The pandemic fueled a lot of “unprecedented times” in U.S. history, one of which being the rise in small businesses. Census data shows 4.3 million new businesses were established in 2021, which is up 24 percent from the year prior.
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Built in Boston: Pet Healthtech Startup Bond Vet Announces Expansion to Boston With 5 Locations
Bond Vet, a NYC-based pet healthtech startup, announced it is opening five locations in Boston this spring. The locations will be in the Somerville, Seaport and Chestnut Hill neighborhoods.
Business Day: How Boston’s tech helps pupils to remember
Advanced tech can now improve knowledge retention levels in pupils, as those who study through Boston Online Home Education have discovered.
Boston Globe: Boston tech experts make sense of the crypto ‘hype’
If you’ve been anywhere near a television recently, chances are you’ve seen a cryptocurrency ad. There was the Super Bowl commercial with a QR code dancing on the screen, leading people to Coinbase’s app.
BostInno: TiE Boston celebrates 25th anniversary, announces accelerator cohort
With 25 years and seven accelerator cohorts under its belt, TiE Boston is ready to move into its next quarter century.
Built in Boston: Drizly Spinout Lantern Expands Delivery Reach, Partners With Dispensaries
More than five years ago, recreational marijuana usage became legal in Boston. Since then, the industry has significantly grown, bringing in $2.2 billion in revenue last year, according to the Boston Globe.
Boston Globe: Amid crypto tumult, Boston startup Circle plans to go public in new deal
Circle Internet Financial, Boston’s leading crypto technology startup, is trying to raise money and go public while navigating its way through a potential bubble in bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Information Age: A guide to working in the Boston tech scene
“Boston is just a village, sprawling far and wide, more human than New York City.”
German philosopher Frederick Engels wrote those famous words back in the 19th century, but his quote still rings true today. Boston is a city of contradictions.
Built in Boston: Smart Data Capture Startup Scandit Raises $150M, Reaches $1B+ Valuation
Scandit, a data capture startup, announced on Wednesday it raised a $150 million Series D round, bringing the 13-year-old company’s valuation to over $1 billion.
The round was led by Warburg Pincus with participation from Atomico, Forestay Capital, G2VP and others.
Built in Boston: One Year After Reaching Unicorn Status, Starburst Triples Valuation to $3.35B
Starburst, one of Built In’s startups to watch in Boston this year, announced it raises a $250 million Series D round on Wednesday. The round brings Starburst’s valuation to $3.35 billion — over three times more than the company’s last valuation in January of 2021 when it became a unicorn.
