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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 […]

PolyCore Therapeutics Awarded Supplemental NINDS Grant to Understand the Effects of its Lead Compound, PCT-3012, to Treat Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s disease

May 17, 2021

PolyCore Therapeutics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients suffering from dyskinesia and cognitive impairment associated with neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that it has been awarded a $456,000 Phase II SBIR supplemental grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund research of […]

Member Perspective: Scott Nissenbaum

May 14, 2021

What can local leaders do to help accelerate the growth of technology-driven enterprises? Founders of emerging companies will tell you “invest more.” This is true: capital will help accelerate growth, but only if the capital is invested wisely. Our region is already praised as one of the most capital-efficient markets for emerging ventures, so more […]

Roundtrip Partners with Clover Health to Provide Medicare Advantage Members with Non-Emergency Transportation Services

May 10, 2021

Roundtrip, the leading digital healthcare transportation marketplace, announces it is working with Clover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV), an innovative technology company improving health outcomes for America’s seniors, to offer non-emergency medical transportation to Clover’s Medicare Advantage members. The goal of the collaboration is to combat one of the most significant barriers to care for seniors in […]

Here’s How Many B Corps are Based in Philly Right Now

May 6, 2021

We live in a society where billionaires like Tesla founder Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates make daily headlines for the wealth they have accrued and the challenges their workers face on the job. If you’re not as plugged into the social entrepreneurship or impact investing movements, it can be […]