Radar · High Tech in Massachusetts
Best High Tech Companies in Massachusetts, United States
The 1096 best High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DataRobot.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
1096companies tracked
$20.2Bdisclosed funding
16unicorns
574have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × MASSACHUSETTS
Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies
$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
1.2Mcombined LinkedIn audience
41%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Massachusetts
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightmatter 🦄 Developer of photonic interconnects and co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure 87Patents top 10%Funding top 17%Innovation top 18%AI top 18% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 17% Innovationtop 18% AItop 18% Moattop 22% Talenttop 28% Markettop 40% Techtop 40% Growthtop 43% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 393 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 297 filings since 2022 vs 96 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $850M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $850M | 20 mo ago | 137 | Darius Bunandar Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | 393 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 2 | XtalPi 🦄 AI-based drug research and development company 64Funding top 18%AI top 26%Talent top 28%Patents top 31% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 26% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 31% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 34% Producttop 35% Newstop 38% Techtop 39% Growthtop 47% Globaltop 50% Marketbottom 43% Fin. healthbottom 32% Funding: Raised $785M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $785M | 9 mo ago | 27 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 14 patents Small-molecule STING agonists and PI3Kβ inhibitors for immuno‑oncology therapeutics | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions 74Patents top 10%Funding top 19%Moat top 26%Product top 28% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Newstop 29% AItop 35% Markettop 42% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 47% Growthbottom 44% Customersbottom 39% Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $502M | 2 mo ago | 318 318 → 482 (+52%) · sector median +44% | William Powers Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | 337 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 award |
| 4 | Whoop 🦄 Provider of wearable trackers to monitor fitness data 94Tech top 9%Innovation top 11%Funding top 14%Patents top 15% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 9% Innovationtop 11% Fundingtop 14% Patentstop 15% Customerstop 19% Moattop 22% Markettop 23% Newstop 23% Talenttop 28% Producttop 32% Growthtop 42% Globalbottom 48% Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Innovation: 248 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 171 filings since 2022 vs 56 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $406M | 2 mo ago | 453 | Aurelian Nicolae Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer | ShopifyContentfulSentry+37 | 248 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 partnership |
| 5 | In Silico AI-enabled bioinformatics platform for drug discovery and biomarker development 82Funding top 15%Product top 19%AI top 20%News top 26% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Producttop 19% AItop 20% Newstop 26% Partnerstop 26% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 35% Growthtop 35% Markettop 43% Techtop 46% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $400M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 12 yrs (0.9/yr) Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $400M | 17 mo ago | 300 | Alex Zhavoronkov Co-Founder & Co-CEO | SentryMUIReact+10 | — | — |
| 6 | Vulcan Forms 🦄 Provider of industrial metal additive manufacturing system 67Funding top 14%Growth top 24%Moat top 26%News top 41% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Growthtop 24% Moattop 26% Newstop 41% Markettop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $356M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Headcount 50 → 182 (+264%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $356M | 4 mo ago | 182 182 → 265 (+46%) · sector median +44% | John Hart Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | 1 award |
| 7 | 6K Provider of nanotechnology-based metal powders 60Funding top 15%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Tech top 34% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 34% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $300M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 12 yrs (1.4/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $300M | 22 mo ago | 62 62 → 153 (+147%) · sector median +44% | Awanish Raj Co-Founder & CTO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+35 | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Formlabs 🦄 Manufacturer of low force SLA technology based desktop 3D printers 90Tech top 9%Moat top 17%Funding top 21%News top 21% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 9% Moattop 17% Fundingtop 21% Newstop 21% Patentstop 23% Markettop 24% Innovationtop 28% Talenttop 30% Growthtop 39% Producttop 41% Globaltop 45% Partnersbottom 47% Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 347 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $254M | 23 mo ago | 480 480 → 781 (+63%) · sector median +44% | Maxim Lobovsky Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | 347 patents Additive manufacturing hardware and post‑processing: support structures, powder handling, washing, and DLP optics. | 3 launchs |
