Owl Labs is a Boston-based company that builds AI-powered, 360-degree video conferencing devices for hybrid organizations. Its flagship Meeting Owl line is an all-in-one camera, microphone, and speaker that automatically pans and zooms to whoever is talking, aiming to give remote participants an equal seat at the table. Combined with its Owl Intelligence System software and its widely cited annual State of Hybrid Work report, Owl Labs positions itself at the intersection of meeting-room hardware and the broader conversation about how distributed teams work.
iQ3Connect is a Woburn, Massachusetts company that runs a web-based XR platform for enterprise training and 3D collaboration. Its no-code tools let manufacturers turn existing CAD, digital-twin, and point-cloud data into interactive VR, AR, desktop, and mobile experiences that open in a standard browser - no app install required. Founded in 2017 out of MIT research by Ali Merchant, the company serves aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and oil and gas customers with immersive assembly training, safety procedures, remote design reviews, and multi-user virtual classrooms.