Mass Innovation Nights Partners with Draper’s Sembler Office for Startup Engagement

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 25, 2018 -- Mass Innovation Nights, Massachusetts’ leading monthly new product showcase, and Draper’s Sembler Office for Startup Engagement will hold a robotics, AI, and wearable startups-themed event in Draper’s new 20,000 square foot glass atrium on Thursday, May 10th, 2018 from 6:00PM to 8:30PM. Draper is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mass Innovation Nights 110 will feature a variety of robotics, wearables, and artificial intelligence startups, including clothing that measures heart health, mobile transportation robots, technology to enhance children’s play, and more. Mass Innovation Nights events are free and open to the public.

“Both Sembler and Mass Innovation Nights are valuable resources for local startups,” said Nathan Wiedenman, director of the Sembler Office at Draper. “The Sembler program helps startups to take advantage of Draper's expertise and facilities to prototype and test products. Innovation Nights gets involved when it is time for those startups to bring their product to market.”

“By working with partners like Draper’s Sembler Office for Startup Engagement, we help drive awareness for up-and-coming startups in Boston, and help others discover the local resources they can tap for their own startup,” said Bobbie Carlton, founder of Innovation Nights and Innovation Women.

Mass Innovation Nights events feature business experts, networking, tabletop demos and presentations from local startups. Participating startups this month include:

• Auggies
• Bloomer Bra
• DOQ + Powerwallet
• Embr Wave
• Humon Hex
• Ludero
• Meeting Owl
• Pipeguard Robotics
• Waypoint Dispatcher
• Xobots

Bentley University Student Startup Spotlight
Mass Innovation Nights' Student Startup Spotlight gives entrepreneurial students the opportunity to gain experience pitching their ideas, visibility through the platform, and invaluable feedback for their ideas. Mass Innovation Nights #110 will feature the following student startups from Bentley University:

• Atomic Cold Brew Coffee
• Fantasy Sports Trading Exchange

Various business experts will be on hand to share their knowledge with attendees. Guests are encouraged to use the hashtag #MIN110 and @MassInno to share photos and social media commentary.

About the Sembler Office for Startup Engagement
Sembler leverages Draper's resources and 80+ years of expertise in solving the world's toughest engineering problems to empower startups. Sembler is Draper's way to foster the development of technology entrepreneurs, acting as a conduit to Draper resources through flexible, fast, and IP-friendly master agreements. Sembler helps companies get to their next milestone on the path to success by providing the engineering expertise to enable revolutionary solutions.

About Mass Innovation Nights
Mass Innovation Nights offers an opportunity for people interested in innovative new products to connect live and online. Over the past 9 years, it has helped launch more than 1000 new products, which have collectively received more than $2.1 billion in funding. Follow MIN on Twitter or visit the website.

Media Contact: Kristen Avini 510-221-8122 Innovation Nights