| 9 | Sense Smart energy platform providing real-time electricity usage insights for homes and utilities 60Patents top 21%Funding top 23%Customers top 26%Moat top 26% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 21% Fundingtop 23% Customerstop 26% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 27% Producttop 33% Talenttop 33% Techtop 36% Growthtop 37% Globaltop 50% Marketbottom 40% Fin. healthbottom 17% Patents: 114 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 60 filings since 2022 vs 44 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $195M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $195M | 4 mo ago | 120 120 → 106 (-12%) · sector median +44% | Mike Phillips Co-founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+36 | 114 patents Smart power metering and event analytics for device identification in intelligent grids | 1 award |
| 10 | Vecna Robotics Provider of autonomous mobile robots and orchestration software for material handling 62Funding top 23%Moat top 28%Tech top 35%Talent top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Moattop 28% Techtop 35% Talenttop 35% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 43% Producttop 45% Growthtop 47% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $178M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 44 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $178M | 19 mo ago | 138 138 → 109 (-21%) · sector median +44% | Karl Iagnemma CEO | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+40 | 44 patents Autonomous material handling robots for warehouse order fulfillment and intra‑facility transport | 2 launchs |
| 11 | Tulip 🦄 Digitalized Manufacturing System 74Funding top 16%Tech top 20%Moat top 28%Product top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Techtop 20% Moattop 28% Producttop 37% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 40% Markettop 41% Newstop 42% Innovationtop 45% Patentsbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $171M | 5 mo ago | 113 | Rony Kubat Co-Founder & CIO & CISO | Craft CMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+41 | 8 patents Manufacturing cold‑formed battery terminals with undercut rings and acid sealing | 1 partnership |
| 12 | 7AI Provider of an agentic security platform using AI agents for cybersecurity 57Funding top 19%AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 46% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 40% Innovationbottom 30% Patentsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $166M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $166M | 6 mo ago | — | Yonatan Amit Co-Founder & CTO | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+19 | 2 patents Predictive analytics for customer journeys and targeted web advertising | — |
| 13 | RightHand Robotics Developer of robotic piece-picking solutions for order fulfillment and warehouse automation 60Talent top 15%Funding top 21%Moat top 28%Patents top 32% All 12 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 28% Patentstop 32% Producttop 39% Partnerstop 41% Innovationtop 42% Growthtop 43% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 36% Newsbottom 24% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $125M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $125M | 15 mo ago | 73 73 → 40 (-45%) · sector median +44% | — | — | 41 patents Advanced robotic picking grippers and vision‑guided item handling for warehouse automation | — |
| 14 | Suno 🦄 Provider of music creation platform enabling users to easily create and share original songs 93Customers top 5%Funding top 19%Growth top 22%Tech top 24% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 5% Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 22% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Markettop 34% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 32% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.84★ across 1,750,077 ratings (1 apps) Funding: Raised $125M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $125M | 6 mo ago | — | Georg Kucsko Co-Founder & CTO | TurbopackEmotionSentry+39 | — | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 15 | Kala Pharmaceuticals Developer of ophthalmic treatments based on its mucosal penetrating product platform 45Funding top 22%Product top 24%Talent top 33%News top 34% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Producttop 24% Talenttop 33% Newstop 34% Moattop 35% Patentstop 37% Innovationtop 41% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 42% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Fin. healthbottom 36% Funding: Raised $115M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 17 yrs (0.8/yr) Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $115M | 3 mo ago | 34 34 → 80 (+135%) · sector median +44% | Justin Hanes Co-Founder | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+20 | 267 patents Mucosal and ocular drug delivery via nanoparticle and polymer-based pharmaceutical formulations | — |
| 16 | TetraScience Provider of a cloud-based data platform for life science industry 40Funding top 21%Growth top 26%Moat top 35%Tech top 50% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 26% Moattop 35% Techtop 50% Newsbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 38% Patentsbottom 25% Innovationbottom 22% Funding: Raised $99.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Headcount 13 → 30 (+131%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $99M | 4 mo ago | 30 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 4 patents Real-time monitoring and feedback control systems for industrial tools and equipment | 1 job opening |
| 17 | Armada Provider of edge platform combining connectivity, compute, and real-world AI 53Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Tech top 39%Moat top 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 35% Techtop 39% Moattop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Funding: Raised $96.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $96M | 1 mo ago | — | Dan Wright Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 18 | Arsenal Medical Developer of polymer-based foams and fibers 45Funding top 20%Talent top 23%Product top 26%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Talenttop 23% Producttop 26% Moattop 26% Patentstop 27% Innovationtop 35% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 26% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $69.9M across 21 rounds · 21 rounds over 21 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $70M | 10 mo ago | 16 16 → 29 (+81%) · sector median +44% | Eric Stern Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 190 patents Hemostatic and embolic biomaterial devices for bleeding control and vascular occlusion. | — |
