of biotech and deep tech spinouts. Kendall Square functions as a walkable biotech campus in its own right, but it's really one node in a wider river-and-campus geography — the region's life sciences density comes from several schools feeding the same square mile, not just one.

Region Stats

Total firms 324

VC / investors 52

Companies 252

Schools 20

Known For

Life Sciences

Deep Tech

Venture Capital