What connects these companies to Massachusetts?
This collection draws from 22 distinct company records with a recorded headquarters association in Massachusetts among the reviewed localities. This is a bounded source collection, not a complete census of businesses in the area. It shows 20 alphabetical examples, selected from the public founder reference library. The underlying headquarters statements come from the existing company source snapshot; administrative location records were reviewed on October 10, 2026. Known historical companies and headquarters statements marked as ended or deprecated are excluded.
This is company-location research. It does not establish a founder’s residence, a present operating address, current employment, revenue, or an AE client relationship. The linked source records can change; confirm current details directly with the company. Numbers identify entries rather than rank business quality.
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The entries include different activities, such as software-as-a-service company; American global management consulting firm; chain of American fast casual restaurants; real estate company. Compare each company’s description, founding associations, and dated source material before treating two businesses as peers. A headquarters location can be useful for local research without defining the company’s customer footprint or where all its operations take place.
Acquia
software-as-a-service company.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Dries Buytaert. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Bain & Company
American global management consulting firm. Recorded founding year: 1973.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Bill Bain. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Boston Market
chain of American fast casual restaurants. Recorded founding year: 1985.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Steven Kolow. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Boston Properties
real estate company. Recorded founding year: 1970.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Mortimer Zuckerman. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Converse
American shoe company and brand. Recorded founding year: 1910.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Marquis Mills Converse. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Ethos Capital Partners
business.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Fadi Chehadé. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Fidelity Investments
US American multinational financial services corporation. Recorded founding year: 1946.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Edward C. Johnson II. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Ginkgo Bioworks
American biotechnology company. Recorded founding year: 2009.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Jason Kelly. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Hornblower & Weeks
United States banking and brokerage firm. Recorded founding year: 1888.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: John W. Weeks. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
iboss
American cybersecurity company providing a cloud-native SASE platform. Recorded founding year: 2003.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Paul Martini, Peter Martini. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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International Paper
American pulp and paper company. Recorded founding year: 1898.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Hugh J. Chisholm. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Iron Lore Entertainment
video game developer company. Recorded founding year: 2000.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Paul Chieffo. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Irrational Games
former video game developer based in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. Recorded founding year: 1997.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Ken Levine. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Legal Sea Foods
American restaurant chain. Recorded founding year: 1950.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: George Berkowitz. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Neil Morris Fragrances
American perfume brand. Recorded founding year: 2005.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Neil Morris. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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Polaris Partners
venture capital firm. Recorded founding year: 1996.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Jon Flint. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Rethink Robotics
robotics company headquartered in Germany.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: Rodney Brooks. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Ropes & Gray
law firm. Recorded founding year: 1865.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: John Codman Ropes. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Suffolk Construction Company
American construction contracting company. Recorded founding year: 1982.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: John Fish. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
Read the full company and founder research trail · Company website recorded in the source.
Tucker Anthony
former investment banking and brokerage firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Recorded founding year: 1892.
Recorded headquarters locality: Boston, Massachusetts. Company headquarters source · Locality and state source.
Recorded founders: William Austin Tucker. Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership.
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