Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Massachusetts based News companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the News industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Massachusetts News Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Scroll
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Scroll is an independent news venture firm that offers services for journalists.
CO Everywhere
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CO Everywhere is a research and development lab and investment vehicle focused on building technology products and services.
Telegram
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Telegram delivers award-winning reporting and photojournalism, breaking news, and updates around the clock.
Layer3 TV
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Layer3 TV is a cable provider that combines television, social, and digital life.
Gameface Media
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Gameface is a provider of free sporting event photos in the United States and the publisher of the popular Six Minute Mile newsletter.
PRX
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PRX is an online marketplace that allows its users to distribute, review, and license public radio programming.
Esportudo
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Esportudo sports media company that allow users to personalize, discover and follow their favorite teams.
UniBit, Inc.
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The next-gen data infrastructure for finance companies
Xconomy
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Xconomy is a news and events organization dedicated to providing timely, insightful, close-to-the-scene info about the business of tech.
TechTarget
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TechTarget provides purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services for enterprise technology companies.
Prolific Works
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Prolific Works is a Provider of an online publishing platform
hellotoken
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The next generation of (delightful) content monetization.
CIO
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CIO delivers news, analysis, opinions, videos, and other related services for senior IT professionals and technologists.
MuckRock
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MuckRock is an online open news portal that allows individuals to embed, share, and write about verified government documents.
NewBostonPost
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NewBostonPost, an online news source, provides curated and aggregated content, original reporting, and insightful commentary.
PYMNTS.com
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PYMNTS.com is a website that features latest information related to e-commerce and online payment methods.
CSO
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CSO provides news, analysis and research on a broad range of security and risk management topics.
Radiotopia
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Radiotopia from PRX is a collective of the best story-driven shows on the planet.
Harvard Business Review
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Harvard Business Review is a magazine that helps enterprises improve the practice of management.
The Grommet
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The Grommet is a product launch platform that finds unique, undiscovered products and helps them succeed.
Streetwise Media
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Streetwise Media is a digital media and events company celebrating innovation.
The NewsCoin
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The NewsCoin is a micropayments aggregator for media companies, using blockchain technology to allow direct monetization of page-views.
MassLive
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MassLive are Real-Time Breaking news, High School Sports, Local Entertainment.
Gather
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Gather is a website that allows its writers to share their views and discuss with other writers.
Her Campus Media
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Her Campus is the #1 media company for college and GenZennial women and award-winning college marketing firm.
Bare Tree Media
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Bare Tree Media enables digital engagement between brands and fans through interactive entertainment offerings on mobile/online platforms.
3BL Media
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CSR and Sustainability News and Content Distribution Platform
BostInno
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BostInno is a Boston-based online news portal that delivers news related to business, technology, education, and sports.
Greentech Media
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Greentech Media is an online media company that provides news, in-depth market research, and analysis on the greentech B2B market.
iDrop News
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Committed to empowering Apple users daily with fresh information regarding the latest rumors, tips, tricks, and news.
Boston Globe Media
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Boston Globe Media is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Edge Media Network
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EDGE Media Network is dedicated to the presentation of local news and information to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Good Men Media
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Good Men Media is a cross-platform media company that develops and distributes men’s related publications.
MobiHealthNews
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MobiHealthNews, has quickly become the leading provider of news, commentary, online events.
hubEngage
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A fully customizable employee communications app platform, with features such as news, messaging, training, gamification, rewards and more.
The Boston Globe
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The Boston Globe is an online and offline news provider that features various sections.
Tributes.com
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Tributes.com is an online resource & community for current local and national obituary news.
Whatis.com
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Whatis.com provides information for everyone — from basics through very technical terms.
Threatpost
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Threatpost is the first stop for fast-breaking security news, conversations and analysis from around the world.
OneUp
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Schedule and recycle your content on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google+. Save yourself hours every week.
Luno Software
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Luno Software is a mobile apps developer company and has created various applicaions for the Android and iPhone users.
BitPipe
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Bitpipe.com is the enterprise IT professional’s guide to information technology resources. Browse this free online library for the latest
Family Education Network
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FamilyEducation Network, an Internet network for schools and parents.
TechPepper
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The TechCrunch in Spanish, Latin American and Europe
Texterity
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Texterity offers technologies that convert print publications into digital formats accessible for web, syndication and other purposes.
My Fox Boston
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FOX 25 News is the #1 choice for local breaking news, traffic, weather and entertainment in New England.
Computerworld
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Computerworld is a Denmark-based media source aimed at professional IT users and IT decision makers at all levels.
WickedLocal
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Wicked local is a community news/gathering site. It allows users to comment on local news, share photos and videos with their community,
FeedBlitz
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FeedBlitz is a social media marketing and list management firm.
VideoNuze
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VideoNuze is the authoritative online source for original analysis and news aggregation focused on the burgeoning online video industry.
Zazu
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Zazu is a cloud based technology accessible through Android and iPhone that helps users start their day with the right information.
