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Ben Franklin Tech Approvals: $950K In 6 Companies

October 27, 2022

Companies featured: CollX – Philadelphia County CollX (pronounced “collects”) answers the question every collector has: “What’s it worth?” The app lets you scan any baseball, football, or basketball card and instantly identify it and get the average market value. Once you’ve scanned your cards, add them to your collection and track your portfolio. Best […]

Ben Franklin Healthcare Approvals: $2M In 7 Companies

October 24, 2022

Companies featured: Bainbridge Health – Philadelphia County Bainbridge Health is making the hospital a safer place for patients by reducing medication errors. Bainbridge Health is led by Co-founder and CEO, Joseph Kaupp. bainbridgehealth.com Envision2bWell – Chester County You’ve heard the term Know Your Worth! We say Know Your WELLth! Our powerful 360° […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]