Boston produces the most startup founders

Hi all!

Boi, are we late this month, but we were pretty busy. Keep a lookout for some very exciting NPA news. We have been working on this for ~12 months, and it's finally coming all together.

For now, let's dive right in.

The Boston-area schools produce the most startup founders, according to PitchBook's annual rankings.

Eight Massachusetts universities are among the top producers of venture capital-backed startup founders.

Harvard (3) and MIT (4) both ranked at the top of the list. Check the full ranking here.

A new report from the Boston Foundation shows that Boston has no clear path toward its goal of becoming net-zero by 2050, and it's off the pace to hit the 2030 carbon emissions target.

The State of Manufacturing

The Manufacturing PMI Index contracted further to 50.2% in October.

Almost half of the reporting industries reported growth in October.

Supplier deliveries and inventories are increasing.

Some industries report their customer inventories as too high.

The COP27 in Egypt showed some interesting facts.

The shipping industry will feel an increase in pressure to reduce emissions – since they are responsible for 3% of all global greenhouse gas emissions – an amount equivalent to what Germany emits every year.

MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship Cohort 3 is accepting applications now!

The goal is to help develop a more inclusive technical workforce by preparing diverse talent in high school to pursue careers in STEM and robotics. Learn more and apply here.

Cleantech Open announced the winner of the 2022 U.S. National Grand Prize. Renegade Plastics of Golden, Colo., won the public pitch competition.

See here a list of all National Finalists, with several hailing from the NorthEast!

The Massachusetts Innovation Network announced the 2022 Eddies Winners! Congratulations to all the startups, finalists, and winners. The full list of winners here.

Boston-area companies raised about $845 million in October. Biotech companies brought in a total of over $500 million in venture capital funding. Greentech and software companies were next in the ranking with $150.2 million and $99.75 million, respectively.

Intel is bringing its 12-week startup accelerator program to Boston next month! According to the general manager of Intel Ignite, the ten startups in the first Boston batch will be announced in the coming days.

A Massachusetts offshore wind project may no longer be viable due to inflation, rising interest rates, and supply-chain problems.

Boston Materials raised $12m in new funding led by Good Growth Capital.

They were also the winners of the 2022 Tech Top 50 advanced manufacturing category by Mass Technology Leadership Council. Congrats!

Flexxbotics announced their new partnership with Svenska Elektrod AB, to help expand their presence in Europe.

Helios was announced as the new Americans official performance technology partner.

In our October survey, we asked if you agreed that the traditional recruitment process is obsolete and why.

The results showed that 21% agreed that yes, it's ineffective to find talent in the modern market, while another 21% believe that no, the traditional process works fine. A thought topic that divided the responses.

With prices hitting new highs, along with labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks, what previously seemed like transitory inflation is shaping up as recession.

As inflation will not be coming down anytime soon, we'd like to ask:

The winner of a $29.9 million Chinese lottery jackpot wore a mascot suit to claim his prize so nobody – even his wife and child – would know his identity. Let'sWaitUntilTaxReturn2022

(Source: Bloomberg)

Less than 1% of travelers prefer the middle seat on the plane, so an airline launched a “Middle Seat Lottery” that will give away more than $230,000 in prizes to travelers who select or are assigned to a middle seat. NoArmRestButMoney (Source: Axios)

Geographic misconceptions: Venice is as far north as Minneapolis, and other geography facts that may surprise you. YourMentalMapOfTheWorldIsWrong (Source: John Nelson)

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