Author: Jason Heritage

Medical edtech firm DecisionSim raises $1.9M from local investors

September 2, 2015

Rittenhouse Ventures and Ben Franklin Technology Partners participated in the round. DecisionSim, a Chester County company focused on healthcare education via simulation, raised a $1.85 million Series A from two local investors. Rittenhouse Ventures, the newly-rebranded Navy Yard venture firm, led the round with an investment of $1.5 million and the state-backed Ben Franklin Technology Partners […]

BioBots raises $1.25 million

September 2, 2015

The DreamIt Health company that makes 3D printers for living cells turned to equity crowdfunding, among other sources, to close the round. BioBots, the 3D printing company for living cells, recently closed a $1.25 million funding round. The convertible debt round was from a mix of angel investors, equity crowdfunding investors and seed-stage funds, likeDreamIt Ventures […]

Edtech startup ApprenNet raises $1.8 million

September 1, 2015

ApprenNet plans to double its 16-person staff in the next year, with a focus on growing its Philly office. Online learning startup ApprenNet closed a $1.8 million funding round from a mix of Philly investors and high-profile edtech investors. It’s the company’s first round of institutional funding. The news comes shortly after two major events […]

Ben Franklin alum uses 3D printing tech to make drugs, raises $39M

September 1, 2015

A Bucks County specialty pharmaceutical company that is using three-dimensional technology to make drugs that are easier to swallow has raised $38.75 million through a debt sale, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Co. is seeking to raise a total of $52 million, according to the filing. The Langhorne, […]

Comcast adds OneTwoSee's fantasy stats and eye candy to its Xfinity X1 sports app

August 31, 2015

More statistics are available for individual players and teams, just in time for the start of the NFL season and MLB playoffs. Comcast executives drafted San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark to demonstrate new enhancements to its Xfinity Sports App on the cable-TV company’s X1 video platform. The demo took place at the 49ers’ new […]

Greenphire ClinCard System to Optimize Clinical Payment Tracking for Major University

August 31, 2015

Greenphire, the leading provider of payment technology for the clinical trials industry, today announced that Duke University has selected its ClinCard system to support financial data management and tracking in more than 3,000 clinical studies that the organization conducts each year. As one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the U.S., Duke University will […]

PeopleLinx raises $3.5M on top of its Series A

August 26, 2015

PeopleLinx has raised an additional $3.5 million on top of its Series A round. The Philadelphia-based social sales startup plans to use that capital to speed up development on its product, hiring 10 engineers to help with the acceleration, according to PeopleLinx chief marketing officer Michael Idinopulos. The company’s platform, PeopleLinx 4, integrates Twitter, LinkedIn […]

The PSL BBQ photos are here!

August 24, 2015

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5 Reasons Startups Are Setting Up Shop in Philadelphia

August 20, 2015

Cheap rent is just the beginning. More and more new entrepreneurs are choosing to start companies in Philadelphia compared to other cities — and it’s easy to see why. When we first brought our technology company to the U.S. from India in 2011, finding a home for our North American headquarters involved a long and […]

Watch Ellen Weber speak about how women can support each other

August 18, 2015

Investment comes in more forms than venture capital, said Weber, an angel investor and student entrepreneurship director at Temple. Financial capital isn’t the only way women can invest in other women. There’s also social capital, political capital and emotional capital. Angel investor Ellen Weber, who’s also Temple’s entrepreneurship head, spoke at TEDxWalnutStWomen earlier this summer about […]