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....more
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Advent International
Private equityAdvent International is an American global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies... more2
Brafton
Internet marketing, Electronic mediaBrafton, Incorporated is a provider of high quality custom content geared toward news feeds... more3
Centrata
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City Sports
Sports equipment, SportswearCity Sports is an American sporting goods retailer operating mostly on the east coast of the... more5
Color Kinetics
Electric Lighting Equipment ManufacturingColor Kinetics is a pioneer in the design, marketing and licensing of intelligent solid-state...6
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson
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DASHED
Online food orderingDASHED is a restaurant delivery service founded in Boston, Massachusetts by Phil Dumontet in... more8
David R. Godine, Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher is an American book publishing company, founded in 1970 in Boston,... more9
Donald McKay shipyard
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Eaton Vance
Investment Advice, Investment managementEaton Vance is a 2013 Telly Award winner.... more11
Genzyme
Biotechnology, Biological Product (except Diagnostic) ManufacturingGenzyme Corporation is an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.... more12
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar
Goodwin Procter LLP is the 38th wealthiest American law firm, consisting of about 900... more13
HP Hood
Food ManufacturingHP Hood is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in... more14
Investors Financial Services
Investment AdviceInvestors Bank & Trust or IBT was a custodian bank, and the principal operating subsidiary of... more15
Irrational Games
Video game, Interactive entertainmentIrrational Games is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of... more16
Jordan Marsh
RetailJordan Marsh & Company was a department store in Boston, Massachusetts, which grew to be a... more17
Liberation Music
Arts, EntertainmentLiberation Music - MGM was founded in 1991 by Morgan James Peters as a music production... more18
Liberty Mutual
Insurance CarriersLiberty Mutual Group, more commonly known by the name of its primary line of business, Liberty... more19
Marshalls
RetailMarshalls, Inc., is a chain of American off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies.... more20
Merrymount Press
PublishingThe Merrymount Press was a printing company, both scholarly and craftsmanlike, founded and run... more21
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a general practice, full service law... more22
Modern Method
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Newbury Comics
Music, ComicsNewbury Comics is a New England–based music retailer. Newbury Comics began as a comic book... more24
NiKA Software
Software25
Nutter McClennen & Fish
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP is a long-standing law firm in Boston, Massachusetts. It was... more