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Livegenic – Winner of 2015 SMA “Innovation in Action Award”

September 28, 2015

Strategy Meets Action is a well known and recognized organization dedicated to helping the insurance industry modernize, optimize, and innovate to transform into the next generation of an insurer the future demands. It was the 4th year the SMA Team put together the Innovation Awards to recognize leading innovators in insurance. This time, the competition […]

Independent Research Firm Details the Total Economic Impact of the Monetate Personalization Platform

September 24, 2015

Ease-of-use and business impact make Monetate’s Testing and Personalization Platform #1 in Customer Satisfaction according to Customer Reviews and Independent Research Monetate, the leading provider of multi-channel testing and personalization solutions for brands worldwide, today announced the results of a commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study which quantified the economic impact of the Monetate […]

Philadelphia Health IT firm adds Olympic medalist to its team

September 24, 2015

A Philadelphia health care IT company with a mission to help people eat healthier has added a six-time Olympic medalist to its executive team. Jackie Joyner-Kersee,a former track and field star, will serve as head of wellness and become a co-founder of Fitly, where she will focus specifically on the growth and development of the […]

Rise of the Rest Philly: Pitch Finalists Announced

September 23, 2015

Two are Ben Franklin companies. Two are Project Liberty companies. All are innovators. We are stoked! Here’s the full list for the full Pitch Competition on Tuesday, September 29: SmartPlate – A plate that instantly analyzes everything you eat (Ben Franklin, Project Liberty) Life.io – Solution that motivates and rewards users for tracking and improving […]

Montco Commissioners Seek to Expand Zagster Bike Sharing Program

September 11, 2015

Finding that county residents have been using the county’s bike sharing program in high numbers, the Montgomery County commissioners approved a request for proposal (RFP) on Thursday to be advertised to bike sharing companies so the commissioners can expand the program. “What we saw was that the bike share program in its pilot phase was […]

SilverLine Partners with Strava to Provide New Sponsor Activation Product for Running Events

September 9, 2015

SilverLine Global, Inc., the leading digital media activation platform for endurance events, announced today the launch of a new experiential media and digital sponsorship product for endurance events and brands. Developed in partnership with Strava, SilverLine’s new Event Challenges platform features virtual participatory contests that are designed specifically for event managers and sponsors. The platform […]

Medical edtech firm DecisionSim raises $1.9M from local investors

September 2, 2015

Rittenhouse Ventures and Ben Franklin Technology Partners participated in the round. DecisionSim, a Chester County company focused on healthcare education via simulation, raised a $1.85 million Series A from two local investors. Rittenhouse Ventures, the newly-rebranded Navy Yard venture firm, led the round with an investment of $1.5 million and the state-backed Ben Franklin Technology Partners […]

Edtech startup ApprenNet raises $1.8 million

September 1, 2015

ApprenNet plans to double its 16-person staff in the next year, with a focus on growing its Philly office. Online learning startup ApprenNet closed a $1.8 million funding round from a mix of Philly investors and high-profile edtech investors. It’s the company’s first round of institutional funding. The news comes shortly after two major events […]

Greenphire ClinCard System to Optimize Clinical Payment Tracking for Major University

August 31, 2015

Greenphire, the leading provider of payment technology for the clinical trials industry, today announced that Duke University has selected its ClinCard system to support financial data management and tracking in more than 3,000 clinical studies that the organization conducts each year. As one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the U.S., Duke University will […]

Comcast adds OneTwoSee's fantasy stats and eye candy to its Xfinity X1 sports app

August 31, 2015

More statistics are available for individual players and teams, just in time for the start of the NFL season and MLB playoffs. Comcast executives drafted San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark to demonstrate new enhancements to its Xfinity Sports App on the cable-TV company’s X1 video platform. The demo took place at the 49ers’ new […]