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Due Diligence During Covid-19: How Osage Venture Partners Vetted its Latest $3M Investment Remotely

May 18, 2020

After spending 15 years investing in early-stage software companies, Bala Cynwyd-based Osage Venture Partners just recorded a first. Its $3 million investment into contract management software company Malbek, announced Tuesday morning, marked the first time the firm completed its due diligence process during a global pandemic. The shift took hours and hours of Zoom meetings […]

Innovation Ecosystems Remain PA’s Best Opportunity to Recover and Grow. We Must Invest Accordingly.

May 12, 2020

When most people think ecosystems, they imagine plants and animals sharing a physical environment like a forest or a lake. However, when Ben Franklin Technology Partners thinks of ecosystems, we think of environments that attract startups, foster innovation and drive entrepreneurial success. In other words, the work Ben Franklin conducts in all 67 Pennsylvania counties […]

Straight Talk – A look at how the region’s economic development officials are tackling the pandemic.

May 7, 2020

Greater Philadelphia’s economic development agencies are gearing up for a slow reopening of businesses across the region, and leaders of those organizations say companies need to be prepared to spend some extra cash in a post-pandemic economy. The Philadelphia Business Journal brought together leaders from local economic development agencies for a live discussion about their […]

ISS is Tackling Supply Chain Challenges for Clinical Trials

May 6, 2020

COVID-19 has caused major disruption to clinical trials, particularly when it comes to supply chains (i.e., getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time). Innovative Supply Solutions LLC (ISS) has developed a cloud-based system that enables pharma companies to optimally plan and manage production and supply chains for drugs in clinical […]

How ROAR for Good’s CEO is Thinking about Pivoting its Safety Device During the Pandemic

May 4, 2020

Since ROAR for Good’s founding in 2014, the wearable safety device company has been through a few changes. CEO Yasmine Mustafa first founded the company with the Athena, a personal safety device for women who wanted a way to alert emergency contacts when they feel unsafe. At the end of 2019, the company discontinued the […]