May 7, 2021 11:56 am
Published by James Falkoff
This article by Converge’s James Falkoff originally appeared in Robotics Business Review. Over the last decade, annual installations of industrial robots have increased more than threefold. Yet, while this figure certainly signals the growing importance of automation to the manufacturing sector, startups and investors see something more to this market than the headline number suggests.... Read More
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April 19, 2021 3:30 pm
Published by James Falkoff
Rize 3D Printing launched the RIZE 7XC large-format 3D which, according to a Rize spokesperson, enables “the rapid creation of large parts and complex geometries on demand, far faster and at a lower cost than molding, milling, and casting.” Rize’s 3D printing technology is also now being used in a partnership with Little You, a custom... Read More
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August 31, 2020 10:54 am
Published by James Falkoff
Maia Heymann was interviewed by Beth Monaghan, CEO of leading PR agency InkHouse. View the interview HERE.
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April 28, 2020 7:16 pm
Published by James Falkoff
This article by Converge’s James Falkoff originally appeared in VentureBeat. Edge computing has claimed a spot in the technology zeitgeist as one of the topics that signals novelty and cutting-edge thinking. For a few years now, it has been assumed that this way of doing computing is, one way or another, the future. But until... Read More
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July 18, 2019 12:51 pm
Published by James Falkoff
This post originally appeared as part of our newsletter. Nimbella was founded by an experienced, rock-star team led by Anshu Agarwal, Dr. Perry Cheng, Dr. Rodric Rabbah, and Eric Swildens. Serverless computing, while growing at a rapid pace, is still nascent and lacking the abstractions, automation, and integrations that have proven necessary to accelerate the... Read More
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November 1, 2018 1:39 pm
Published by whatarmyAdmin
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January 30, 2018 1:37 pm
Published by James Falkoff
This post originally appeared in Xconomy. The Next Generation of Industrial Robotics In the coming years, artificial intelligence will have many transformative impacts, but the one perhaps most resembling science fiction will be the rise of autonomous physical systems: real-world systems that can make decisions for themselves. Of these autonomous systems, self-driving cars have captured the most attention. But the field of manufacturing, which... Read More
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December 20, 2017 6:00 am
Published by James Falkoff
Cursory discussions about remote work – and workers – abound (live your life! hire great people! be diverse!) but practical explanations of how, exactly, to translate this virtual promised land into a well-functioning organization are few and far between. Enter Help Scout. Right here in Boston(ish), Converge portfolio company and leading customer support tech company,... Read More
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October 27, 2017 1:18 pm
Published by James Falkoff
In our experience, organizational change is driven by confident leaders with the will to buck trends. It doesn’t just happen. We congratulate the CEOs and entrepreneurs we work with who, by making good business decisions around talent, have also made Boston one of the best places for women in tech. Read 4 reasons to be Optimistic... Read More
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October 23, 2017 8:02 am
Published by James Falkoff
Boston Crypto had its second meetup on October 18th. As co-organizer, we are especially interested in accelerating the collective knowledge within the community around blockchain and the crypto application as this tech offers not only investment opportunities but will also enable entirely new industries. This meetup revolved around the burgeoning Bitcoin/Crypto security space – how... Read More