VC News Daily
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VC News Daily is the #1 daily digest of Venture Capital financings.
CellPress
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CellPress is a print media company that publishes biomedical research and reviews.
Mobicious
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Mobicious is a mobile content provider delivering text-based content such as news and weather reports, and mobile applications to users.
The Christian Science Monitor
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The Christian Science Monitor is an independent international news paper that provides global coverage.
PubFactory
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PubFactory is a mixed content online publishing platform.
CITEworld
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IDG Enterprise publication covering mobile, cloud, social, and data analytics in the workplace and the IT profession.
EcommerceBytes
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EcommerceBytes is a publisher and online source of news for ecommerce and online merchants.
Robotics Business Review
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Robotics Business Review features up-to-the-minute business and technology developments in global robotics.
The Harvard Crimson
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The Harvard Crimson is a daily newspaper that offers the latest local and international news.
Universal Hub
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Universal Hub provides community news and information for Boston.
Boston.com
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Boston.com is a regional news website of Boston.
Sentinel and Enterprise
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The Sentinel & Enterprise covers Fitchburg, Leominster, Lunenburg, Ashburnham, Ashby, Lancaster, Shirley, Townsend and Westminster.
WCVB-TV Boston
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WCVB-TV Boston offers real-time Boston news as well as sports and weather updates from the TV channel WCVB NewsCenter 5.
Taunton Daily Gazette
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Taunton Daily Gazette is a publisher of a daily newspaper.
Lowell Sun
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Lowell Sun is a daily newspaper that reports news and features to towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Patriot Ledger Newspaper
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Patriot Ledger Newspaper is a media production that serves its community with daily news about events, politics and sports entertainment.
LocaModa
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LocaModa creates, produces and manages multi-channel marketing programs for brands and agencies.
CSRwire
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CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news, reports, events and information.
T3 Expo
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T3 Expo is an events services company providing corporate event management services.
WWLP-22News
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WWLP-22News is a news channel, that provides local news, network, syndicated, and superior digital breaking news and weather coverage news.
NamePros
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NamePros is the largest and most active community of domain investors in the world with nearly 1 million members and over 5.8 million posts.
2 Minute Medicine
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A Hybrid Physician Publishing and Data Syndication Company
Gotechtor
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Gotechtor helps people get the most out of their technology with simple and easy-to-follow articles, tutorials, tips, and reviews.
Free Press
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Free Press is a non-profit organization that fights for people’s rights to connect and communicate.
BioPharm Insight
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BioPharm Insight is the most comprehensive life science news and analytics solution.
Lioness Magazine
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Lioness is the go-to digital magazine for female entrepreneurs who want kick-ass news, knowledge and community.
NewTV
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NewTV is a non-profit media center that is dedicated to providing quality television programming to the diverse community of Newton, MA.
The Sun Chronicle
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The Sun Chronicle – your source for local news in Attleboro, North Attleboro,
Boston Magazine
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Boston Magazine is a monthly magazine that describes everything related to Boston city from politics, finance, and medicine to people.
The Berkshire Eagle
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Berkshire Eagle is a digital and print news source publisher.
The Suffolk Journal
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Student Newspaper of Suffolk University
mHealth News
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mHealth News is a news publication platform that provides the latest news related to digital health innovations.
INDIA New England
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INDIA New England newspaper is the premier source of business and community news for Asian Indians in New England.
IT-Director.com
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A small, friendly company dedicated to providing the best IT reading experience for your limited time.
Her Campus
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Her Campus is the #1 global community for college women, covering Style, Beauty, Health, Love, Life, Career & more.
New England Cable News
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New England Cable News is an England-based regional network specializing in long-form journalism and providing 24-hour access.
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Navy Times features independent military news and benefits information for sailors, spouses, and veterans.
The Daily News of Newburyport
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The Daily News of Newburyport is a daily newspaper company.
The American Interest
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The American Interest specializes in publishing economic magazines, essays, reviews, conversations, back issues and podcasts.
Commerce.TV
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An infrastructure provider for interactive television.
Business Watch Network
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BusinessWatch is a publisher of email newsletters for business professionals.
The Herald News
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The Herald News is a seven-day daily multi-media news organization in the Greater Fall River and SouthCoast markets of Massachusetts.
SupplyChain247
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SupplyChain247 is an online community of supply chain, logistics, and materials handling professionals.
SouthCoast Today
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SouthCoast Today and Standard-Times is the largest daily newspaper covering the latest breaking news, sports, entertainment, and obituaries.
BusinessWest
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BusinessWest is a publication agency that offers business magazines, journals and business news.
95.9 WATD FM
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95.9 WATD FM is a broadcast media company offering news, music, weather, and traffic reports.
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Daily Hampshire Gazette is a newspapers company that provides news, reviews, and local business information in Northampton, MA.
RMS Media Group
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RMS Media Group is a publishing company providing media, news, and event services.
Saphire Event Group
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Saphire Event Group is a wedding venue organising events and functions in Sharon, Massachusetts.
