NH Tech Alliance Competitors

Founded by Dr. Ivan Misner in 1985, BNI® (Business Network International) is the world's largest business referral networking organization. For more than 40 years, BNI has helped business owners and professionals grow their businesses through a structured referral marketing program built around meaningful connections, qualified referrals, and new business opportunities. Today, BNI connects more than 355,000 Members across 11,800+ Chapters in 77 countries, generating millions of referrals for one another every year.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative strengthens the competitiveness of the tech and innovation economy by driving strategic investments, partnerships, and insights that harness the talent of Massachusetts. As a unique public agency, MassTech supports business formation and growth in the state’s technology sector, helping Massachusetts lead in the global digital economy. To achieve that goal, we: * Build strategies, strengthen connections, assist companies, make investments, and lead programs; * Develop meaningful collaborations across industry, academia, and government, turning shared challenges into economic opportunity; and * Support the Commonwealth’s tech sector with a strategic focus on talent, ecosystems, and innovation infrastructure across key divisions and programs. Learn more about the work of our seven core divisions: the Massachusetts AI Hub, Massachusetts Broadband Institute, Center for Advanced Manufacturing, MassCyberCenter, Massachusetts eHealth Institute, Innovation Institute & Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC).