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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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Five Female Founders you Should Know

August 15, 2017

Ben Franklin Technology Partners highlights five female founders from our portfolio company and their growing companies. Meet women from around the Philadelphia area making a splash in tech.   WHO: Morgan Berman WHAT: MilkCrate If you are involved in the Philly tech community and don’t know this name, we would be suprised. Morgan has taken […]

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ImpactPHL Ventures to Invest $15 Million in Local Startups

August 14, 2017

Building on the launch last year of ImpactPHL,Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP-SEPA) and its partners have announced a $15 million funding initiative to further support regional tech startups working to solve social, environmental and health problems. “Ben Franklin has been an impact investor for more than two decades, investing in companies both for their financial […]

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Wow, NeedsList was Chosen to be Part of Another Global Accelerator

August 14, 2017

It’d be an understatement to say that it’s been a busy couple of months for NeedsList, the currently-in-beta online startup that connects refugee aid workers around the world with people who want to donate much-needed supplies and finances. Let’s recap: The Philly-founded startup from cofounders Natasha Freidus and Amanda Levinson had its beta launch during a citywide celebration commencing World Refugee Day in […]

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How the Start-up LeagueSide Aims to Fund and Shake up Youth Sports

August 4, 2017

Evan Brandoff and Zubin Teherani are living the dream as two single guys in their mid-20s sharing an apartment in Center City, free of daunting family responsibilities. In other words, they have no kids. Yet, they work on behalf of them daily as founders of the start-up LeagueSide. Written atop the white board in the […]

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