Author: technically_repost

We Asked 4 Experts How Cryptocurrency, Gene Editing, 5G and Drones Will Influence the Future

December 28, 2020

Cryptocurrency. Gene editing. 5G. Drones. We hear — and report on — these terms often. But for the average person who’s not well versed in these topics, they might just sound like tech-y jargon, or technology that exists solidly in the future. On the latter point: Yes, but not exclusively. In a year when Bitcoin […]

‘When I Win, I Uplift’: Kristal Sotomayor on Finding Support For Media Makers of Color

December 23, 2020

Growing up as a child of immigrants, ¡Presente! Media cofounder Kristal Sotomayor frequently found ways to make money however possible. Money could be scarce for their family, so even trips to play at the park presented an opportunity for the youngster to profit, selling bracelets to other kids. “Immigrants are the biggest hustlers,” they told […]

LeRoy Jones Exited a Company. Now, he’s Using His Biz Experience to Help New Entrepreneurs Thrive

December 17, 2020

Growing up in West Oak Lane, EREflow founder LeRoy Jones always had an instinct for making it on his own. He sold bus tokens at one point before eventually pursuing his bachelor’s degree in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and later his master’s degree in management of technology from the University of Pennsylvania. In […]

Phenom Made its Second Acquisition This Year: Amsterdam-Based Endouble

December 14, 2020

About three months after Ambler-based HR tech company Phenom (née Phenom People) announced it had made its first acquisition, the company announced Monday that it had closed a second deal this year. Phenom has acquired Endouble, a tech platform that uses data to optimize recruiting strategies and career sites. The Amsterdam-based company has been working […]

Backed by Local Resources and Corporate Lessons, Emeka Oguh’s PeopleJoy is on a Mission to Boost Financial Wellness

December 11, 2020

When PeopleJoy founder and CEO Emeka Oguh’s parents emigrated to the United States from Nigeria, they made it clear that education would be his way to success. Oguh was an astute pupil and earned an undergraduate scholarship to Rutgers University. After graduation, he worked on Wall Street in financial services at Merrill Lynch. It was […]

TrekIT Health Rebrands to CareAlign, Forms a Partnership with HealthShare Exchange

December 7, 2020

TrekIt Health, the health IT startup that makes a clinical workflow platform used by physicians, is rebranding to CareAlign. The company founded by CEO Dr. Subha Airan-Javia was originally developed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Earlier this year, it raised a $1 million seed round led by Tech Council Ventures with participation from […]

Fishbox’s Napoleon Suarez is Finding Ways to Deliver During a Year of Constant Change

December 4, 2020

As the son of two people who met while serving in the Navy, Fishbox founder and CEO Napoleon Suarez was determined to find a way to earn his own money in high school. He couldn’t see his parents shelling out $100 for the new sneakers he wanted and had to get creative. He noticed that […]

7 Philadelphia-Area Companies Make Deloitte’s List of 500 Fastest-Growing Tech Firms

November 23, 2020

Seven companies from the Philadelphia region landed on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500 list, with an Ambler firm leading the way locally. The Deloitte list ranks the top 500 North American tech and life sciences companies based on revenue growth averaged across 2016 to 2019. Specific revenue figures are not listed. Phenom People, which has […]

RealLIST Engineers 2020: Meet 21 Influential Technologists Building a Better Philadelphia

November 18, 2020

This year has presented plenty of problems for us both as people and as professionals. We’ve watched a global pandemic change so much about how we navigate our personal and work lives, and a social and racial justice movement bring to light the many flaws in our existing systems. It’s upended how and where we […]

Insurance Tech Company Livegenic is Acquired by Australia-Based Claim Central

October 27, 2020

The 2014-founded cloud-based video insurance company Livegenic, which has an office in The Curtis building and a distributed global team, was acquired this month by one of its key investors, Claim Central. Livegenic allows customers to stream video from their phones between property and casualty insurance organizations and their customers to connect all parts of […]