| 19 | Altaeros Provider of wireless network infrastructure solutions 55Funding top 28%Moat top 28%Talent top 38%Innovation top 41% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Moattop 28% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 41% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Growthbottom 48% Patentsbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $61.7M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 13 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 21 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $62M | 17 mo ago | 41 41 → 44 (+7%) · sector median +44% | Ben Glass Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 21 patents Tethered aerostat platforms for energy generation and payload control systems | — |
| 20 | MedRhythms Provider of wearable devices to combat neurological injuries and recover walking functions 80Funding top 19%Growth top 20%Moat top 25%Product top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 20% Moattop 25% Producttop 30% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 34% Talenttop 34% AItop 45% Markettop 46% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $57.1M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Headcount 22 → 41 (+86%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $57M | 4 mo ago | 41 41 → 59 (+44%) · sector median +44% | Brian Harris Co-Founder & CEO | — | 44 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 21 | Neurable Developer of brain-computer interface technology for everyday devices 69AI top 20%Funding top 28%Innovation top 30%Patents top 30% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 28% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 30% Moattop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Globaltop 44% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 39% Customersbottom 10% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $56.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $57M | 5 mo ago | 30 | Ramses Alcaide Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowCart FunctionalityThree.js+34 | 46 patents Real-time neural signal processing for high-speed brain-computer and eye-tracking interfaces | 1 award |
| 22 | Nanoramic Provider of nanotech based electrode materials for supercapacitors 72Growth top 17%Funding top 19%Patents top 26%Moat top 28% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 17% Fundingtop 19% Patentstop 26% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 31% Newstop 34% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 33% Growth: Headcount 39 → 66 (+69%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $49.6M across 24 rounds · 24 rounds over 16 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $50M | 7 mo ago | 66 66 → 50 (-24%) · sector median +44% | John Cooley Founder & CEO | — | 36 patents Advanced electrode materials and hydrophilic binders for high-performance rechargeable batteries | — |
| 23 | Rhino Provider of federated computing platform for secure data collaboration 60Funding top 25%AI top 30%Growth top 35%Patents top 42% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 42% Techtop 48% Globaltop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $43.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $43M | 5 mo ago | — | Yuval Baror Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowMicrosoft ClarityLinkedin Insight Tag+16 | 11 patents Marine docking structures and tensioned rock support bolt technologies | 1 launch |
| 24 | Boston Materials Manufacturer of advanced energy transfer materials 27Funding top 23%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Partners top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Partnerstop 45% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $40.1M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $40M | 6 mo ago | 19 | Anvesh Gurijala Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 25 | Lightelligence Developer of optical chips and software solutions for artificial intelligence based computing 78AI top 20%Talent top 22%Funding top 28%Patents top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 22% Fundingtop 28% Patentstop 31% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 34% Growthtop 35% Markettop 46% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 42% Techbottom 41% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $37M | 9 mo ago | 200 | John Joannopoulos Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Tengine+10 | 49 patents Photonic processors and optoelectronic computing hardware for high‑speed AI acceleration | — |
| 26 | Finwave Provider of 5G/6G network application services 16Funding top 29%Talent top 38%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $33.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $33M | 14 mo ago | 7 | Tomas Palacios Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 27 | Blues Provider of technical solutions for various industries, specializing in cellular-related problems 50Funding top 27%Tech top 28%Growth top 35%News top 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Newstop 45% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $32.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 77 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $32M | 11 mo ago | — | Ray Ozzie Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+42 | 17 patents Modular hardware platforms enabling seamless IoT device-to-cloud data connectivity | 1 launch |
| 28 | Wysa Provider of AI-driven mental health support platform 60Customers top 22%Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Partners top 41% All 15 signals ▾Customerstop 22% Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Partnerstop 41% Moattop 41% Growthtop 44% AItop 45% Producttop 46% Fin. healthtop 48% Markettop 50% Patentstop 50% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 47% Innovationbottom 41% Newsbottom 24% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.54★ across 154,836 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $30.5M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 11 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $31M | 4 mo ago | 104 104 → 177 (+70%) · sector median +44% | Jo Aggarwal Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityStrikinglyEmotion+18 | 3 patents AI chatbot sentiment alignment and mismatch detection for personalized conversational therapy | 1 partnership |
