Alumni Companies

8 07, 2016

This is Woobo: A Cuddly, Robotic Friend for Kids

2016-07-08T16:27:36+00:00

Educational toys: The very phrase could send some people into a boredom-induced coma. But the current generation of children may be in luck compared to those of us already fully grown. Woobo, a Cambridge-based startup, is using robotics and artificial intelligence to make the ultimate educational toy that doubles as ...

This is Woobo: A Cuddly, Robotic Friend for Kids2016-07-08T16:27:36+00:00
17 06, 2016

Xconomy Interview With GFSA Alum Natalya Brikner, CEO of Accion Systems

2016-06-17T14:52:55+00:00

Natalya Brikner—space technology researcher, entrepreneur, aspiring pilot, ruthless scheduler, and lover of camping. Those are just a few of the traits I learned about Brikner in our wide-ranging conversation. Brikner is the co-founder and CEO of Accion Systems, a 10-employee Boston startup that makes satellite propulsion systems. Accion (pronounced like “ax-eon”) ...

Xconomy Interview With GFSA Alum Natalya Brikner, CEO of Accion Systems2016-06-17T14:52:55+00:00
1 06, 2016

This MIT-Based Fitness Wearable Could Change the Game Entirely

2016-06-01T13:33:38+00:00

BostInno features GFSA '15 alum company, Humon, and their product, the first thigh-worn wearable that non-invasively measures oxygen levels in muscles, in turn predicting and preventing the build-up of lactic acid from happening. That level of intel, until now, could only be achieved through invasive, laborious and expensive physical fitness tests. ...

This MIT-Based Fitness Wearable Could Change the Game Entirely2016-06-01T13:33:38+00:00
30 05, 2016

Startup launches theft-proof, weatherproof bikes

2016-05-30T13:29:23+00:00

Avid cyclist and serial entrepreneur Slava Menn MBA ’11, an MIT Sloan School of Management alumnus, is racing ever closer to fulfilling a personal — and professional — mission to make it safer to own a bike in the city. Menn co-founded Fortified Bicycle in 2011, after a friend was ...

Startup launches theft-proof, weatherproof bikes2016-05-30T13:29:23+00:00
20 05, 2016

6SensorLabs Secures $9.2 Million in Series A Funding

2016-05-20T11:48:09+00:00

6SensorLabs today announced it has raised $9.2 million in Series A funding led byFoundry Group, with participation from Upfront Ventures, SoftTech VC, SK Ventures, Lemnos Labs, Mitch Kapor, and Matt Rogers, founder of Nest. The company also announced that it will operate under its consumer-facing Nima brand to consolidate into a ...

6SensorLabs Secures $9.2 Million in Series A Funding2016-05-20T11:48:09+00:00
17 05, 2016

Grove Wins Fortune Brainstorm Competition

2016-05-17T10:49:34+00:00

Fortune went hunting on Tuesday for the coolest startup trying to turn sustainability into a business. After hearing the pitches and weighing the potential impact of their ideas, we’ve picked a winner. And the winner was…Grove! Grove CEO Gabe Blanchet ended up hitting all the right notes on stage with ...

Grove Wins Fortune Brainstorm Competition2016-05-17T10:49:34+00:00
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