Hack/reduce

hack/reduce is a 501(c)(3) non-profit created to cultivate a community of big data experts in the Boston area.[1] It is located in the historic Kendall Boiler and Tank Company building in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

hack/reduce
Founded2012
Type501(c)(3)
FocusBig Data
Location
Websitewww.hackreduce.org
The Kendall Boiler and Tank Company building where hack/reduce is housed

It was founded by serial entrepreneurs Christopher P. Lynch and Frederic Lalonde in May 2012.[2] At its founding, hack/reduce raised more than $500,000 from local venture capital firms and Samuel Madden.[2] It has partnerships with MIT, CSAIL, Bentley University. and Harvard.[3] Sponsors include Microsoft, IBM, GoGrid, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Dell, Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners, Hopper, Bright Spark Ventures, Google, and others.[4]

In June 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative which comprised corporate, academic, and government programs as well as a $50,000 grant and the state's support for hack/reduce.[5]

References
  1. About Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. hack/reduce . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  2. Big data center opening in Cambridge - Business. Boston.com . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  3. Hack/Reduce to Open Thursday as Lynch Fires Back at Big Data "Knuckleheads". Xconomy. Retrieved on 2012-11-08.
  4. 'Big data' center hack/reduce getting big buzz - Boston Business Journal. Bizjournals.com . Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  5. hack/reduce: Boston Steps Up Its Big Data Game. BostInno . Retrieved 2012-11-08.


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