| 29 | Maven AGI Developer of an AI agent platform for customer experience automation 69AI top 20%Funding top 26%Tech top 28%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Techtop 28% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $28.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $28M | 12 mo ago | — | Eugene Mann Co-Founder & CPO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesAtlassian Statuspage+37 | — | — |
| 30 | RevBio Developer of synthetic adhesive used for bone/dental repair 57Talent top 23%Innovation top 28%Patents top 28%Funding top 34% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 28% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 38% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Innovation: 50 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $24M | 12 mo ago | 29 | Michael Brown Co-Founder | — | 50 patents Biomedical adhesives and bone fixation devices for controlled drug delivery | — |
| 31 | Viken Detection Provider of vehicle forensic solutions for public safety management 42Innovation top 16%Patents top 19%Moat top 29%Funding top 42% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 19% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Growthbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Innovation: 109 patents (top 18% of patent-holders) · 76 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 Patents: 109 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 76 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $23M | 8 mo ago | 31 | Peter Rothschild Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | 109 patents X-ray based material composition analysis and detection systems for security and industrial inspection | 1 launch |
| 32 | Cyvl AI-powered mapping and management solution for transportation infrastructure 48Talent top 28%Funding top 29%AI top 30%Tech bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% AItop 30% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $22.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $23M | 10 mo ago | — | Noah Parker Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowMicrosoft Advertising+11 | — | — |
| 33 | Rise Robotics Developer of Beltdraulic technology for efficient linear actuation and industrial machine applications 62Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 30%Moat top 32% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 96 patents (top 20% of patent-holders) · 57 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 Patents: 96 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 57 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $22M | 9 mo ago | 38 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | 96 patents Belt-driven linear actuators and annular pulley power‑transmission mechanisms for precise motion control | 2 awards |
| 34 | Indico Data Developer of an agentic decisioning platform for insurance underwriting and claims 72AI top 8%Innovation top 23%Talent top 28%Funding top 33% All 11 signals ▾AItop 8% Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 39% Techtop 40% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 43% Growthbottom 40% Newsbottom 38% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Ai rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $19M | 7 mo ago | 100 | Madison May Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 35 | Axoft Offers development and implementation services for NUI sector 24Funding top 30%News top 43%Patents top 47%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Newstop 43% Patentstop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Moatbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Techbottom 30% Funding: Raised $17.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $17M | 1 mo ago | 20 | Jia Liu Co-Founder | GSAPCloudflareBunny+7 | 4 patents Flexible neural probe interconnects and fluorinated polymer biomaterials for medical devices | — |
| 36 | QuEra 🦄 Manufacturer of universal quantum computers based on Rydberg atoms 60Talent top 23%Moat top 24%Funding top 32%Tech top 39% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Moattop 24% Fundingtop 32% Techtop 39% Markettop 46% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 17% Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $17M | 9 mo ago | 48 | Dirk Englund Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — | 1 award |
| 37 | Rendever Provider of a virtual reality platform for elderly care 55Innovation top 23%Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Product top 48% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Producttop 48% Moattop 48% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 4 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Funding: Raised $15.1M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $15M | 7 mo ago | 24 24 → 34 (+42%) · sector median +44% | — | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesSplide+26 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 38 | Zapata Quantum Developer of software platforms for building and deploying quantum applications 37Funding top 37%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Tech top 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $15M | 2 mo ago | — | Jonathan Olson Co-Founder | DrupalPHPAmazon Web Services+22 | — | — |
| 39 | Kigen Provider of eSIM and iSIM solutions for connected devices 62Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 36%Tech top 43% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 43% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Productbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $13M | 1 mo ago | 175 | John Page Co-Founder & General Counsel | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+24 | — | 1 partnership |
