MassVentures
Venture capitalWaltham · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
MassVentures focuses on deep tech startups and backs diverse founding teams under its 'Diverse Teams Outperform' philosophy. Beyond capital, it helps founders build inclusive, high-performing organizations by investing across geographies, industries, and talent throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It offers a mix of non-dilutive grant programs (such as Catalyst, InnovateMass, and START) and equity investment at critical growth stages, supporting companies from early technical milestones through commercialization with mentorship, strategic guidance, and connections to state and federal funding opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Biotech ×7SaaS ×7Deep Tech ×6Healthtech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Cleantech ×4Energy ×4
HQs:United States×25
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 22022 · 12019 · 15 dated
Ginkgo Bioworks develops autonomous laboratory systems that automate manual benchwork in biotechnology R&D, enabling scientists to conduct experiments through natural language requests rather than manual lab work.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US
Jason Kelly(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)in
BoardReshma Sohoni
Electrochemical water purifier using patent-pending technology to remove contaminants including PFOA.
Mansfield, US
Jiten Manglani(Director)Pamela Lynch(Executive Officer)Julie Bliss Mullen(Executive Officer, Director)Orren Schneider(Executive Officer)
BoardTom Ferguson(Director)Wayne Byrne(Director)
Seed-stage energy company cofounded by William Fitzhugh.
Waltham, US
AeroShield is a materials science company that developed an ultra-clear silica aerogel, originating from research at MIT, aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsCambridge, US
Elise Strobach(CEO)Kyle Wilke(Director)Dr. Elise Strobach(CEO)
BoardSusan Stewart(Director)Brandon Tinianov(Director)Stephen Venuto(Director)
Westborough, US
Building scalable quantum computers with reduced complexity and cost to reach error correction at scale.
Cambridge, US
Bharath Kannan(Executive Officer)Simon Gustavsson(Director)
Board on Track is an online platform for school boards and charter management organization boards, offering governance tools such as board and CEO/Superintendent evaluations, goal-setting dashboards, recruiting roadmaps, meeting management, and document storage.
EdTechGovTechSaaSConcord, US
William McCullen(Director)Marci Cornell-Feist(Founder)Andrew Jamieson(Chief Technology Officer and Director)Alec Stern(Director)Nicholas A. Pappas(Director)
HealthtechBoston, US
Jeffery John Caputo(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Yang(Cofounder)
Concerto develops microbial ecology data and AI tools to engineer microbe-based products for consumer health applications including skincare, chronic disease, and nutrition.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US
Vera Schroeder(Director)Jared Kehe(Executive Officer, Director)Cheri Ackerman(Executive Officer, Director)Bernardo Cervantes(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSarah Luppino(Director)
Startup cofounded by Emmanuel Kasseris.
EnVision Endoscopy develops medical devices for gastrointestinal endoscopic surgery, including an Image Guided Suturing System for tissue approximation and management of gastrointestinal defects.
HealthtechMedical DevicesMassachusetts, US
Dr. Azadeh Khanicheh(Founder)Dr. Christopher Thompson(Founder)
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesWaltham, US
David Freedman(Executive Officer, Director)George Daaboul(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Meister(Director)Vinit Nijhawan(Director)David Walt(Director)
Florrent develops bio-based supercapacitors with higher energy density than standard supercapacitors, aimed at short-duration power quality and reliability applications such as data center backup power, grid reliability, and renewables firming.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyAmherst, US
Alexander Nichols(Director, Promoter)Jose LaSalle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joseph Hastry(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardChristopher Noble(Director)Priya Yadav(Director)
Industrial water recovery technology using electric field technology to reduce water consumption and treatment costs in cooling processes.
