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CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.

Goldcast is an enterprise-focused platform for creating and hosting online events and AI-powered video campaigns that aim to measure and improve marketing ROI. The platform supports events such as client summits, workshops, product launches, thought leadership summits, regional conferences, webinars, and other virtual experiences, with dashboards and tools to quantify ROI and lead qualification. By enabling repurposing of event content and providing engaging video assets, Goldcast helps marketers enhance audience engagement, build brand authority, and drive revenue growth for business-to-business audiences.

Zingeroo operates a unique online platform that transforms stock trading into a social, educational, and engaging experience. Users can challenge friends, learn about trading options, build portfolios, and measure performance against peers.

Kudos is a Boston-based company that specializes in manufacturing natural disposable diapers for babies. Founded in 2019 by Amrita Saigal, the company produces diapers with cotton liners and utilizes biobased, plant-based renewable materials, ensuring that the products are chemical-free and suitable for babies' sensitive skin. By focusing on sustainability and the health of infants, Kudos provides parents with eco-friendly diaper options that prioritize both performance and safety.

Hi Marley is a conversation platform for the insurance industry that combines intelligent messaging with human support to connect customers with insurers. The platform enables insurers to engage policyholders through messaging via its Marley web application, facilitating updates and responses to routine questions. It supports auto, home, and business lines and emphasizes real-time coaching, multilingual support, and automated workflows to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company targets insurers seeking to streamline communications and improve satisfaction through a shared messaging experience.

Founded by MIT researchers and industry veterans in 2018, The Routing Company develops a real-time driver and rider application for shared rides. It offers fleet management solutions, including private fleets, demand-responsive transit, analytics dashboards, and transit/paratransit services. Leveraging proprietary AI, the company's platform optimizes vehicle routing from multiple points of demand to one vehicle, enhancing transport equity, accessibility, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

Mable is a Boston-based company that operates a mobile and web-based B2B wholesale e-commerce platform specifically designed for retailers and distributors in the grocery sector. Founded in 2019, the platform enables users to discover and purchase a diverse range of products from various brands, including Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Brave Coffee & Tea, Coastal Craft Kombucha, Crown Maple, Eddie's Bakery, Loco Coffee, Real Food Bar, and STOKES Firestarters. Mable aims to streamline the wholesale buying process, providing an efficient solution for grocers seeking to source quality products.

Salsify is an e-commerce software startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2012 by Jason Purcell, Jeremy Redburn, and Rob Gonzalez. The company provides a comprehensive platform known as Commerce Experience Management (CommerceXM), which integrates Product Experience Management tools—including Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and an Experience Builder—with essential commerce functionalities. This platform is designed to facilitate sales across various channels, including retailers, distributors, marketplaces, social commerce, and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites. By offering these tools, Salsify aims to enhance brand visibility and performance on digital shelves, helping businesses optimize their product presentation and inventory management to drive online sales effectively.

Demand Sage, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing a revenue operations and sales insights platform. Founded in 2018, Demand Sage offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that integrates with HubSpot to convert revenue data into spreadsheets for data analytics. The platform is designed to enhance productivity by providing automated reporting, customizable analytics, and advanced tools for data visualization. By seamlessly connecting SaaS data to Google Sheets, Demand Sage enables businesses to generate live reports, conduct detailed analysis, and identify pipeline risks, thereby empowering clients to optimize their sales and marketing strategies.

Cazena, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing an Enterprise Big Data-as-a-Service solution, enabling businesses to efficiently manage and optimize large datasets in the cloud. Founded in 2013 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Cazena offers Instant Data Lakes, a Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates secure data ingestion, flexible storage, access and identity management, and tool integration. The company's automated data platform is designed to significantly reduce the time required for analytics, allowing users to access cloud data marts and data lakes on-demand. This solution integrates seamlessly with existing data flows and IT processes, eliminating the need for extensive infrastructure development and management of multiple vendors. Cazena's approach helps businesses accelerate their data access and analytics capabilities, transforming potentially lengthy projects into immediate, actionable insights.

Founded in 2014, TetraScience develops hardware and software solutions for monitoring and managing research experiments, with a focus on life sciences. It offers sensors, cameras, switches, adapters, and timers to collect data from various lab tools like syringe pumps and wave generators. The company's platform, Tetra R&D Data Cloud, provides centralized, standardized, and actionable scientific data, serving scientists, engineers, managers, and safety officers in enterprise pharma and biotech organizations.

Hi Marley is a conversation platform for the insurance industry that combines intelligent messaging with human support to connect customers with insurers. The platform enables insurers to engage policyholders through messaging via its Marley web application, facilitating updates and responses to routine questions. It supports auto, home, and business lines and emphasizes real-time coaching, multilingual support, and automated workflows to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company targets insurers seeking to streamline communications and improve satisfaction through a shared messaging experience.

Pluto is a Boston-based SaaS company that uses assistive AI to help brands deepen and sustain relationships with customers through SMS. Its platform enables two-way community-building over text, tailored content generation, and contextualized performance analytics, helping brands engage their audience, foster loyalty, and drive retention and revenue. The approach emphasizes authentic, respectful, and enjoyable interactions that connect offline and online experiences through light-touch participatory moments.