| 40 | Foundation Alloy Provider of advanced alloy materials 24Funding top 31%Talent top 38%Moat top 48%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 27% Funding: Raised $10.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $10M | 2 mo ago | 10 | Jasper Lienhard Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 41 | Cavilinq Developer of optical interconnects designed to link individual quantum processors 35Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 46% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $8.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $9M | 3 mo ago | — | Hannes Bernien Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | — | — |
| 42 | Origins Network providing infrastructure for artificial intelligence and autonomous agent applications 35AI top 45%Funding top 48%Global top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 45% Fundingtop 48% Globaltop 50% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 39% Innovationbottom 31% AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence Funding: Raised $8.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $8M | 2 mo ago | — | Ilia Nuzhdin CEO | — | 2 patents Biodegradable polymer materials for packaging; fintech platform for electronic commerce transactions. | — |
| 43 | xMentium Platform offering contract creation software 29Moat top 38%Funding top 47%Innovation top 49%Patents top 49% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 38% Fundingtop 47% Innovationtop 49% Patentstop 49% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 29% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 4 patents Funding: Raised $7.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $7M | 7 mo ago | 30 | Paul Lippe Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+8 | 4 patents Personalized search result ranking and customization algorithms for internet search engines | — |
| 44 | OnCorps Developer of AI platform for fund operations and reporting reviews 74Growth top 20%AI top 20%Funding top 37%Tech top 47% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 20% AItop 20% Fundingtop 37% Techtop 47% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 43% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 28 → 46 (+64%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $6M | 6 mo ago | 46 46 → 63 (+37%) · sector median +44% | — | WebflowSalesforceAmazon Web Services+25 | — | 1 job opening |
| 45 | BrainCo Provider of a prosthetic hand and EEG headband for brain signal 35Funding top 40%Growth top 43%Moat bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 43% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 42% Innovationbottom 40% Marketbottom 36% Funding: Raised $5.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 10 yrs (0.2/yr) Growth: Headcount 43 → 40 (-7%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $6M | 5 mo ago | 40 | Bicheng Han Founder & CEO | SalesforceAnimate.cssVue.js+9 | 10 patents Neurofeedback-driven brain‑computer interfaces for personalized learning and robotic control | — |
| 46 | Vulcan Elements Manufacturer of rare earth magnets for electrifying highways and powering offshore wind turbines 62Growth top 15%News top 26%Funding top 36%Partners top 38% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Newstop 26% Fundingtop 36% Partnerstop 38% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 17 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 5 types) · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | — | John Maslin Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+16 | — | 3 partnerships · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 47 | Blitzy 🦄 AI powered IT application development platform 74Tech top 30%AI top 30%Moat top 31%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 30% AItop 30% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $4M | 1 mo ago | — | Sid Pardeshi Co-Founder & CTO | FirebaseRadix UITailwind CSS+22 | — | 7 job openings |
| 48 | Aliro Technologies Provider of cloud-based platform to access quantum computers 29Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Moat top 42%Funding top 44% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 42% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Innovationbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 3 mo ago | 10 | Bob Davoli Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubSplidecore-js+13 | 7 patents Secure encrypted transaction arbitration for intermediary‑author interactions in digital commerce | — |
| 49 | Vector Wave Developer of neuromorphic analog platform for real-time edge artificial intelligence 40AI top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | — | Ben Taylor CEO | — | — | — |
| 50 | Coworked Developer of AI project manager that integrates with existing systems 40AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Tech top 50% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $2M | 1 mo ago | — | Shawn Harris Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesYouTubeReact+15 | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Massachusetts
#1
Whoop 🦄Series G · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 453 employees$405.7Mraised▾
Whoop 🦄
Series G · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 453 employees
Provider of wearable trackers to monitor fitness data. The devices track sleep patterns, strain levels, recovery metrics, and stress indicators. The data collected helps users make informed decisions regarding their fitness, health, and lifestyle choices. The fitness trackers offer insights into sleep optimization, activity tracking, and personalized guidance based on individual cycles.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 94how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 9%Innovation
top 11%Funding
top 14%Patents
top 15%Customers
top 19%Moat
top 22%Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Innovation: 248 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 171 filings since 2022 vs 56 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $406M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 13 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series G (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 274k LinkedIn followers — 22.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Strava) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series G$575M
