It’s a tested approach that helps build your business, supports the confidence of potential investors, and introduces your vision to the many potential partners, capital sources, mentors, clients, and allies within our Circle of BENefits.
Is a technology-focused business located in or with significant business presence in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, or Montgomery counties
Can prove substantial technological differentiation with strong growth potential, sound corporate governance, and financial management
Can match Ben Franklin’s investment with capital from other sources—with funding from other investors, VCs, grants, friends and family, or other sources
We focus on three sector-specific disciplines: IT, Healthcare, and Physical Sciences.
Farrokh Abadi
Social Venture Circle
Aditi U. Joshi, MD, MSC
Thomas Jefferson University
Akshara Reddy, MBA
Aetna
Barthalomew Sillah, MD, MBA
Kola Global
Bill Bosch, Ph.D.
Botanix Pharmaceuticals
David Wierz, MA-ABD
The OCI Group, LLC
Donna Cordner
OKM Capital
Greg DiRusso, MD, FACS
Pfizer
Karen Roggeman, MBA
KJR Advisory, LLC
John Patrick Dougherty, MBA
WindMIL Therapeutics
Larissa Milne
Life Science Venture Consultant
Scott Fishman
Envisage
Aaron Goldmuntz, MBA
Center for Medical Interoperability
Jim Gunton
Tech Council Ventures
Kate Hermans
Hermans International
Shanu Kohli Kurd, MD, MSCE, MHS
A&K Spinal Instruments
Jeffrey Martini, Ph.D.
Marinus Pharma
Sandy Matalonis, MBA
Independent Pharmaceutical and Biotech Consultant
Robert B. McGrath, Ph.D.
Drexel University
John Moran
RobinHood Ventures
Thomas A. Olenzak
IBX
Banu Onaral, Ph.D.
Drexel University
A. Sami Saribas, Ph.D.
Temple University
Stuart Segal
Behavioral Health Executive
Allan Shatzman, Ph.D.
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry Expert
Catherine Angell Sohn, Pharm.D.
Sohn Health Strategie
Eric Sugalski, MBA
Archimedic
Rena Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Robin Hood Ventures
Gretchen L. Temeles, JD, Ph.D.
Duane Morris, LLP
Catherine Unruh
Medical Synergy and Innovation, Inc.
Samuel Edland, MS
Optum
Todd M. Wallach, MBA, MSE
Evogen
Brandi Baldwin, Ed.D.
Millennial Ventures Holding Co.
Philip Bronner
Ardent Venture Capital
Ryan Caplan
Trovir
Eric Chapman
SustainVC
Bob Ciaruffoli
Baker Tilly Capital
Serhad Doken
Verizon
Sean Dowling
Osage Venture Partners
Holly Flanagan
Gabriel Investments
Frederik Groce
Storm Ventures
Lori Hardwick
Advisors Innovations Labs
Joseph Herbst
Innovative Financing Solutions
Kevin Kemmerer
Dude Solutions
Dave Kurtz
KMS Capital Group
Shoshana K Loeb, Ph.D.
Open Ventures
Kevin Marc Leonard
MissionOG
Amul Mago
Amazon Web Services
Mark A. Mitchell
Pennswood Capital
Philip Moyer
Google
David Nevas
Edison Partners
Katherine O’Neill
Jumpstart NJ Angel Network
Mark Mitchell
Delaware Crossing
Jordan DiPietro
Motley Fool
Pardon Makumbe
CRE Venture Capital
David Oppenheimer
Robin Hood Ventures
Doc Parghi
SRI Capital
Travis Pierce
Vanguard
Sushma Rajagopalan
Rittenhouse Ventures
Tom Rowinski
JTR Solutions
Neal Shah
InterDigital Communications
Evan Solomon
EFS Networks, Inc.
Nate Bomberger
Najabu Technologies
Leonid Kravets
InterDigital Communications
Jayson Tischler
Waterfall Advisory LLC
Neill Wright
Bronze Valley
David Achey
The Horton Fund
Stephen J. Albert, CFA
Capital Partners Consulting
Kip Anthony
EFE Laboratories
Michael A. Blaustein, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Alain F. Bouruet Aubertot
Brane Capital
Brian k. Brady
Integritatem Capital Group
Frank J. Campanale
EFE Laboratories
William Collins
William Wallace Collins, LLC
Colleen Connors
Bquipped
Hal Craig
Trout Creek Consulting, LLC
Thomas P. Dwyer
Pepper Hamilton
Steve N. Economou
Baker Tilly Capital
Thomas Edwards
Temple University
Hanan Fishman
Alencon Systems
Glen D. Gaddy, Ph.D.
Robin Hood Ventures
Chad Gottesman
Accenture
Andrew Hamilton, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Ian Harris
GMT Venture Partners, LLC
Harvey Z Hoffman
HZH Strategy
Skelly Holmbeck
Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin
Arthur L. Hudson
Rapid Markets
Stephen J. Kelly
The Kelly Group
Dawn Kerner
Volpe and Koenig
Andrea Kind
O3 World
Vipon Kumar
NextGen Sourcing
Gerard Leimkuhler
Berwyn Capital
Cheryl Martin
Harwich Partners
Donald P. Millstein
H20 Degree
Mark Mitchell
Delaware Crossing
James Murdock
Endless Pools
Anthony B. Parisi
Integrated Capital and Consulting
Pamela Raitt
Bellatrix Group
Patricia Woody Reeves
President & Founder of PWR Consulting Group
Karen Robinson
Geneva Global
Kimberly Saxton
Corevist
Renee Selman
Agile Therapeutics
Robert F. Small, CPA
Robert Small & Associates, LLC
Karina Sotnik
WorldUpStart, LLC
Stephen Spivak
The Wearables Store
Steve Talis
Polysolutions Advisors
Alexis Werner
Bunker Labs
Leigh Wood
Social Venture Circle
Michael Yecies
MY Advisory Services
Marc Besser, Ph.D.
Penn State – Abington
Daryl S. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Boudreaux & Associates
Steven Freilich, Ph.D.
Delaware Valley Materials for Energy Consortium
Arthur L. Hudson
Rapid Circuits
William Kane, Ph.D.
Exponent, Inc.
Karl M. Kraus
Material Growth Partners
Todor Raykov
NextFab
William A. Roberts
Rolite, Inc.
Brett Rosen
RatnerPrestia
Jorge Santiago, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Pritpal Singh, Ph.D.
Villanova University
Daniele S. Tedesco
Essity
Som Tyagi, Ph.D.
Drexel University
Kevin Wong
Emergent Energy Solutions
Every business shapes its own unique path. However, key milestones will include the following sequence of touchpoints. As a Ben Franklin portfolio company, your path to investment will include opportunities to:
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