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The 2017 Stellar StartUps Winners are …

September 14, 2017

Congrats to our portfolio companies, LeagueSide Inc., and Asset-Map! A seventh grader sewing since she was 6. Recent college graduates helping to make youth sports more accessible. Software developers with a system that predicts individuals’ health needs and steers them to the best-fitting insurance plan. They are among the winners in the second annual Stellar […]

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VitalTrax’s Clinical Trial App Has Hit the Market

September 7, 2017

VitalTrax — the clinical software platform that connects patients to clinical trials — just hit another major milestone. On Wednesday, the startup announced that its clinical trial network Wing is now on the market. The network, the company’s first commercial product, includes a mobile app and online platform for listing trials and also recruiting and enrolling patients. Because […]

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Philly Entrepreneurs Should Tap Into This New Mentorship Network

August 31, 2017

It’s no secret that a mentor is one of the most valuable resources an entrepreneur can tap into. That’s why local tech alliance PACT and capital provider Ben Franklin Tech Partners have teamed up to bring Philly entrepreneurs in their membership networks a new and non-traditional mentorship experience. The two partners officially launched Mentor Connect on Tuesday, a network that brings […]

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Here’s a List of 45 Women Investors in Philly

August 28, 2017

Earlier this year, as the annual Angel Venture Fair was wrapping up, MilkCrate CEO Morgan Berman dropped some truth to Philly.com reporter Diane Mastrull: “It is a little bit awkward for me to just go up to all these middle-aged men in sports jackets in the Union League.” A diversity-challenged angel and venture capital scene […]

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ImpactPHL is a Year Old. Here’s What it’s Achieved — and What it’s Still Working On

August 28, 2017

A lot has changed in the past year. For the sake of saving ourselves a political headache, we’ll stick with a few items of local social enterprise news: The Knight Cities Challenge-winning Institute for Hip Hop Entrepreneurship graduated its inaugural class of music entrepreneurs. Borderwise came into the public spotlight for its work in simplifying the immigration process. NeedsList has earned accolades before it’s even officially […]

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