- Nov 2022Angel—
- Aug 2021Series F$200M
- Oct 2020Series E$100M
Founders & team
Investors
SoftBank Vision Fund, CAVU Consumer Partners, GP Bullhound, NextView Ventures, Accomplice, IVP
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApollo
#2
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 318 employees$502.5Mraised▾
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 318 employees
Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions. It delivers real-time driving risk assessment, crash detection, driver coaching, and claims support solutions for insurers, mobility providers, gig platforms, and public sector organizations. Its AI-driven analytics engine combines data from smartphones, vehicles, and connected devices to generate actionable safety insights, helping reduce distracted driving, improve driver behavior, lower accident rates, and optimize insurance and mobility programs at global scale.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 10%Funding
top 19%Moat
top 26%Product
top 28%Talent
top 28%Innovation
top 29%Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 394 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$350M
- Dec 2018Series C$500M
- Sep 2014Series A$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
SoftBank Vision Fund, TPG, Allianz X, State Farm, Raptor Group, Ten Coves Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#3
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016$96.3Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016
Provider of edge platform combining connectivity, compute, and real-world AI. The platform offers tools for monitoring and managing connected assets. It provides ruggedized mobile data centers and software for GPU cluster management. The company also offers a marketplace for hardware and software needed for edge operations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 39%Moat
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $96.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 69k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. 2F Frontier) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$230M
- Jul 2025Series B$131M
- Jul 2024Series A$40M
- Dec 2023Seed$55M
Founders & team
Investors
Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Shield Capital, 8090 Industries, Felicis Ventures, Contrary Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCloudinaryGsap
#4
Series D · Newburyport, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 182 employees$355.6Mraised▾
Series D · Newburyport, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 182 employees
Provider of industrial metal additive manufacturing system
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Growth
top 24%Moat
top 26%News
top 41%Market
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $356M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2026)
Growth: Headcount 50 → 182 (+264%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers · 158 engagements/post (5.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series D$220M
- Jul 2022Series D$355.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Fontinalis Partners, Simkins, Standard Industries, Industry Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Atlas Innovate
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFlickityGodaddyGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#5
XtalPi 🦄Public · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 27 employees$784.8Mraised▾
XtalPi 🦄
Public · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 27 employees
XtalPi has developed a proprietary technology FACES(Fast Accurate Crystalline Engineering System), which is a cloud-based computing system to predict the crystal structure which will identify polymorphs of the compound. The company's algorithms are integrated with the Amazon Web Service (AWS) high-performance computing (HPC) resources in the cloud. The team claims to have a strong background in quantum physics and machine learning. It provides services to pharmaceutical companies at various stages of drug development. The company has deployed its technology to develop an Intelligent Digital Drug Discovery and Development (ID4) platform to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and success rate of drug discovery.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%AI
top 26%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 31%Moat
top 31%Innovation
top 34%Funding: Raised $785M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, machine learning
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$268M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$268.4M
- Aug 2021Series D$400M
- Sep 2020Series C$318.8M
Investors
Tencent, Frees Fund, Zhen Fund, Renren, SoftBank Vision Fund, People's Insurance Company of China
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 120 employees$194.6Mraised▾
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 120 employees
Smart energy platform providing real-time electricity usage insights for homes and utilities. It uses smart sensors and data analytics to deliver real-time electricity usage insights for homes, utilities, and energy partners. It helps users understand and reduce energy consumption, improve efficiency, and support grid reliability by providing high-resolution monitoring and behavioral energy insights aimed at lowering carbon emissions and accelerating the energy transition.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 21%Funding
top 23%Customers
top 26%Moat
top 26%Innovation
top 27%Product
top 33%Patents: 114 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 60 filings since 2022 vs 44 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $195M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.16★ across 1,762 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +34% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D—
- Apr 2022Series C$127.6M
- Sep 2021Series B—
