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11 Philly Tech Leaders Shaping the Future

June 18, 2021

Philadelphia continues to build on a legacy of intellectual innovation. Meet the technology thought leaders shaping our city—and the world. Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, Founder and CEO, CareAlign After spending 11 years as a healthcare information technology physician, Dr. Subha Airan-Javia began to notice the gaps and barriers impeding the clinical workflow. One of the biggest […]

Toast Acquires xtraCHEF to Empower Restaurants with Insights into Menu Profitability and Accounts Payable Automation

June 11, 2021

Acquisition follows successful partnership launched in June 2020 Toast, the end-to-end cloud platform purpose-built for the restaurant community, today announced it acquired XtraCHEF, a suite of back office tools for restaurants, including accounts payable automation and inventory management. Designed from the ground-up for restaurants of all sizes, xtraCHEF arms operators to take control of rising […]

KOP Clinical Payments Company Greenphire Set to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo

May 27, 2021

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo will acquire King of Prussia-based Greenphire via a strategic investment, the companies announced Wednesday. Thoma Bravo is purchasing the clinical trial payment company from The Riverside Company in a deal that is expected to close by the end of this fiscal quarter. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. […]

RealLIST Connectors 2021: Meet 20 People Changing Philadelphia’s Innovation Ecosystem for Good

May 25, 2021

In a time of distance and division, local innovators are working to bring people together for good. Last year, Technical.ly set out to create a comprehensive look at who’s connecting the Philly tech community, especially amid a pandemic and widespread societal inequities. RealLIST Connectors was born. The concept was this: If you’re brand new on […]

B2B Software Company Piano Raises $88M Series C, with Strategic Investment From LinkedIn

May 18, 2021

Since software company Piano raised its Series B in early 2019, it has upped its local headcount and moved into The Bourse in Old City. Now, two years and a global pandemic later, leaders at the B2B company said they have raised an $88 million Series C round of venture funding, and are looking forward […]