MassVentures
VC Fund
Boston, United States
MassVentures is a VC fund in Boston focused on Manufacturing and Software. MassVentures meets critical capital needs in the Massachusetts innovation economy, providing seed and early-stage venture funding to high growth startups as they move from concept to commercialization. The Boston-based venture firm was formed in 1978 as a quasi-public corporation by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, governed byan independent Board of Directors, and managed by experienced venture capitalists. Leveraging the entrepreneurial spirit, educated workforce, and centers of innovation in Massachusetts, MassVentures has a track record of success with early-stage ventures.
- Total investments:
- 397
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries MassVentures invests in
Stages MassVentures invests in
Countries MassVentures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$7M
- Grant
- $65k–$500k
- Series A
- $500k–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 46 (12%)
- Software 44 (11%)
- Health Care 41 (10%)
- Biotechnology 35 (9%)
- Energy 26 (7%)
Stage
- Grant 186 (47%)
- Seed 32 (8%)
- Series A 28 (7%)
- Series B 18 (5%)
- Funding Round 17 (4%)
Country
- United States 256 (64%)
- Spain 1 (0%)
- Germany 1 (0%)
- United Kingdom 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Hipwood
Founder ,President & CEO
|
Founder ,President & CEO | Total investments: 30 | Find email | |
Gail Cormier
Office Manager
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Office Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Mary Stack
Admin
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Admin | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Priya Yadav
Vice President, Investments
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Vice President, Investments | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
|
Rene Jarquin
Vice Chairman
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Vice Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| RISE Robotics is a technology company that develops fluid-free motion control systems for heavy machinery. The company makes the electrification, teleoperation, and automation of heavy machinery economically viable using its hydraulic replacement technology called Beltdraulic. It is a belt-and-pulley-based linear actuation technology thatreplicates—and in some cases surpasses—the force and precision of hydraulic systems, without using oil. This innovation enables machines to operate faster, more efficiently, and with lower emissions while reducing operational costs.RISE Robotics also offers design and implementation support, working closely with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and the U.S. Department of Defense to integrate Beltdraulic solutions into existing systems. Its mission emphasizes boosting machine productivity, reducing maintenance needs, and promoting environmental sustainability through cutting-edge actuation technology. | $100K / Grant / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Highland Instruments is a developer of ElectroSonic Stimulation technology for noninvasive brain stimulation. The company is pioneering the development and commercialization of ESStim™, an innovative noninvasive electrosonic brain stimulation technology for the treatment of brain-based movement disorders as well as chronic pain management.Highland Instruments was founded in 2017 and is based in Braintree, MA. | $200K / Grant / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Subconscious Systems builds infrastructure that makes large language models faster, cheaper, and more reliable to run at scale. Its platform combines a custom inference runtime with model-driven agent capabilities that handle context management, reasoning, and tool use automatically. Customers use Subconscious to deploy production-grade AI agentsthat stay coherent across long workflows and operate efficiently on existing hardware. The company originated from MIT research and serves developers and enterprises building advanced AI applications. | $5.1M / Seed / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| EnVision Endoscopy is a medical device that provides endoscopic surgeries with innovative solutions. | $500K / Series A / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Everest Biolabs supplies exosome and EV isolation tools, ELISA kits, and instruments for research in biotech and academic labs. | $4.4M / Seed / Mar 06, 2026 | ||
| Stata DX is a developer of a disease management eRapid technology designed to implement custom biomarker panels for at-home patient monitoring in clinical studies. The company's technology is a low-cost, affinity-based electrochemical sensing platform that can simultaneously detect a wide range of biomarkers in complex biological fluids,specifically liquid MRI for the brain, with high sensitivity and selectivity using as little as a single drop of blood, allowing researchers to learn about the composition of a system in real-time.Stata DX was established in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $400K / Series A / Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Myrias Optics offers a comprehensive variety of services that lead to low-cost full-scale manufacture. Provide a template or "master" and Myrias will do an initial scale-up demonstration to back out crucial information about material and process dependencies. | $2.7M / Seed / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| CemCycle converts organic waste into energy and carbon-negative materials for sustainable construction applications. | $75K / Grant / Dec 31, 2025 | ||
| Novo Blades designs advanced wind turbine blade technology improving energy output and aerodynamic efficiency. | $75K / Grant / Dec 31, 2025 | ||
| Solvanic is a climate technology company specializing in modular electrochemical systems for carbon capture, aimed at helping industrial facilities reduce emissions economically. Their technology, developed at MIT, uses electricity for carbon capture, offering an energy-efficient alternative to conventional methods for industrial decarbonization. | $75K / Grant / Dec 31, 2025 | ||
| See all 397 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does MassVentures invest in?
MassVentures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 397 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is MassVentures's check size?
MassVentures typically joins rounds of $500k–$7M at Seed, $65k–$500k at Grant and $500k–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MassVentures participates in.
How do I contact MassVentures?
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Who are the partners at MassVentures?
The team at MassVentures includes Charles Hipwood (Founder ,President & CEO), Gail Cormier (Office Manager) and Mary Stack (Admin), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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