Let me tell you: selecting the finalists for this year’s Coolest Companies, our signature competition at BostonFest, was a ton of fun.
Now in its seventh edition, the Coolest Companies is not about winning (okay, okay, it’s also about winning); we see it as a chance to create a spotlight for the companies that have the best culture, or that are working on the coolest stuff—in other words, the places where employees end up being happy.
When opening the nominations, we asked the Boston tech community to submit the names of the companies that are crushing it, and why.
Per usual, narrowing down a list of hundreds of nominations to 150 finalists was not easy. Picture the BostInno editorial team around a table, debating, clicking on laptops and cursing Microsoft Excel—that’s us.
But we made it. During the selection process, we prioritized companies that focus on giving back to the community, as well as giving employees great perks. Speaking of great perks, did you know that one local company is taking its whole crew to Paris to “give employees a benefit that allows them to embrace life experiences while at this job,” as the CEO put it? Pretty cool stuff!
As usual, we’ll reveal the top 10 Coolest Companies at our pillar summer event BostonFest, on Aug. 23 at The Lawn on D. Make sure to grab a ticket.
In the meantime, get ready to vote again. Together with today’s finalist announcement, we are officially opening up the “Reader’s Choice” voting, where the community will get to select the five “All Around Coolest Companies” winners. Cast your ballot here.
Without further ado, here are the finalists for BostInno’s 2018 Coolest Companies competition:
150 Coolest Companies Finalists:10% Happier
6 River Systems
Acacia Communications
Acquia
Affectiva
Akamai
Akili
American Well
Analog Devices
Appcues
Applause
AppNeta
ArtLifting
Asimov
Athenahealth
Bevi
Bikebus
Billshark
BitSight
BlueSnap
Botkeeper
Brightcove
Buildium
Bullhorn
Bynder
Carbon Black
CarGurus
Catalant
Cengage
Circle
ClimaCell
CloudHealth
clypd
Cogito
Constant Contact
Crayon
Crimson Hexagon
Cybba
CyberArk
Cybereason
CyPhy Works
Datadog
DataRobot
DataXu
Desktop Metal
Disruptor Beam
Dover Microsystems
DraftKings
Drift
Drizly
Edmit
EF Education First
Everbridge
Evergage
EverTrue
ezCater
Finally Light Bulb
Flywire
Formlabs
Freebird
Freight Farms
Fuze
Gamer Sensei
GasBuddy
Gravyty
GreatHorn
Hopper
HubSpot
Humanyze
Humon
iboss
Infinite Cooling
InsightSquared
iRobot
iZotope
Janeiro Digital
Justworks
Kayak
Klaviyo
Kronos
LeanBox
LevelUp
Localytics
LogMeIn
Lola
Lose It!
Mabl
Markforged
Mautic
Mendix
Namogoo
Nanigans
Nasuni
Neurala
NewStore
Notarize
nuTonomy
ObserveIT
Openbay
Ovia Health
OwnerIQ
PatientPing
Payfactors
Paytronix
Pegasystems
Phiar
PillPack
Pixability
PreVeil
Promoboxx
PTC
Quick Base
RadioPublic
Rapid7
Salsify
Sentenai
SimpliSafe
Skedaddle
SmartBear
Soofa
Spotted
Spyce
Squadle
Starry
Tamr
The Predictive Index
ThriveHive
Tive
Toast
TripAdvisor
Turbonomic
Vecna
Veridium
Vesper
Virtudent
Wanderu
Wasabi
Wayfair
Wellist
WHOOP
Wiser Solutions (Mobee)
Wistia
WiTricity
Wordstream
workable
Yesware
Zagster
Zaius
ZappRx
ZoomInfo
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