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Philly is ranked one of the world’s best places to found a startup, climbing to No. 25 globally

June 11, 2024

Philly has officially cracked the world’s top 25 startup ecosystems, according to a respected industry ranking. Philadelphia moved up two spots from last year’s No. 27 ranking on the annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report from trade association and research group Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Diverse talent and collaboration helped Philly stand out this year, per Tiffany […]

RealLIST Connectors 2024: In Philly’s Tech And Startup Community, 20 People You Want To Know

May 6, 2024

Shining a spotlight on the most connected and community-oriented people in the region’s innovation ecosystem. (RealList Connectors acknowledges our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Tony Green & Art Director & Manager of Marketing and Communications, Calan Wilson) If you’re seeking connections in Philly’s tech and startup community, we can make it simple: These are the people […]

TIME Names Yellowdig A Rising Star

April 29, 2024

TIME World’s Top EdTech Rising Stars of 2024 April 23, 2024 — Yellowdig is honored as one of the World’s Top EdTech Companies (Rising Stars) by TIME in partnership with Statista, a testament to its commitment to advancing educational technologies globally. This esteemed recognition stems from a rigorous evaluation process that scrutinized over 7,000 companies […]

Philly-Area Startup For Investing In Real Estate Debt Rebrands With Wider Offerings

April 20, 2024

Once known as Yieldeasy, the Newtown company is now called Finresi. It added hundreds of users after a pivot last spring. A Bucks County startup making an alternative real estate investment marketplace has rebranded: The company formerly known as Yieldeasy is now Finresi. The new name squishes together the words finance and residential. “I think […]

New VP At Philly Chamber Is A Former Tech Industry Pro Who’s All About Building Relationships

April 16, 2024

After 10 years at Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Jason Bannon left to bring lessons on collaboration to other business sectors. For Jason Bannon, relationship building is what makes the Philly tech ecosystem special. The marketing pro recently left his role as VP of marketing and communications at Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southeastern PA after 10 years […]

This Philly Founder Is Making Generational Wealth Building More Accessible

April 8, 2024

WealthMore is a financial planning platform that removes barriers and helps young adults with investment advice. For Mical Jeanlys-White, technology presents an opportunity to empower people to build wealth. The Philadelphia resident in 2022 founded WealthMore, a platform that provides young adults with access to wealth advisors and financial planning. A first generation American, Jeanlys-White remembers […]

What Does The Philly Tech Community Hope To See In 15 years? A Larger, More Inclusive And More Robust Ecosystem

February 13, 2024

Eight local leaders look back, and forward, in honor of Technical.ly’s 15th anniversary. What were you doing in 2009? That February, Chris Wink, Sean Blanda and Brian James Kirk launched a blog called Technical.ly Philly aiming to cover the growing technology ecosystem in Philadelphia. Since then, Technical.ly has watched and reported as a community of technologists and […]

Fast-Growing Swarthmore Fintech Raises $28M, Plans Hiring Spree

February 13, 2024

LoanStar Technologies, the rapidly growing Swarthmore fintech, has raised nearly $28 million to accelerate sales and expand headcount. The Series A was led by Connecticut-based Sageview Capital, with participation from Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ Go PA Fund. The $27.85 million infusion brings LoanStar Technologies’ total funding to roughly $33 million since its founding in 2016. LoanStar Technologies’ […]

The Philly Company That Makes Autonomous Farm Robots Just Raised $24M

January 11, 2024

Burro hopes to have 800 plant- and produce-hauling vehicles in operation by the end of the year. Philly’s small-but-growing robotics presence is attracting national attention, as evidenced by a big cash infusion for a company named after a hard-working beast of burden. Autonomous robotics company Burro, formerly known as Augean Robotics, announced it raised $24 million […]

Philly Mapmaker Used By National Policymakers And Nonprofits Raises $3M To Expand Product And Staff

January 11, 2024

PolicyMap, which started as a spinoff of Reinvestment Fund, just got its first outside investors. A Philly mapping software company has plans to grow its team and share data in 2024, spurred along by new funding from local investors. PolicyMap closed a $3 million Series A round in December led by local financier and policy research […]