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America’s Robot Future: Rajant Celebrates New HQ, Plans For Growth

July 17, 2018

Is automation destroying familiar jobs, reducing drudge work, collecting more information than anyone expected, and opening opportunities? Yes, yes, yes, and yes, say Robert Schena and Paul Hellhake, founders of Rajant, a leader among Pennsylvania’s growing network of automation hardware and software firms. Several of them, including Rajant, are backed by the state-funded Ben Franklin […]

A Pregnancy Test You Can Flush Down the Toilet Is Almost a Reality

July 13, 2018

Picture a pregnancy test, and chances are that some version of the following image will pop up: a clinical plastic stick, possibly with a pink handle and the words “pregnant” and “not pregnant” printed at one end. Now try and imagine a vastly new-and-improved version of the product that’s become so integral to women’s lives, but hasn’t […]

AlphaPoint Raises $15 Million; Enabling Institutions To Tokenize Assets And Power Digital Asset Exchanges

July 12, 2018

AlphaPoint, the global financial technology company that helps institutions launch trading platforms and tokenize assets with blockchain technology, today announced a Series A funding round of $15 million. The capital raise is from Galaxy Digital Ventures LLC, a venture investment firm founded by Michael Novogratz. Broad Customer Base AlphaPoint’s white label exchange and asset digitization […]

10 Best Tech Startups in Pennsylvania

July 11, 2018

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Pennsylvania. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: Revenue potential Leadership team Brand/product traction Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round […]

Local Veteran Helping Mental Health Patients Stay Engaged

July 10, 2018

Getting people to continue their mental health treatment is a challenge. About 70 percent stop treatment before their third session – and often because they don’t feel it’s working. But a Philadelphia start-up says its technology can change that. Christopher Molaro’s mental health misson is personal. He served 5 and a half years in the […]