Founded in 2014, TetraScience develops hardware and software solutions for monitoring and managing research experiments, with a focus on life sciences. It offers sensors, cameras, switches, adapters, and timers to collect data from various lab tools like syringe pumps and wave generators. The company's platform, Tetra R&D Data Cloud, provides centralized, standardized, and actionable scientific data, serving scientists, engineers, managers, and safety officers in enterprise pharma and biotech organizations.

Vested, Inc., founded in 2019, is a financial technology company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It provides a software-based platform that offers automated financial planning tools, focusing on the buying and liquidity of stocks or options for employees. Vested advocates for fairness and transparency in equity management among companies, founders, and investors. The company delivers industry data and stock sale information to support its services.

Founded in 2019, 3XR specializes in developing product visualization software solutions. Its platform empowers brands to enhance their online presence with engaging 3D content, enabling businesses to create customizable 3D experiences for their customers.

Hi Marley is a conversation platform for the insurance industry that combines intelligent messaging with human support to connect customers with insurers. The platform enables insurers to engage policyholders through messaging via its Marley web application, facilitating updates and responses to routine questions. It supports auto, home, and business lines and emphasizes real-time coaching, multilingual support, and automated workflows to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company targets insurers seeking to streamline communications and improve satisfaction through a shared messaging experience.

Frase, Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2016 that offers an artificial intelligence-based content creation platform designed to streamline the content writing process. The platform integrates tools for writing and research, allowing users to summarize web articles and receive topic recommendations tailored to specific research themes. It employs Natural Language Processing technology to facilitate large-scale content analysis, enabling customized monitoring systems, web crawling, and content aggregation. By automating various aspects of content production, Frase aims to enhance the efficiency of content marketers and teams, ultimately helping them improve SEO and drive conversions.

Salsify is an e-commerce software startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2012 by Jason Purcell, Jeremy Redburn, and Rob Gonzalez. The company provides a comprehensive platform known as Commerce Experience Management (CommerceXM), which integrates Product Experience Management tools—including Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and an Experience Builder—with essential commerce functionalities. This platform is designed to facilitate sales across various channels, including retailers, distributors, marketplaces, social commerce, and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites. By offering these tools, Salsify aims to enhance brand visibility and performance on digital shelves, helping businesses optimize their product presentation and inventory management to drive online sales effectively.

Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that focuses on enhancing consumer engagement and optimizing marketing strategies for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Zaius provides a comprehensive suite of tools that includes a single customer view platform, intelligent marketing automation, and cross-channel attribution and analytics. These offerings enable marketers to unify customer data, automate behavior-driven messaging, and analyze interactions across multiple channels and devices. By resolving identities and delivering actionable insights, Zaius empowers companies to drive revenue growth from existing customers and improve overall marketing effectiveness. The company was previously known as Voodoo Lunchbox, Inc. before rebranding in June 2014.

CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.

Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that focuses on enhancing consumer engagement and optimizing marketing strategies for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Zaius provides a comprehensive suite of tools that includes a single customer view platform, intelligent marketing automation, and cross-channel attribution and analytics. These offerings enable marketers to unify customer data, automate behavior-driven messaging, and analyze interactions across multiple channels and devices. By resolving identities and delivering actionable insights, Zaius empowers companies to drive revenue growth from existing customers and improve overall marketing effectiveness. The company was previously known as Voodoo Lunchbox, Inc. before rebranding in June 2014.

Salsify is an e-commerce software startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2012 by Jason Purcell, Jeremy Redburn, and Rob Gonzalez. The company provides a comprehensive platform known as Commerce Experience Management (CommerceXM), which integrates Product Experience Management tools—including Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and an Experience Builder—with essential commerce functionalities. This platform is designed to facilitate sales across various channels, including retailers, distributors, marketplaces, social commerce, and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites. By offering these tools, Salsify aims to enhance brand visibility and performance on digital shelves, helping businesses optimize their product presentation and inventory management to drive online sales effectively.

CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.

Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that focuses on enhancing consumer engagement and optimizing marketing strategies for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Zaius provides a comprehensive suite of tools that includes a single customer view platform, intelligent marketing automation, and cross-channel attribution and analytics. These offerings enable marketers to unify customer data, automate behavior-driven messaging, and analyze interactions across multiple channels and devices. By resolving identities and delivering actionable insights, Zaius empowers companies to drive revenue growth from existing customers and improve overall marketing effectiveness. The company was previously known as Voodoo Lunchbox, Inc. before rebranding in June 2014.

Goldcast is an enterprise-focused platform for creating and hosting online events and AI-powered video campaigns that aim to measure and improve marketing ROI. The platform supports events such as client summits, workshops, product launches, thought leadership summits, regional conferences, webinars, and other virtual experiences, with dashboards and tools to quantify ROI and lead qualification. By enabling repurposing of event content and providing engaging video assets, Goldcast helps marketers enhance audience engagement, build brand authority, and drive revenue growth for business-to-business audiences.

CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.