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21 10, 2016

U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Awards Solstice $800K Grant

2016-10-21T10:36:05+00:00

Yesterday, Solstice Initiative was awarded an $800k grant by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative through the Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 2 (SEEDS2) program. Solstice will use the funding to radically expand access to community-shared solar power by deploying projects serving low-to-moderate income (LMI) consumers. One of the ...

U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Awards Solstice $800K Grant2016-10-21T10:36:05+00:00
17 10, 2016

Optimizing parking in the busiest places

2016-10-17T16:06:49+00:00

by Rob Matheson, MIT News Office Many businesses in the financial, technology, and other industries have used data analytics for years to monitor and maximize profits. But there’s been no such technology for the traditional parking industry — which has scores of data sitting idle in ticket machines, digital meters, and ...

Optimizing parking in the busiest places2016-10-17T16:06:49+00:00
28 09, 2016

Bringing Big Data to Drug Discovery

2016-09-28T16:52:47+00:00

Many biopharmaceutical firms talk about the potential of big data to change the drug discovery process, but a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup co-founded by an MIT Sloan alumnus is doing it—and has completed scientific research studies to prove it. Founded in 2014, twoXAR (pronounced “two czar”) analyzes large biomedical datasets ...

Bringing Big Data to Drug Discovery2016-09-28T16:52:47+00:00
26 09, 2016

How Boston’s universities are producing our next generation of entrepreneurs

2016-09-26T14:40:52+00:00

As well as being one of the leading entrepreneurial cities in the United States, Boston is also home to world-class universities. Coincidence? Think again. To find out more about how education in Boston is breeding our next generation entrepreneurs, we caught up with Sam Bhattacharyya and Tunde Alawode, recent graduates ...

How Boston’s universities are producing our next generation of entrepreneurs2016-09-26T14:40:52+00:00
15 09, 2016

Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy

2016-09-15T16:54:01+00:00

For investors, deciding whether to invest money into renewable-energy projects can be difficult. The issue is volatility: Wind-powered energy production, for instance, changes annually — and even weekly or daily — which creates uncertainty and investment risks. With limited options to accurately quantify that volatility, today’s investors tend to act conservatively. An ...

Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy2016-09-15T16:54:01+00:00
13 09, 2016

Ministry Unveils the Future of Women’s Workwear

2016-09-13T16:38:26+00:00

Our relationship to work has changed radically. We no longer stay in the office for the same 9-to-5 days. We're always on, connected and moving with purpose, from the post-workout commute, to the big work presentation, to happy hour with friends, to evening hours for a side project. Yet wear-to-work ...

Ministry Unveils the Future of Women’s Workwear2016-09-13T16:38:26+00:00
18 08, 2016

3D Printing Startup NVBots Nabs Cash & New CEO, Moves Into Metal

2016-08-18T11:39:18+00:00

Boston-based 3D printing startup New Valence Robotics announced it has raised more money from investors and brought in a new CEO to help build the business, while its founding CEO turns his attention to commercializing a new product for the company. Swiss firm Woodman Asset Management led the Series A ...

3D Printing Startup NVBots Nabs Cash & New CEO, Moves Into Metal2016-08-18T11:39:18+00:00
1 08, 2016

Gliding From Classroom to Market

2016-08-01T15:23:56+00:00

Delivering beer and other beverages to bars in Boston and other cities with old infrastructure — where many storage cellars have no elevator access — can damage workers’ health and businesses’ bottom line. Repeatedly bouncing 160-pound kegs down flights of stairs can cause chronic injury for delivery professionals, resulting in ...

Gliding From Classroom to Market2016-08-01T15:23:56+00:00
25 07, 2016

Ultra Capital Acquires EverVest (formerly Cardinal Wind)

2016-07-25T16:21:37+00:00

Ultra Capital, an investment leader focused on scaling institutional investing into small and mid-sized sustainable infrastructure and real asset projects in agriculture, energy, water, and waste, is pleased to announce the acquisition of EverVest, a Boston-based technology firm providing advanced software for analyzing and valuing renewable infrastructure projects. Read the ...

Ultra Capital Acquires EverVest (formerly Cardinal Wind)2016-07-25T16:21:37+00:00
14 07, 2016

Building a Foundation for Tech Startups

2016-07-14T13:39:00+00:00

In 2008, Krishna Gupta ’09 launched Romulus Capital, a venture capital seed firm, out of his MIT dorm room, scraping together $850,000 to invest in tech startups launched by his classmates. Today, Romulus controls $150 million in funds and other assets, having just raised a new fund of $75 million ...

Building a Foundation for Tech Startups2016-07-14T13:39:00+00:00
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