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Ben Franklin Healthcare Investments: $785K In Four Companies

November 16, 2023

Companies featured: RightAir – Philadelphia County RightAir is a medical device company developing Air-AD, the first portable, negative pressure breathing assistance device designed to make breathing easier for people with respiratory disorders. rightair.io Astarte Medical Partners – Bucks County Astarte Medical is a precision nutrition company leveraging data, analytics, and digital tools and […]

Ben Franklin Tech Investments: $610K In Three Companies

November 14, 2023

Companies featured: Epilogue Systems – Delaware County Epilogue Systems is a B2B SaaS software company whose product, Opus, falls into the Gartner software category called Digital Adoption Platform. Opus makes implementing, learning and using B2B enterprise applications easier. epiloguesystems.com WealthHub – Montgomery County WealthHub combines state-of-the-art CRM with trust-specific business process management […]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Completes First Close Of Its Expected $100M Venture Fund For Pennsylvania Innovation

November 9, 2023

Contact: Jason Bannon, Ben Franklin jason.bannon@sep.benfranklin.org $28M first close tops total raise of GO Philly Fund; new fund will invest primarily in Pennsylvania-based high growth technology companies already part of the Ben Franklin Network portfolio. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Nov. 9) –Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (“Ben Franklin”) has completed a first close of […]

Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub Earns US EDA Designation

October 23, 2023

Contact: Jason Bannon, Ben Franklin jason.bannon@sep.benfranklin.org The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has informed Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania that the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub has been designated as a Tech Hub. This is a coordinated effort of more than 50 organizations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and […]

Ben Franklin Healthcare Investments: $250K In Two Companies

September 21, 2023

Companies featured: Cagent Vascular – Delaware County Cagent Vascular is a medical device company developing minimally invasive technologies to treat cardiovascular disease. Cagent Vascular is led by Co-Founder – President & CEO, Carol Burns cagentvascular.com OxyDial – Philadelphia County OxyDial developed a new scientific method, medical instrument, and cloud platform for Oxygen-Hemoglobin Equilibrium […]