Companies Founded in Boston

Updated October 13, 2018 10.5k views43 items

List of notable businesses founded in Boston, listed alphabetically with corporate logos when available. This list includes some of the largest, most profitable companies that were founded in Boston. The famous Boston companies and corporations on this list include both public and private corporations. You can find information about the popular companies on this list, such as what industry they're part of. When available you can click on the successful Boston company's names to find out even more about them.

List includes The Timberland Company, Liberty Mutual and more.

This list answers the questions, "What companies were founded in Boston?" and "What are the biggest Boston companies?"

If you're a Boston native then this list of the biggest Boston companies will make you proud. This list is also an excellent resource if you're doing research on reputable businesses from Boston.

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Advent International
Private equity
Advent International is an American global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies... more
2
Brafton
Internet marketing, Electronic media
Brafton, Incorporated is a provider of high quality custom content geared toward news feeds... more
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Centrata
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City Sports
Sports equipment, Sportswear
City Sports is an American sporting goods retailer operating mostly on the east coast of the... more
5
Color Kinetics
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
Color Kinetics is a pioneer in the design, marketing and licensing of intelligent solid-state...
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Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson
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DASHED
Online food ordering
DASHED is a restaurant delivery service founded in Boston, Massachusetts by Phil Dumontet in... more
8
David R. Godine, Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher is an American book publishing company, founded in 1970 in Boston,... more
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Donald McKay shipyard
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Eaton Vance
Investment Advice, Investment management
Eaton Vance is a 2013 Telly Award winner.... more
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Genzyme
Biotechnology, Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
Genzyme Corporation is an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.... more
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Goodwin, Procter & Hoar
Goodwin Procter LLP is the 38th wealthiest American law firm, consisting of about 900... more
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HP Hood
Food Manufacturing
HP Hood is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in... more

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Investors Financial Services
Investment Advice
Investors Bank & Trust or IBT was a custodian bank, and the principal operating subsidiary of... more
15
Irrational Games
Video game, Interactive entertainment
Irrational Games is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of... more
16
Jordan Marsh
Retail
Jordan Marsh & Company was a department store in Boston, Massachusetts, which grew to be a... more
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Liberation Music
Arts, Entertainment
Liberation Music - MGM was founded in 1991 by Morgan James Peters as a music production... more
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Liberty Mutual
Insurance Carriers
Liberty Mutual Group, more commonly known by the name of its primary line of business, Liberty... more
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Marshalls
Retail
Marshalls, Inc., is a chain of American off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies.... more
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Merrymount Press
Publishing
The Merrymount Press was a printing company, both scholarly and craftsmanlike, founded and run... more
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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a general practice, full service law... more
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Modern Method
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Newbury Comics
Music, Comics
Newbury Comics is a New England–based music retailer. Newbury Comics began as a comic book... more