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Innovation group ramps up

January 28, 2016

The Health Care Innovation Collaborative, a project of Philadelphia’s CEO Council for Growth, said Monday 115 companies and individuals applied for the chance to work with several area academic medical centers and other entities. The collaborative, which was founded last year to boost the level of health-care innovation in the Philadelphia region, will start notifying […]

Top 10 Cities Techies Should Consider Moving to In 2016

January 26, 2016

You’re sitting at home, scrolling through your newsfeed and you couldn’t be more bored with your life. Is this it? You need a change. You want to change. Change yourself and the world. Right now, the tech industry is making a major dent in today’s society. Whether that’s through massive corporations or tiny startups. “Your […]

Philadelphia startups begin 2016 by raising $21M

January 21, 2016

Many Philadelphia tech companies have raised some considerable capital to kick off 2016, according to several filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. At least nine tech ventures have raised funds. They include: Phenom People, a talent relationship marketing platform ($9.4 million) QuantaVerse, a consumer data provider for commercial banks ($1 million) PhotoSonix Medical, an […]

Philadelphia Building on Strengths in IT: $11.3B in investment/exit activity in region’s IT companies 2010-Q2 2015

January 13, 2016

Collaboration? Check. Encouraging data? Check. Going in the right direction? Get the fatter Sharpie, please. Along with our partners PACT, EY, Fairmount Partners, Select Greater Philadelphia, CEO Council for Growth and Comcast, we’re proud to have been a part of building “Information Technology: Building on our Strengths,” a report reviewing IT investment activity in the […]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners: Meet Ben Sessions

January 13, 2016

For entrepreneurs interested in growing their business to the next level: learn about what Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania does for technology-focused startups and companies in the Greater Philadelphia region, and the capital, counsel and connections you can gain through Ben Franklin’s investments. Register for the date that best fits your schedule! Thursday, […]

Can this new health IT effort help brand Philly as a tech hub?

December 16, 2015

A radio wake-up call from Safeguard Scientifics CEO Steve Zarrilli got us thinking about the importance of marketing. We were only half awake when we heard a familiar name on the radio Monday morning. (Yes, we wake up to WHYY. We like passing in and out of sleep to the news, it does strange things […]

The PSL Founder Factory photos are here!

December 14, 2015

Thanks everyone for coming out to the PSL Founder Factory! Check out the event photos and share away! The page should redirect you shortly. If it does not redirect, please click here

Founder Factory: will you be there? Here’s a little incentive …

December 4, 2015

Are you ready to be there when Philly Startup Leaders unleashes the potential of Philadelphia’s startup community? At PSL’s Founder Factory event (Thursday December 10, 9am-5pm at the Chemical Heritage Foundation), founders, mentors, angels, VC’s, students, government groups, and partners will be coming together for a day of collaborative learning and community building. With a […]

Have lunch with these investors at Philly Startup Leaders’ annual Founder Factory

December 1, 2015

PSL wants to fight the thinking that local investment firms aren’t approachable. Get face time with local investment firms at Philly Startup Leaders’ annual Founder Factory conference on Dec. 10. Reps from SeventySix Capital, Safeguard Scientifics, Robin Hood Ventures, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Gabriel Investments, Investors Circle and DreamIt, will be on hand during lunch to […]

The PSL Founder Factory photos are here!

December 1, 2015

Thanks everyone for coming out to the PSL Founder Factory! Check out the event photos and share away! The page should redirect you shortly. If it does not redirect, please click here