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PitchBook wonders which U.S. cites generate best VC returns?

June 9, 2016

Here’s a hint: we like this list. Says PitchBook: Although the Bay Area undeniably holds the crown for the most active startup locale, there are many other vibrant communities throughout the U.S. with founders creating game-changing companies. Cities like Austin, Boston, New York and Seattle immediately come to mind, all fostering growing startups, as well […]

Penn contest singles out two apps

April 22, 2016

Picking two winners to fund at Thursday’s Third AppitUP Demo Day sponsored by the Penn Center for Innovation wasn’t easy, said an apologetic judge Omar Mencin, a director of Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Culled from a field of 313 submissions from 10 schools across the University of Pennsylvania, all six app finalists presenting before the […]

Brenda Gavin, Founder of Phila.-based VC firm dies at 67

March 23, 2016

Brenda Gavin, one of the first female venture capitalists who helped guide dozens of local biotechnology firms in their early days, passed away unexpectedly last week at age 67. Gavin — a Missouri native who originally set out to become a veterinarian — was one of the founders of Quaker Partners, a Philadelphia venture capital […]