- Aug 2019Series B$29.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Blue Earth Capital, Telus, Schneider Electric, Energy Impact Partners, iRobot, Prelude Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBootstrap
#7
Public · Waltham, Massachusetts · founded 2009 · 34 employees$115.5Mraised▾
Public · Waltham, Massachusetts · founded 2009 · 34 employees
Developer of ophthalmic treatments based on its mucosal penetrating product platform. It offers therapies for severe ophthalmic diseases. The company’s MPP drug delivery technology platform allows therapeutic agents to pass through the mucus layer(tears) of the ocular surface, facilitating penetration into deeper tissues of the eye, including the aqueous humor and retina. Its solutions are used in treating severe ophthalmic diseases, including ocular inflammation and wet age-related macular degeneration. Its drug pipeline includes KPI-121, an ophthalmic MPP suspension in development for the treatment of post-surgical inflammation , dry eye , meibomian gland disease. Also developing MPP based topical drugs for AMD (orphan indication). It has applications in the treatment of both anterior and posterior chamber eye diseases.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Product
top 24%Talent
top 33%News
top 34%Moat
top 35%Patents
top 37%Funding: Raised $115M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 17 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated · 2 leadership moves in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$1.8M
- Jan 2026Post IPO$2.3M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$10.8M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$12.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Ysios Capital, Third Rock Ventures, Polaris Partners, Crown Venture Investment Fund, Lux Capital, Lighthouse Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#8
Tulip 🦄Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees$171.1Mraised▾
Tulip 🦄
Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees
Tulip provides IoT-based software solutions for manufacturing enterprises to improve efficiency, share practices, reduce downtime, and increase the consistency and safety of manual processes. It enables enterprises to integrate any sensor with existing equipment on the shop floor to collect data and provide insights into each step of the manufacturing process. It can also be integrated with the existing manufacturing legacy systems for reporting and intelligence.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Tech
top 20%Moat
top 28%Product
top 37%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 40%Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 8 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 32k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Blue Water Autonomy Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D$120M
- Aug 2021Series C$100M
- Sep 2019Series B$39.5M
- Feb 2019Series B$18.4M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Pitango, Vertex Holdings, C4 Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Dmgmori
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngular
#9
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 30 employees$99.2Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 30 employees
Provider of a cloud-based data platform for life science industry. It provides a platform that automatically gathers scientific data from lab equipment, gets data ready for analysis and display, and re-engineers raw or primary data into harmonised data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Growth
top 26%Moat
top 35%Tech
top 50%News
bottom 47%Global
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $99.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Headcount 13 → 30 (+131%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 4 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 57k LinkedIn followers — 4.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Product Manager
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$15M
- Apr 2021Series B$80M
- 2020Series A$11M
- Oct 2019Series A$8M
Investors
Underscore VC, Impetus VC, Alkeon Capital Management, Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Founder Collective
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 41 employees$57.1Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 41 employees
Provider of wearable devices to combat neurological injuries and recover walking functions. The company has developed inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors to measure gait parameters and run proprietary algorithms on them to make changes to the music accordingly. It uses artificial intelligence to personalize and improve the algorithm over time, as well as make predictive insights about the user population.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 20%Moat
top 25%Product
top 30%Innovation
top 33%Patents
top 34%Funding: Raised $57.1M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Headcount 22 → 41 (+86%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 44 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$3.3M
- Mar 2025Series B$2.9M
- Nov 2023Series B$19.8M
- Feb 2023Series B$5.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Werth Family Investment Associates, Morningside, Advantage Capital, The Werth Family Foundation, JGC Mirai Innovation Fund, Global Brain
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlMariadbPhpHello ElementorVarnish
#11
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2024$166Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2024
Provider of an agentic security platform using AI agents for cybersecurity. The platform offers capabilities including incident management, investigations, threat detection, automated response, and threat hunting. It provides tools for alert processing, data enrichment, and investigation summaries. The platform also offers features such as real-time dashboards, reporting, and custom workflow building.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%AI
top 20%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 48%Global
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $166M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$130M
