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March 11, 2016

DNA-testing peripherals for smartphones are here. And DNA can change your day. Last year, if you’d walked off a flight from West Africa running a high fever, you’d very quickly find yourself quarantined to test for the Ebola virus. The length of your stay in quarantine would depend on how long it took to run […]

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How My MilkCrate scored a sweet deal for ads on 50 Philly taxis

March 11, 2016

The advice: find partners that believe in your mission. My MilkCrate (née MilkCrate) raised $255,000 from Investors’ Circle, Ben Franklin Technology Partners and angel investors. But most of that capital is going toward product development, not marketing for the sustainable business finder. So they have to get creative. Here’s one way: partner with a local business that believes […]

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Comcast acquires hometown partner OneTwoSee

March 11, 2016

Backed by local investors and founded by two Traffic.com alumni, OneTwoSee could be the perfect Philly tech story. Will others follow its playbook? In the culmination of a nearly four-year relationship, Comcast has acquired sports media company OneTwoSee. It’s the company’s first acquisition of a Philly-based startup, according to a Comcast spokeswoman. Terms of the deal were […]

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How Philadelphia’s tech scene helped Oncora Medical raise $1.2 million

March 10, 2016

No early-stage capital in Philly? This digital health company will make you rethink that. Oncora Medical just closed a seed round of $1.2 million from investors like Philadelphia’s BioAdvance, San Francisco’s iSeed Ventures and Wisconsin-based oncology entrepreneur Dr. Thomas “Rock” Mackie, but they say they couldn’t have done it without early financial support from the […]

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New Dell Boomi Online Community Fosters Greater Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration

March 10, 2016

Dell Boomi today launched a revamped Dell Boomi Community making it easier for developers, customers and partners to find information, collaborate, and get answers to questions related to Dell Boomi AtomSphere®iPaaS, MDM, and API management solutions. The completely redesigned Dell Boomi Community now provides greater access to the world’s largest collection of Dell Boomi experts, […]

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