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Ben Franklin Approved $2.5M for 14 Early Stage Companies

May 19, 2016

Companies approved for funding:   Arcadian Telepsychiatry.com – Montgomery County Recognizing the dearth of behavioral health providers throughout the country, Rob Plotkin founded Arcadian Telepsychiatry to bring psychiatrists and mental health providers to geographically remote and urban locations. Today, Arcadian serves primary care practices, health systems, inpatient and outpatient facilities, drug and alcohol programs, insurance […]

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Ben Franklin Announces Scott Nissenbaum as its Chief Investment Officer

March 2, 2016

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania has announced that Scott Nissenbaum joined as Chief Investment Officer, effective February 29. Reporting to Ben Franklin President and CEO RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, Nissenbaum fills the role as head of Ben Franklin’s investment group formerly held by Terrence H. Hicks, who announced his retirement last summer. “Few organizations […]

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2015 Performance Profile

February 25, 2016

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Ben Franklin Receives $250K EDA Seed Fund Support Grant for Development of Impact Investing Fund in Greater Philadelphia Region

February 16, 2016

In its announcement of grant awards for its Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced last week that Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania received a $250,000 Seed Fund Support grant to support development of the Greater Philadelphia Impact Partners, a fund to spur growth of impact-focused ventures that […]

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