WHO WE ARE
TiE Boston has supported entrepreneurs through funding, networking, mentoring and education for over 20 years. TiE ScaleUp is a TiE Boston accelerator which connects and concentrates that support and guidance to startups who are looking to overcome barriers to growth. When you enter TiE ScaleUp, you become part of a community of serial entrepreneurs, investors and people who can help you get to the next stage of growth.
TiE SCALEUP TASKFORCE
TiE Boston is by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We have been in operation for 20 years, and have an unparalleled network of successful entrepreneurs who are deeply engaged and committed to giving back to the community by providing mentorship, tactical advice, and expertise to rising entrepreneurs. Founded by entrepreneurs who immigrated from the Indus region, we are uniquely positioned to champion inclusion in the innovation ecosystem, and welcome innovators and enthusiasts from all backgrounds.
The TiE ScaleUp Taskforce is comprised of such individuals who curate the content, outcomes, and goals of our program.
Neeraj Chandra
Arkit Consultants
Satish Tadikonda
Avigo Solutions
Simone LaPray
TiE Boston
Zach Braiker
refine + focus
Pramod Kalyansundaram
Spirent
Lori Paglia
TiE ScaleUp
OUR EXPERTISE
Advertising & Marketing
Apparel
Clean Energy
Consumer Goods
Distribution
Education
Enterprise Solutions
Fin Tech
Health Care
Health & Wellness
Hospitality & Travel
Insurance Tech
Manufacturing
Medical Devices
Real Estate
Retail
Security
Supply Chain
Telecommunications
Transport
MENTORS
We have over 150+ mentors in the TiE Boston network to help you scale your startup. Each company that enters the cohort is paired with two mentors who work with the founding team to tackle specific challenges unique to the company.
Nikhil Bhojwani
Recon Strategy, BCG, Accord PR
Joe Gentile
Cellaria Biosciences, Quantum Diamond Technologies
Shiva Kashkalar
PTC, Green Pinata Toys, Digital Guardian
Kuber Bhalla
Apple Health, Aetna
Monica Chandra
3EDGE Asset Management, TurnRight Solutions, Fidelity
Steve Rubin
Shared Knowledge Advisors, Launch413
Bill Asher
Social Venture Partners, MassVentures
Rohit Goyal
TrueMotion, Demandware, MoneyAisle
Chips Chipalkatti
Turian Labs, iXL Center, Ilumi Solutions, Inc.
Kaitki Agarwal
A5G Networks, Inc., Parallel Wireless, Starent Networks
Vijay Bhatt
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Harbor Care
Zenobia Moochhala
Embark, Care.com
Deepak Taneja
RSA, Aveksa, Netegrity
Mitch Tyson
Tyson Associates, NECEC, ABL
Ramji Raghavan
Pragya Systems, Movik, Coriolis Networks
Sangeeta Moorjani
Fidelity Investments, BayBank Systems, Citibank
HOW WE CAN HELP
Articulating & Pitching Growth
Assembling & Leveraging your Board
Balancing Growth Challenges
Brand Messaging & Design
Building & Leveraging a Network
Building & Scaling a Team
Customer Development & Increased Traction
Customer Discovery
Customer Experience Design
Customer Focused Feature Development
Financial Strategy
Fundraising Strategy
Intellectual Property
Leadership & Team
Market Dynamics
Product Development
Product Usability
Sales & Marketing
TiE SCALEUP FACULTY
The TiE ScaleUp Faculty is select group of professors from leading business schools, serial entrepreneurs and thought leaders. They curate each session to be meaningful, relevant, eye-opening and actionable for companies in the "Seed to Series A" stage. Faculty for the upcoming cohort are announced at the start of the program.
Das Narayandas
Harvard Business School
Sushil Bhatia
Suffolk University
Bouzha Cookman
Caitlin & Cookman
Michael Skok
Underscore VC
Ranjay Gulati
Harvard Business School
Karim Lakhani
Harvard Business School
Radhika Dutt
Radical Product
Vinit Nijhawan
Boston University
Kent Summers
Author/Instructor
Sales Bootcamp for Start-ups
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
In a series called "ScaleUp: Confidential," we invite titan entrepreneurs to come and speak to our companies in an off-the-record conversation about growing a company from the ground up. We are honored to have the following speakers involved in the program.
Desh Deshpande
Steve Papa
Mike Troiano
SCALE UP YOUR GROWTH
For the second year in a row, the City of Boston has been ranked the top ‘startup community’ in the U.S. according to the “Innovation That Matters” Report, released by the national organizations 1776 and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
We are excited to make our contribution to the startup community by helping founders overcome barriers to growth and clearing the path to scale. We are here to help you in your journey.