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Orai Raises $2.3M to Make You a Better Speaker

February 20, 2019

Orai, a startup building communication coaching tools, is announcing that it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding. CEO Danish Dhamani said that he co-founded the company with Paritosh Gupta and Aasim Sani to address a need in his own life — the fact that he was “held back personally and professionally” by lackluster “communications […]

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Allevi Made the MedTech FierceMedTech’s 2018 Fierce 15

February 20, 2019

These are the ideas that can move the needle. FierceMedTech’s Fierce 15 class of 2018 is aimed at advancement—whether it’s simply combining new know-how with old methods, making definitive improvements in well-trodden fields, or pushing us to reconsider how far we can reach with the means available today. They are about taking steps over, around or […]

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Roundtrip and Oncora Medical are Joining an Accelerator Inside the ‘Largest Medical Complex in the World’

February 20, 2019

At over 2.1 square miles, the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston boasts of being the largest medical district on the planet. With 9,200 hospital beds and over 106,000 employees, the center is also a hub for innovation in the Lone Star state, with its TMC Innovation Institute running a yearly accelerator for companies in the healthcare space. On Monday, when […]

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GO Philly Fund is Working on a Serious Problem for Philadelphia’s Startups

February 14, 2019

Last week Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and EPAM announced a new $50 million fund. The Global Opportunity Philadelphia Fund—aka GO Philly Fund— looks to support early-stage Philadelphia startups by engaging both traditional investment and blockchain-enabled participation. The GO Philly Fund encourages further growth of early-stage startups in the Philadelphia region while providing […]

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Ben Franklin Announces Additions and Changes to its Board of Directors

February 13, 2019

Board welcomes two new members and announces leadership changes for 2019 February 13, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin) announces changes and additions to its board of directors. At its December meeting, the Ben Franklin board welcomed two new members: Robert J. Ciaruffoli, co-founder and Vice-Chairman of Broad […]

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