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The Philly Founder of This Healthy Meal Startup Will Appear on ‘Shark Tank’s’ Season 12 Premiere

March 3, 2021

“Shark Tank” fans, rejoice: We’ve got a Philly-based founder gracing your screens this Friday night at 8 p.m. during the show’s season 12 premiere. Chef Jared Cannon, founder of four-year-old healthy meal startup Simply Good Jars, will be vying for investments from sharks Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John. Cannon […]

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VC trends: Why Philly’s Deal Flow Bounced Back Quickly in 2020

March 3, 2021

While 2020 was a disruptive year for just about every market and industry imaginable, startups and venture capitalists found their footing in the latter half of the year. It’s a somewhat surprising trend outlined in PACT’s 2020 Venture Report which uses PitchBook data to analyze how Philadelphia fared amid the pandemic. We saw similar trends […]

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Roundtrip’s Vaccine Access Program Can Help Get People to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

March 1, 2021

Americans are in the midst of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Locally, there have been failures, such as Philly Fighting COVID, as well as signs of hope, like the work of the Black Doctors Consortium, which recently organized a 24-hour vaccination event event at the Liacouras Center. What has been less discussed is how people […]

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HR Tech Company Phenom Just Made its Third Acquisition in 6 Months: Munich’s Talentcube

February 24, 2021

Ambler-based HR tech company Phenom (née Phenom People) has had quite a busy few months: As of Wednesday, the company has scooped up three HR and recruiting companies since September. After announcing its first and second acquisitions in 2020 (of companies My Ally and Endouble, respectively) Phenom said Wednesday that it has also acquired Talentcube, […]

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The Fan Data Goldmine

February 24, 2021

New tech that allows artists to interact with superfans — and turn their data into dollars — promises to open long-term revenue streams Jessie Reyez loves to text, especially with fans. Using a phone number assigned through the celebrity text-messaging startup Community and shared on her social media accounts, the singer-songwriter makes time nearly every […]

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