Malden, US
Maher Damak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kripa Varanasi(Director, Promoter)MARK LITTLE(Director)JEFFREY MCCARTHY(Director)Karim Khalil(Executive Officer, Promoter)PHIL COOPER(Director)
Inkbit develops a Vision-Controlled Jetting 3D printing platform for advanced manufacturing of multi-material parts using production-ready polymers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMedford, US
Davide Marini(Executive Officer, Director)John Chen(Director)Guy Menchik(Director)Jason Weber(Director)Henry Ford(Director)
MIT spin-out offering a customizable multi-solution platform for discovery, development, and manufacturing of cell therapies using non-viral delivery technology.
BiotechCambridge, US
Cullen Buie(Director)Michael Chiu(Director, Executive Officer)Paulo Garcia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardPaxton Major(Director)Ann DeWitt(Director)Paul Wotton(Director)
Labviva is an AI-native procurement platform that unifies the life sciences supply chain, helping research organizations optimize procurement processes and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US
SiamakinCarlo(GM of Europe)inNick Premnath(SVP of Commercial Strategy)inAaron Miramontes(Executive Officer)Nicholas Rioux(Executive Officer, Director)Siamak Baharloo(Executive Officer, Director)
Lambent Spaces provides people-counting and occupancy sensing technology for space management, helping organizations understand how their physical spaces are used.
IoTPropTechSaaS
BiotechBoston, US
Carlos Castro Gonzalez(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Butterworth(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Hartung(Director)
BoardAmy Salzhauer(Director)
MachineMetrics provides a manufacturing execution system (MES) with AI-powered machine monitoring for discrete manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSEasthampton, US
Amherst, US
James Joseph Watkins(Executive Officer, Director)John Fijol(Executive Officer)Patrick Tan(Executive Officer, Promoter)James J. Watkins(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStuart Nixdorff(Director)Myron Kassaraba(Director)
Osmoses develops a membrane technology for purifying and separating gas molecules, aimed at making industrial gas separation processes more energy-efficient.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Francesco Benedetti(Co-Founder & CEO)Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez(Co-Founder & Chief Implementation Officer)Zachary P. Smith(Co-Founder / Associate Professor, MIT)
Seaspire develops safe and sustainable suncare and skincare products using Xanthochrome®, a proprietary class of biomolecules inspired by oceanic compounds.
BiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessCambridge, US
Camille A. Martin(CEO and co-founder)Leila Deravi(Co-founder and scientific advisor)
Spiro is an AI-powered CRM platform built specifically for manufacturers, combining ERP integration and automation to reduce manual data entry and help sales teams work more efficiently.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Adam Honig(President)inJustin Kao(Chief Operating Officer)inJennifer Jordan(Director)Omar Hussain(Director)Andrew Levi(Director)Thomas Tucker(Director)
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Daniel Lookadoo(Executive Officer)Sidhant Jena(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDonald Ingber(Director)Amarpreet Sawhney(Director)
AI & Machine LearningEnergyHardwareSomerville, US
Joel L. Dawson(Executive Officer, Director)
Transaera develops climate and cooling technology aimed at reducing the energy impact of air conditioning.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySomerville, US
Sorin Grama(Co-Founder & CEO)Mircea Dinca(Co-Founder & CS)
BoardAshwin Shashindranath(Director)Matthew Cohen(Director)Mitch Tyson(Director)Ross Bonner(Co-Founder & CTO)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGinkgo Bioworks · kavout.com · Jun 21, 2026
Atlantic Quantum · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does MassVentures invest at?
- MassVentures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is MassVentures's typical check size?
- MassVentures typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
- What sectors does MassVentures focus on?
- MassVentures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Medical Devices, New Materials, Quantum Computing, SaaS.
- Where is MassVentures located?
- MassVentures is headquartered in Waltham, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelMATTO-MASC Efficient Licensing Webinar, December 12, 2025
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Founders School Introduction Video
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What Makes the START Program So Successful?
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MALSI+2021, The Hub at Warp Speed, Panel on Biopharma Innovation
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MALSI+2021, The Hub at Warp Speed, Investing in Innovation: What Investors Seek in a Biotech Startup
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MALSI+2021, The Hub at Warp Speed, Keynote address
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