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UNICORN

Healthcare

Consumer

UNICORN

Welcome to Unicorn – the visionary movement that's transforming the landscape of period care, one restroom stall at a time. We're more than just an organization; we're a community committed to promoting health, dignity, and equity. With our innovative, low-profile dispensers, we're making organic tampons and pads readily available in every stall of institutions who share our vision - starting with JPMorgan Chase & Co., the first big bank to adopt our revolutionary concept.

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Kintent (TrustCloud)

Compliance in business infiltrates every department and every process. Kintent helps automate compliance so that businesses can focus on what they do best. The software offers a risk-based assessment of company data to help identify potential areas of non-compliance. Various workflows and templates are available for different types of compliance needs.

ScoutAhead

ScoutAhead

We are rethinking the job applicant experience starting with the latest AI based tools made for career centers and students to guide their career path.

FreezeNit

Healthcare

FreezeNit

FreezeNit will improve the treatment of head lice for millions of families in the US. Our innovative approach simultaneously freezes and asphyxiates lice using only cold CO2 gas, in one short, non-toxic treatment.

Dust Identity

Software

Cybersecurity

Nanotechnology

Dust Identity

DUST Identity is the creator of the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), a technology utilizing microscopic engineered diamonds to create an unclonable identity layer on any object. At DUST Identity, we believe that authentic products tell powerful stories and build beloved brands. Our customers come to us in search of advanced identity tools to protect and connect the most valuable products and physical objects from battlefields to playing fields and everything in between. We deliver elegant, adaptable, long-lasting solutions that solve our customers' need for more control over their brands, products, and parts. DUST Identity, established in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, was created by a team of quantum physics, nanotechnology, and cyber security experts. The company is an MIT spinoff, has participated in several DARPA programs, and is backed by Castle Island Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, New Science Ventures, 8VC, Angular Ventures, and others.

Ecotone Renewables

Climate Tech

Manufacturing

Ecotone Renewables

EMPOWER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. By making sustainable food and agriculture systems more accessible and prevalent outside the industrial scale. This is why Ecotone is dedicated to building the tools necessary to empower communities to redevelop and grow through sustainable food practices.

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July 22nd, 2025

Boston Tech Talks: Arnar Larusson from Tyme Wear

In this edition of Boston Tech Talks, Arnar Larusson, co-founder of Tyme Wear, shares how his background in biomechanics and engineering led to building a wearable tech startup—and why Boston’s unique mix of resources, talent, and community made it the ideal place to launch.