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Local Leaders, National Topics: Women’s Health Innovation

September 25, 2017

In 2015, Dan Hilferty, CEO of Independence Blue Cross (IBX), told Philadelphia Magazine that Philly could be the, “Silicon Valley of healthcare innovation.” Yet the concept hinged on a few variables. According to Hilferty, Philadelphia needed buzz, seed money, aggressive talent, and public policy that attracted startups to live and build in the city. Two years […]

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New Faces, New Roles

September 19, 2017

It’s been a seriously exciting summer for us at Ben Franklin. Yes, during a time when 50% of your inbox is filled with away messages, we’ve somehow managed to pack multiple seasons of success into this summer. In short we’ve celebrated the first birthday of Impact PHL, we held our first Fintech Accelerator, and there […]

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Oncora Medical Raised $1.3 Million to Hire More Tech Staff

September 18, 2017

Center City health IT company Oncora Medical just announced it raised some follow-on capital to the tune of $1.3 million to build out its tech team. The realLIST company, based out of Center City, is calling the raise a Series Seed, a term that cofounder David Lindsay says is in reference to it being Oncora’s […]

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Whoa: Ticketleap Sold to NYC Holding Company, CEO Raybould to Lead Spinout Startup

September 18, 2017

Long-time Philly tech scene staple Ticketleap has been sold to Patron Technology, a brand-new holding company based out of NYC, in an acquisition/spinout combo that created a new company called Port. As part of the move, CEO Tim Raybould — who became president and COO in 2013 after cofounder Chris Stanchek moved to San Diego — is stepping down to lead Port, which has a team […]

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Ben’s Founder Friday: Morgan Berman

September 18, 2017

When I met Morgan Berman a few years ago I didn’t know who she was and what she had contributed to Philly’s tech community. I knew the first iteration of MilkCrate from my own exploration in sustainable living, but the person behind the product was a mystery. When we finally met at an event she […]

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