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CY: 2019 Ben Franklin Approved $4.6 Million in 28 Companies

March 2, 2020

To view details about each company, visit our directory page. Digital Health Bainbridge Health Transparent Health Marketplace BINTO Physical Sciences exyntechnologies Advanced Absorbent Technologies Sage Smart Garden Kinetic Ceramics Simply Good Jars ASI Drives Information Technology LeagueSide Noble Route Dynamics Buyside Vomos Thrive Commerce LoanStar Kognition Verif-y Social Detection Circonus Near Miss Management Employee Cycle […]

Ben Franklin Approved $1.25M in 6 Early Stage Companies

January 31, 2020

Companies featured: LoanStar – Delaware County LoanStar solves bank and credit unions’ largest challenge, finding lending opportunities, by enabling them to offer instant point-of-sale consumer loans. Lenders have a need for loans greater than at any point in history. LoanStar provides the technology, tools, knowledge and training to position banks and credit unions back […]

Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin

January 24, 2020

Smart investments in innovation, high-tech development fuel Pa.’s economy HARRISBURG, Pa. (Jan. 24, 2020) — Gov. Tom Wolf today announced that his proposed 2020-21 General Fund budget will include a $5 million increase for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds the statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners initiative, one of the most widely […]

Ben Franklin Approved 1M+ in 6 Early Stage Companies

November 12, 2019

Companies featured: Employee Cycle – Philadelphia County Employee Cycle is changing the way HR leaders use data, beginning with transforming disconnected employee data into a user-friendly, centralized, and real-time HR analytics dashboard. By leveraging APIs from a wide variety of best-in-breed HR systems, we provide a single data-driven view of the entire workforce. This […]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Retains Global Technology Executive Search Firm

September 28, 2019

Transforming Human Performance In The Age of The Connected Enterprise PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — John Hodge, Managing Partner of Miramar Global Executive Search, North America, announces that his firm is now the premier Circle of BENefits executive search partner for Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Founded in London, England, with its North American headquarters in Philadelphia, Miramar […]