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Power Moves: An Entrepreneur Who’s Using Her Company-Building Skills to Become an Investor

May 21, 2020

Lawyer/educator/entrepreneur Emily Foote has found her next job title: investor. Foote went through an exit with her startup Practice, the Center City-based edtech startup, in 2017. While fundraising for the company’s Series A in 2016, she told Technical.ly she got familiar with a handful of folks in the investing world, including those over at Osage […]

Due Diligence During Covid-19: How Osage Venture Partners Vetted its Latest $3M Investment Remotely

May 18, 2020

After spending 15 years investing in early-stage software companies, Bala Cynwyd-based Osage Venture Partners just recorded a first. Its $3 million investment into contract management software company Malbek, announced Tuesday morning, marked the first time the firm completed its due diligence process during a global pandemic. The shift took hours and hours of Zoom meetings […]

ISS is Tackling Supply Chain Challenges for Clinical Trials

May 6, 2020

COVID-19 has caused major disruption to clinical trials, particularly when it comes to supply chains (i.e., getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time). Innovative Supply Solutions LLC (ISS) has developed a cloud-based system that enables pharma companies to optimally plan and manage production and supply chains for drugs in clinical […]

Mental Health Resources Must be ‘Available and Accessible to All at Scale’

April 20, 2020

With the isolation of social distancing and the fear of the unknown due to coronavirus, mental health matters now more than ever. As stay-at-home guidelines stretch indefinitely, many at home are experiencing increased levels of anxiety and depression fueled by a 24-hour news cycle, misinformation on social media platforms, and the worry that they, too, […]

These Technologists Want to Keep Philly’s Food Scene Alive and Feed Healthcare Workers

April 15, 2020

As Pennsylvania’s stay at home order will continue until at least April 30, Philadelphia restaurants are feeling the hit. While folks can still order takeout or delivery from some of their favorite spots, many restaurants have shut down for the time being and have had to lay off staff. The state’s seen a record-breaking amount […]

Old City’s Habitat Logistics Wants to Keep Restaurants Open and Employ Delivery People

March 17, 2020

Food delivery startup Habitat Logistics, makers of an app that connects restaurants with delivery service, is ramping up efforts this week as the City of Philadelphia officially banned restaurants and bars from offering dine-in service amid trying to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Old City-based company, which currently employs about 25 people, […]

Here’s what Amplify Philly, Now a Nonprofit, has Planned for SXSW 2020

February 24, 2020

Amplify Philly, the official local presence at Austin’s massive annual music festival/tech convention/cultural hub South by Southwest, has gone nonprofit and is planning another splashy showing for its next visit this March. The push to formalize an otherwise extremely grassroots effort from a group of passionate Philadelphians came over the past year as their initiative […]

The Startups, CEOs and Deals up for a PACT 2020 Enterprise Award

February 12, 2020

The Philadelphia Alliance of Capital and Technologies revealed the nominees for this year’s Enterprise Awards, the annual Oscars-esque gala celebrating the top leaders, companies and deals of the region’s venture capital world. The awards, set for May 12 at the Kimmel Center, are now in their 27th year. The final nominees are picked from a […]

Why Real Estate Startup Houwzer Picked Baltimore and Orlando for its Next Expansion

February 6, 2020

Center City-based real estate startup Houwzer, creators and operators of a tech-enabled brokerage service, announced that it has plans to expand to two new markets and has just raised a $9.5 million Series A round of financing. The round was led by Princeton-based Edison Partners, and previous investors Admiral Capital Group and real estate investor […]

This Philadelphia Business has Created a Wearable Panic Button to Protect Hotel Workers from Sexual Assault

January 10, 2020

Nationwide, there’s a push to make hotel, casino, and restaurant workers safer from on-the-job sexual harassment, thanks to expanding passage of legislation that requires companies to provide individual panic buttons to its workers. One Philadelphia business — ROAR for Good — is part of that movement. Its cofounder, Yasmine Mustafa, knows firsthand the vulnerabilities faced […]