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.

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The TiE ScaleUp Taskforce is comprised of such individuals who curate the content, outcomes, and goals of our program. 

OUR EXPERTISE

Advertising & Marketing

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Apparel

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Clean Energy

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Consumer Goods

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Distribution

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Education

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Enterprise Solutions

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Fin Tech

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Health Care

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Health & Wellness

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Hospitality & Travel

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Insurance Tech

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Manufacturing 

Medical Devices

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Real Estate

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Retail

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Security

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Supply Chain

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Telecommunications

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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

Nidhi Aggrawal

QwikLabs, Tamr, McKinsey & Company

Gaugarin Oliver

CapeStart, NASDAQ, FullIntel,Thomson Reuters

Monica Chandra

3EDGE Asset Management, TurnRight Solutions, Fidelity

Deepak Taneja

RSA, Aveksa, Netegrity

Venkat Janapareddy

Akar Ventures, Gozaik, XpertTech, Deloitte

Sara Gifford

Dispatch, Quintiq

Rishi Bhalerao

Patients Like Me, Innosight, BCG

Mitch Tyson

Tyson Associates, NECEC, ABL

Ramji Raghavan

Pragya Systems, Movik, Coriolis Networks

Sapna Tyagi

Care.com, Invaluable, Trip Advisor

HOW WE CAN HELP

Articulating & Pitching Growth

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Assembling & Leveraging your Board

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Balancing Growth Challenges

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Brand Messaging & Design

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Building & Leveraging a Network

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Building & Scaling a Team 

Customer Development & Increased Traction

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Customer Discovery

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Customer Experience Design

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Customer Focused Feature Development

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Financial Strategy

Fundraising Strategy

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Intellectual Property

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Leadership & Team

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Market Dynamics

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Product Development 

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Product Usability

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Sales & Marketing

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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

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

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 Cohort 4. 

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 2017 “Innovation That Matters” Report, released by the national organizations 1776 and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

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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. 

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