News Type: News

Cloudnexa Raised $4M Last Month

January 22, 2015

Source: Technically Philly Cloudnexa helps businesses migrate to, yep, you guessed it, the cloud. The Navy Yard-based startup is seeing rapid growth and is taking on investment to scale up. Navy Yard-based cloud management startup Cloudnexa rang in the New Year by completing a $4 million investment round funded by existing investors, according to an […]

PeopleLinx Doubles Revenue in 2014, Wins Richy Award for Sales Innovation

January 22, 2015

Source: PR Web PeopleLinx generates record sales in 2014. Announces it has received a prestigious Richy Award for Best Social Selling Tool from sales performance leader Richardson. PeopleLinx announced today that 2014 was its most successful year yet. The company generated record sales, growing revenue to 220% year-over-year. PeopleLinx’s sales growth came on the strength […]

identiMetrics Enhances Student Privacy, School Service Provider Pledge Heralded by Obama

January 14, 2015

Source: PR Web President Obama Announces New Privacy Protections for the Digital Age identiMetrics, the leader in biometric finger scanning solutions in K-12 education, among 75 companies that signed the K-12 School Service Provider Pledge to safeguard student privacy. identiMetrics, the leader in biometric finger scanning identification solutions for schools, has announced that it is […]

First Niagara Invests in StartUp Community with Ben Franklin

January 13, 2015

New Partnership Provides $1.0 Million to Co-invest in Startups in the Five-County Region PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA (Jan. 12, 2015) – First Niagara Bank and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania today announced a new partnership to invest in early-stage companies focusing on the life sciences, information technology and physical sciences sectors within the five-county […]

Would you like your smart TV to alert you of a possible break in?

January 8, 2015

Source: CNET Staples Connect will bring smart-home alerts to some HDTVs Zonoff says you’ll soon see smart-home messages on select HDTVs through the Staples Connect hub. LAS VEGAS — Getting smart-home alerts on tablets and phones is certainly a nifty trick but if you’re engrossed in a movie or grooving to tunes you might miss […]

Updated: Ben Franklin Approves $2.8M for Sixteen Early-Stage Companies

December 11, 2014

Companies approved for funding: Advent Therapeutics – Bucks County Advent Therapeutics focuses on providing therapies for micro-orphan applications. The company is currently working on its first product which will address a serious disorder in newborn infants in the ICU. Advent Therapeutics is led by President and Chief Business Officer, David Lopez, Esq., CPA. […]

Montco SWAT Wields The Power of Dragonforce

December 9, 2014

Source: PR Web Montgomery County PA’s Department of Public Safety Adopts DragonForce to Improve Emergency Response Operations DragonForce transforms ordinary smartphones, tablets and web browsers into powerful public safety tools with an integrated set of collaboration capabilities including: personnel tracking, file sharing, text messaging, digital forms and white-boarding on maps, floor plans and photos. Drakontas […]

Guess Who’s Buying Dinner Tonight?!? Zonoff Just Raised $32M!

December 4, 2014

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal Zonoff raises $31.8M Series B round Zonoff announced Wednesday that it raised $31.8 million in Series B funding. The Malvern, Pa.-based company develops software that can be used to control thermostats and security cameras in homes from a wide variety of devices. Last November, Zonoff entered into an agreement with Staples […]

InstaMed Just Raised $2M More Than Expected!

December 4, 2014

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal InstaMed raises $17M, $2M more than it intended Healthcare payments network InstaMed recently announced it raised $17 million in private placement funding. The company said the total is $2 million more than it initially intended. InstaMed credits its strong support of new and existing investors for the oversubscription of funding. Some […]

At 1,800 Miles/Second, Santa’s Sleigh Will Be Too Quick To See But AGI Will Help You Track His Progress on Christmas Day

December 3, 2014

Source: Defense.gov NORAD Prepares to Track Santa’s Flight The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org/, launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese. Official NORAD Tracks Santa […]