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Philadelphia Startup Burro Raises $24M With Plans To Expand Its Fleet Of Robots And Triple Revenue

January 10, 2024

Burro raised another $24 million from investors as it looks to grow revenue, hire additional employees and expand its fleet of agricultural robots. The Philadelphia startup’s Series B round was co-led by New York-based Catalyst Investors and Palo Alto-based Translink Capital and joined by existing investors S2G Ventures, Toyota Ventures, F-Prime Capital and the Cibus […]

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Listen To These 21 Stories Of Philly Startup Founders And Execs

January 5, 2024

Founding Philly podcast host Zachary Brand looks back on a year of lessons-filled interviews. This year, Founding Philly published 21 podcast episodes featuring some of the most prominent founders and executives in the Philly startup community. We kicked off the year with Justin Rosenberg, founder of the popular fast-casual chain Honeygrow, and received an insightful crash course in […]

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Judith Von Seldeneck’s Capital Fund To Award $2M To Local Women-Owned Businesses

January 5, 2024

A fund focused on investing in women-owned businesses and helmed by Diversified Search Group Founder and Chair Judith von Seldeneck is readying to invest $2 million locally through a forthcoming round of grants. Applications for the latest round of the JVS Philadelphia Fund for Women are now open and will be accepted through March 6. To be […]

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Philadelphia Data Mapping Startup Founded By Former White House Staffer Raises $3M To Fuel Growth

December 29, 2023

A Philadelphia startup founded by a former White House staffer that maps geographic population data to help inform policymakers, business leaders and students has raised $3 million to accelerate its growth and up its headcount. PolicyMap Inc. was founded in 2018 by Maggie McCullough, who has also held roles with the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth […]

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Year in review: What Changes Did 2023 Bring Philly’s Tech Community?

December 20, 2023

This year was full of big tech moments in the Philadelphia region. Here are 14 of the most notable or impactful, from funding to anniversaries to federal recognition. Philly, it’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. But here we are. 2023 was filled with fundraising, community gatherings and interesting technology. In Philadelphia, […]

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