Boston Startup Community
Founders Network‘s Boston Chapter was launched in September of 2020 to support select tech founders across New England with a personalized and authentic peer mentorship community. Member benefits include local Boston mentorship programs, a global mentoring platform and a proactive member success team that facilitates support from over 600+ tech startup founders, investors and partners.
Nominee Preview Q&A
A live Zoom for nominated founders: how Founders Network works, what happens next, and open Q&A.
Upcoming Boston events
No Boston events open to guests are on the calendar right now. The Nominee Preview Q&A above is the best way to meet us, or browse every upcoming Founders Network event.
Our Local Leadership Team
Sepehr Kiani has spent more than 25 years building and scaling companies across life sciences, biotech, and advanced technologies, generating valuations exceeding 250 million dollars. He founded Fluent BioSciences in 2018 and led it through development and commercialization of a breakthrough single-cell genomics platform before its acquisition by Illumina in 2024. Earlier in his career, he held key roles at Teradyne, Helicos BioSciences, and GnuBIO, where he was part of the founding team and later VP and General Manager after acquisition by Bio-Rad. He is now the CEO of Vivid BioInnovations, founded in 2025, and serves as a Venture Partner at VC23 Partners and a Strategic Advisor to emerging companies in Boston and San Francisco. Sepehr holds more than 50 patents across genomics, microfluidics, fiber optics, molecular biology, and semiconductor automation. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and his B.S. from Cal Poly.
The Boston startup scene
Boston is one of the biggest tech startup ecosystems in the world, consistently ranking in the top 3 for venture capital investment in the United States. Boston’s tech startup ecosystem is fed by a steady supply of top talent from leading higher education institutions located there, including Harvard and MIT. A number of tier one venture capital firms like Battery Ventures, CRV, General Catalyst and Spark Capital call Boston home as do many leading, and acquisitive, tech corporates.
Founders Network in Boston
Founders Network is based in San Francisco, just 45 minutes north of the valley and was built with the Silicon Valley startup founder in mind. At Founders Network, we know that a robust network of other founders is an essential part of any successful tech founder’s startup playbook. Our mentorship program is designed to support our members throughout their startup journey and accelerate their success.
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