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Mayor Kenney on Philly’s Amazon HQ2 bid: We’re going to win this

October 20, 2017

Before a jam-packed auditorium at the Barnes Foundation, Mayor Jim Kenney — after a 42-day sprint to put together a comprehensive proposal to send Amazon in its search for an HQ2 site — said nine words that lit up the place: “I just want to say, we’re going to win.” It was the hurrah moment […]

NeuroFlow Nabs $1.25 Million to Grow its Mental Health Platform

October 19, 2017

Here’s some news from that digital health fund put forth by Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Safeguard Scientifics and IBX’s parent company, IHG: The group led a $1.25 million seed round in Center City startup NeuroFlow. An initial raise of $906,000 we’d been tracking on Formds.com was just topped off by the investing collective, established in […]

It’s Happening: Benjamin’s Desk Merges With 1776

October 16, 2017

Philly-founded co-working network Benjamin’s Desk has announced that it will merge with Washington, D.C.-based public benefit corporation 1776. Both organizations say the merger will help them better meet their top goal: funneling more support and resources to entrepreneurs across the Northeast corridor. Benjamin’s Desk cofounders Anthony Maher and Jennifer Maher will lead the organization’s daily […]

Whose Your Landlord raises $250K, Sets up Shop at Saxbys HQ

October 15, 2017

Whose Your Landlord, the millennial-focused apartment listing and renter’s information site, closed a $250,000 seed round led by Maryland-based CorLyst Group. The round, which includes $50,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, is a starting point on the path to a bigger target, according to cofounder Ofo Ezeugwu: On Monday the startup will go live with […]

Meet the New Class of the University City Science Center’s Digital Health Accelerator

September 28, 2017

Flushable pregnancy tests, remote patient monitoring systems, augmented reality to prepare for emergency situations – these are among the seven technologies being developed by the third class of the University City Science Center’s Digital Health Accelerator (DHA). The accepted companies include: CareCierge is a high-tech/high-touch benefit for employees who struggle to balance work while caring […]