- Feb 2025Seed$36M
Founders & team
Investors
Greylock Partners, Spark Capital, CRV, Index Ventures, Blackstone
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook LoginGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Suno 🦄Series C · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2021$125Mraised▾
Suno 🦄
Series C · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2021
Provider of music creation platform enabling users to easily create and share original songs. It provides users with a music studio that enables users to create and share music through its intuitive platform, leveraging artificial intelligence to generate realistic songs. The company's mission is to democratize music creation and bridge the gap between artists and their compositions. By providing a user-friendly interface and accessible tools, Suno aims to empower individuals to produce high-quality music.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 5%Funding
top 19%Growth
top 22%Tech
top 24%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.84★ across 1,750,077 ratings (1 apps)
Funding: Raised $125M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Growth: App-install growth +297% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 52k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience · 130 engagements/post (4.4× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C$250M
- May 2024Series B$125M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founder Collective, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, NVentures, Hallwoodmedia
Tech stack
AlgoliaApple Icloud MailAppnexusChakra UiClerkCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$20.2Btotal disclosed funding
546companies funded
2,004disclosed rounds
11rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars36 rounds
Notable founders
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer · Whoop
Will Ahmed
Co-Founder & CEO · Whoop
William Powers
Co-Founder & CEO · Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Samuel Madden
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist · Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Dan Wright
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Armada
John Hart
Co-Founder · Vulcan Forms
Mike Phillips
Co-founder · Sense
Ryan Houlette
SVP Engineering & Technology / Cofounder · Sense
Justin Hanes
Co-Founder · Kala Pharmaceuticals
Colin Gardner
EX-Co-Founder · Kala Pharmaceuticals
Rony Kubat
Co-Founder & CIO & CISO · Tulip
Natan Linder
Cofounder & CEO · Tulip
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN MASSACHUSETTS · Hardware
How research on Semiconductors in Massachusetts is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Massachusetts — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 249 papers.
MIT and UMass lead Massachusetts semiconductor research, optimistically advancing materials, devices, and photonic technologies, with breakthroughs dominating a confident, forward-looking body of work.
249 papers · stance +0.65 · 64% breakthrough · 7% concern
top institutions
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology166
- University of Massachusetts Amherst63
- University of Massachusetts Lowell12
- University of Massachusetts Boston6
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth1
leading researchers
Csaba Andras Moritz · Mingyu Li · Jiajun Shi · Sandip Kundu · Santosh Khasanvis · Mostafizur Rahman
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 2% critical tone
ElectronicsComputer ScienceManufacturingTelecommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceBusiness
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Breakthroughs144 · 58%
▼ 59%→54% share
▼0.9× share momentum4 median citations32% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonic integrated circuit research is intensifying — papers more than doubled from 5 to 11.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonic integrated circuit5→11
- Photonics8→12
- Scalability5→7
- Thermal2→3
Newly emergingIntegrated optics 0→3
Landmark On-chip detection of non-classical light by scalable integration of single-photon detectors · 319 cites
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Advancements64 · 26%
▲ 25%→27% share
▲1.1× share momentum3 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fabrication research is rising sharply — papers quadrupled from 1 to 4.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fabrication1→4
- Integrated circuit6→7
- Transistor2→3
Newly emergingInductor 0→3
Landmark Integration of single photon emitters in 2D layered materials with a silicon nitride photonic chip · 236 cites
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Concerns16 · 6%
▲ 6%→7% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations38% since 2021mostly position pieces
Integrated circuit reliability concerns are growing — reaching 7 papers as field-share climbs 6% to 7%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit7
- CMOS4
- Electronic engineering3
- Transistor3
- Photonics3
Landmark Emerging GaN technologies for power, RF, digital, and quantum computing applications: Recent advances and prospects · 270 cites
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in Massachusetts, United States?
Radar tracks 1096 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Massachusetts, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States?
The High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have raised a combined $20.2B in disclosed equity funding across 546 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Massachusetts, United States?
DataRobot is the highest-funded High Tech company in Massachusetts, United States, with $1.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States are funded?
546 of the 1096 High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Massachusetts, United States?
16 High Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Massachusetts, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Massachusetts, United States High Tech companies on this list include MassChallenge, National Science Foundation, HHS, Techstars, Greentown Labs.
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