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Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Ben Franklin’s New Initiative to Pair up Startup, VCs and Corporate Partners

November 30, 2017

Almost every startup on the road to success can point to one meeting that paved the way. Whether it’s with a venture capital firm that plunks down the cash to scale an operation or a corporation that becomes a buyer, being able to make your case in front of a potential investor or partner is […]

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Ben Franklin Just Pumped $4.4M Into Philly Startups

November 30, 2017

Ben Franklin Technology Partners has started off the fiscal year by setting the bar high. The organization recently announced that it made investments in 25 early-stage Philly-area companies in the first quarter, for a grand total of $4.4 million. And the number is the organization’s largest quarterly investment to date. In 2016, Ben Franklin decided to […]

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Practice got Acquired by Instructure. Here are the Details

November 29, 2017

If you had scoured the room at PSL’s recent Diversity Dinner in search of Practice cofounder Emily Foote, you may have found her off to the side, negotiating her startup’s acquisition while cradling her baby daughter, Hazel. We now know what all the discussion was about: Salt Lake City–based Instructure has agreed to acquire her company, keeping its staff of 22 in Philly with […]

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Biobots Adopts New Name, Launches New Software

November 8, 2017

BioBots has a new name and a new software out in the market, continuing to propel the company on its strategy to move beyond being solely the maker of desktop three-dimensional printers and bioinks used to create living tissue. The Philadelphia-based BioBots, founded in 2014 and based at the Pennovation Center, is now known as […]

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The Complete 2017 Philadelphia Business Journal POWER 100

November 7, 2017

The Philadelphia Business Journal editorial team, who has about 200 years of combined experience covering business, spent many hours debating and crafting this list. It’s the job of our reporters and editors to know who the true leaders are in our community. We narrowed in on those wielding the most influence, either through their position, […]

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