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FY 2022: Ben Franklin Approved $11 Million in 48 Companies

September 15, 2022

  Companies Approved for Investment in FY22  To view details about each company, visit our directory page. Tech: Accencio Agora World Asylon Brad’s Raw Chips Buyside CollX Employee Cycle Epilogue Systems Exyn technologies GoWell, Inc. Houwzer Innovative Supply Solutions IQ Motion Control Lluna Lula Nexteon Nickl Noble Piano Session Guardian Turnify Whose Your Landlord Yellowdig […]

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Ben Franklin Approved $2.9M in 11 Early Stage Companies

August 12, 2022

Companies featured:   Avisi Technologies – Philadelphia County Avisi is a pre-clinical stage medical devices company developing VisiPlate, a nanotechnology-enabled ocularimplant fortreating glaucoma. Glaucoma is the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness andwill affect over 160 million people in 2025. In glaucoma patients, excess aqueous humor builds up inside the eye, putting pressure on and […]

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Ben Franklin Commits $1M to Support Plain Sight Capital

June 15, 2022

Contact: Jason Bannon, Ben Franklin jason.bannon@sep.benfranklin.org Commitment allows fund to begin investments in ventures led by underrepresented founders PHILADELPHIA – (June 16, 2022) Plain Sight Capital, the investment fund developed from the 1Philadelphia framework for creating an equitable tech space in Philadelphia, has secured a $1,000,000 commitment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania […]

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Startup Genome, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, University City Science Center, and Drexel University Publish 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report

June 15, 2022

Philadelphia is highlighted in the world’s paramount report on enriching startup and economic growth – ranking as the #27 Global Startup Ecosystem Overall SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — June 14, 2022 — The 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome was launched today at London Tech Week. The GSER is the world’s most comprehensive, […]

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