Tech News

Wow, NeedsList was Chosen to be Part of Another Global Accelerator

August 14, 2017

It’d be an understatement to say that it’s been a busy couple of months for NeedsList, the currently-in-beta online startup that connects refugee aid workers around the world with people who want to donate much-needed supplies and finances. Let’s recap: The Philly-founded startup from cofounders Natasha Freidus and Amanda Levinson had its beta launch during a citywide celebration commencing World Refugee Day in […]

How the Start-up LeagueSide Aims to Fund and Shake up Youth Sports

August 4, 2017

Evan Brandoff and Zubin Teherani are living the dream as two single guys in their mid-20s sharing an apartment in Center City, free of daunting family responsibilities. In other words, they have no kids. Yet, they work on behalf of them daily as founders of the start-up LeagueSide. Written atop the white board in the […]

Dell Boomi Named a 2017 Best Place to Work by Philadelphia Business Journal

August 3, 2017

Dell Boomi (Boomi), the number one integration cloud provider, announced that the Philadelphia Business Journal has named Boomi as a 2017 Best Place to Work. This marks the third time that the company has been honored with this award. The Philadelphia Business Journal partnered with Quantum Workplace to create this scientific employee engagement survey, which is based on anonymous employee responses […]

CloudMine Builds Role as a Strategic Player as Healthcare Organizations’ Data Needs Deepen

July 26, 2017

Since Philadelphia-based CloudMine‘s launch in 2011, it has sought to offer specialized services for the pharma and healthcare industries to make it easier to develop, test, deploy and manage their mobile applications. These services are seen as a growth area for health IT vendors and nonhealthcare technology companies alike. In a new chapter of the business, […]

Meet the Philly technologists up for 2017 Philly Geek Awards

July 21, 2017

At last year’s Philly Geek Awards, the evening was a whirlwind of Philly’s most passionate people. From technologists to impact leaders, from game developers to nonprofits, the geeked-out gala is back Aug. 26 and we now have the list of nominees you told us about. The full list of nominees is available but we’ve gone […]

KickUp Raised $730,000 to Launch a New Suite of Edtech Products

July 18, 2017

It’s not too often edtech companies get funding outside of a pitch competition, so when Center City startup KickUp raised some money for the second time we quickly took note. Backed by New York-based VC firm Red House Education, the company just closed a $730,000 seed round, with follow-up capital from former investor Reach Capital. The previous round raked in $1.5 million. […]

4 of the Most Groundbreaking Startups

July 7, 2017

Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love. It is gaining the reputation of a fast growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. As a diverse city, it is home to innovative science and information technology (IT) startups. Progressive Policy Institute, a non-profit organization, and Telnet, an IT solutions consulting firm, are responsible for creating a report on startups around […]

Phenom People Named an IDC Innovator in New Talent Discovery Report

July 6, 2017

Phenom People, the leader in Talent Relationship Marketing, today shared details of the company’s inclusion in a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) titled “IDC Innovators: Talent Discovery, 2017.” Focused on emerging trends in talent acquisition and staffing, the report recognized Phenom People as an IDC Innovator for its Talent Relationship Marketing (TRM) platform. […]

Phenom People Named a 2017 Cool Vendor in Human Capital Management by Gartner

June 2, 2017

Phenom People, the leader in Talent Relationship Marketing, today announced that it has been selected as a Cool Vendor in the May “Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management 2017” report by Gartner, Inc., the world’s premier information technology research and advisory firm. Gartner’s annual “Cool Vendors” reports acknowledge new and innovative vendors, products and services […]

AlphaPoint Wins 2017 Sell-Side Technology Award for Best Infrastructure Provider

May 23, 2017

AlphaPoint, a growth-stage blockchain technology firm and developer of the AlphaPoint Distributed Ledger Platform, announced it has won the 2017 Sell-Side Technology Award for Best Infrastructure Provider. The annual Sell-Side Technology Awards, hosted by WatersTechnology, recognizes leading technology firms for sell-side professionals and organizations in the financial services industry. “We are honored to receive this […]