Boston Founders Show You Don’t Need Silicon Valley to Scale Big

The upcoming TechCrunch Founder Summit at SoWa Power Station brings together founders, investors, and operators to prove that a Boston address can power a company with national and global impact.

Steve Fredette, co‑founder of Toast, will share how the restaurant‑tech platform grew from a local idea into a publicly traded business while staying rooted in New England. His story underscores that product‑market fit and disciplined scaling matter more than geography.

Chase Garbarino of HqO will discuss the practical realities of raising capital and expanding internationally from Boston, offering a playbook for founders who prefer to build where they live.

Why it matters for GPU / AI infrastructure

Distributed talent hubs like Boston create demand for flexible, high‑performance compute close to research teams. Cloud GPU providers such as AiGpu can serve these ecosystems without requiring customers to migrate to traditional tech corridors, lowering latency and operational overhead.