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Published on March 25, 2025

Ascend Elements Raises $162M to Produce EV Battery Materials

The company has raised $704 million over the past 12 months and will build a 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility with the funding.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 25, 2025

Crowd Monitoring Startup Armored Things Gets $12M as COVID Cases Resurge

Armored Things’ technology helps venues monitor things like crowd flow and space occupancy — an important capability amid the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 25, 2025

Pet Supply Retailer Chewy Plans to Hire Up to 100 People in Boston

More than 300 people are currently based out of Chewy's Boston office, and that number will soon surge.

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on March 25, 2025

8 of the Fastest Growing Companies in Boston’s Thriving Tech Sector

Boston’s healthtech sector is growing fast. We talked with Wellframe, 1upHealth and eClinical Solutions, as well as five other fast-growing Boston companies, about their plans for expansion.

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Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on March 25, 2025

How SHYFT Analytics' founder charted a new course for the healthcare industry — and isn't looking back

This past year, SHYFT joined forces with Medidata, a global software company that tracks data for clinical science, closing the loop on clinical trials and real-world medical data for companies. We spoke with founder Zack King about what it means for SHYFT and Medidata to join forces and what it took for his company to reach this point.      

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Updated on March 25, 2025

How the sales team at Midaxo is helping to modernize the antiquated M&A process 

Boston-based Midaxo has found a way to modernize a previously untouched space and is bringing the world of M&A into a new era. We talked with members of the sales team to see what makes Midaxo’s platform different than anything on the market and how the team is working with companies to make efficiency the status quo.   

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Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Updated on March 25, 2025

XRHealth Raises $10M to Bring VR Healthcare to the Metaverse

Boston-based XRHealth is bringing healthtech to the metaverse with its fresh funding.

Olivia Arnold Olivia Arnold
Updated on March 25, 2025

Want a Culture of Ownership? Share the ‘Why’ not the ‘How’

Trust, communication and autonomy are key ingredients to growing collective responsibility among engineering teams at these 10 Boston companies.

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