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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 […]

Pennsylvania’s Black Tech Entrepreneurs Forge A Path

October 15, 2020

Black leaders and entrepreneurs in technology aren’t new to the scene. Think of inventors like Dr. Mark Dean, who contributed numerous key patents for the development of the personal PC during his time with IBM, or Annie J. Easley, who developed software for NASA’s Centaur rocket stage. Both Dean and Easley had to navigate more […]

HR Tech Company Phenom Makes its First Acquisition: AI-Driven Scheduling Platform My Ally

September 30, 2020

Ambler-based HR tech company Phenom (née Phenom People) announced Wednesday that it had acquired AI-driven HR tech company My Ally, maker of an intelligent, omni-channel interview scheduling experience. The acquisition comes about eight months after Phenom raised a $30 million Series C with plans of expanding its technology, the Phenom Talent Experience Management Platform, which […]

Ben Franklin Companies Honored at PACT Enterprise Awards

September 15, 2020

Ben Franklin companies Tridiuum and InstaMed, as well as Ben Franklin board member John Castleman, each took home top honors at this year’s PACT Enterprise Awards, webcasted on September 9. Triduum took home the award for top Healthcare Innovator, while alumni company InstaMed took honors for top Technology Company. Board member John Castleman was recognized […]

Money Moves: 3 Life Science and Health IT Companies Raise Funds — and One Goes Public

August 24, 2020

TrekIT Health, creators of a digital platform through which an entire medical team could access documents and care instructions for patients, has raised $1 million in additional seed funding. The round was led by Tech Council Ventures with participation from Boston Millennia Partners Founders Fund and Front Row Fund, who join existing investors including IP […]

Mobile Platform Partners with Companies to Launch Rent Relief Program

August 13, 2020

The owner of a mobile platform is stepping up to help families struggling to pay their rent amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ofo Ezeugwu, the CEO and founder of Whose Your Landlord, has partnered with Walmart and other companies on a rent relief program. He said he is targeting his efforts toward Black households because they […]

AlphaPoint-Powered Thai Crypto Exchange ERX Receives Regulatory Approval

July 21, 2020

ERX today announced that it has been granted a Digital Assets exchange license by the Thai SEC for operation in Thailand. Built using AlphaPoint’s white label Digital Asset Exchange software, ERX’s trading platform launch represents a milestone in Thailand’s blockchain and cryptocurrency landscape, as ERX Digital Assets exchange comes online with full-regulatory approval by state […]

Buyside Continues Outstanding Growth and Hiring to Support Broker Clients

June 2, 2020

Buyside™, a provider of homebuyer insights, has amplified their capacity and value for broker relations. Six months after welcoming Ashley Terrell onboard as their new executive vice president of broker partnerships, Buyside welcomes seven new team members with vast experience in both real estate technology and SaaS account management to support the company’s tremendous growth. […]

Meet the Who’s Who of Local Tech Community Builders: Philly’s 100 RealLIST Connectors

May 28, 2020

What does Philly’s tech community look like and who helps build it? It’s something we pay attention to all year, but we’ve been taking a closer look during Community Building Month, especially as the definition of community has and will change due to the coronavirus pandemic and shift to remote work and virtual events. For […]

Zuppler Launches Menu Anywhere On-Premise Contactless Ordering Solution for the Food Service Industry

May 27, 2020

Zuppler, a global software and services company focused on empowering solutions for the food services industry, today launched Menu Anywhere On-Premise Contactless Ordering on the Zuppler “Menu Anywhere” Platform, offering an on-premises contactless ordering solution for the $900 billion US food service industry. With applications for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, live events – everywhere […]