Tech News

KickUp Raised $730,000 to Launch a New Suite of Edtech Products

July 18, 2017

It’s not too often edtech companies get funding outside of a pitch competition, so when Center City startup KickUp raised some money for the second time we quickly took note. Backed by New York-based VC firm Red House Education, the company just closed a $730,000 seed round, with follow-up capital from former investor Reach Capital. The previous round raked in $1.5 million. […]

4 of the Most Groundbreaking Startups

July 7, 2017

Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love. It is gaining the reputation of a fast growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. As a diverse city, it is home to innovative science and information technology (IT) startups. Progressive Policy Institute, a non-profit organization, and Telnet, an IT solutions consulting firm, are responsible for creating a report on startups around […]

Phenom People Named an IDC Innovator in New Talent Discovery Report

July 6, 2017

Phenom People, the leader in Talent Relationship Marketing, today shared details of the company’s inclusion in a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) titled “IDC Innovators: Talent Discovery, 2017.” Focused on emerging trends in talent acquisition and staffing, the report recognized Phenom People as an IDC Innovator for its Talent Relationship Marketing (TRM) platform. […]

Phenom People Named a 2017 Cool Vendor in Human Capital Management by Gartner

June 2, 2017

Phenom People, the leader in Talent Relationship Marketing, today announced that it has been selected as a Cool Vendor in the May “Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management 2017” report by Gartner, Inc., the world’s premier information technology research and advisory firm. Gartner’s annual “Cool Vendors” reports acknowledge new and innovative vendors, products and services […]

AlphaPoint Wins 2017 Sell-Side Technology Award for Best Infrastructure Provider

May 23, 2017

AlphaPoint, a growth-stage blockchain technology firm and developer of the AlphaPoint Distributed Ledger Platform, announced it has won the 2017 Sell-Side Technology Award for Best Infrastructure Provider. The annual Sell-Side Technology Awards, hosted by WatersTechnology, recognizes leading technology firms for sell-side professionals and organizations in the financial services industry. “We are honored to receive this […]

Houwzer Secures $2M in Seed Money

May 18, 2017

Houwzer, a technology company that is looking to disrupt the traditional residential real estate brokerage business, has secured $2 million in seed funding. This is the first outside investment the Philadelphia company has raised and it procured the funds from three main sources: Jay Minkoff, a real estate entrepreneur and co-founder of Homebuilder.com, who also […]

Rajant Advances Onboard Intelligence for UAVs, Opening up Commercial Opportunities for Drone Manufacturers

May 16, 2017

Rajant announced today advancements in its Kinetic Mesh® Wireless Network technology that will power in-air mesh networks, enabling drone manufacturers to strengthen drone-to-drone and drone-to-ground communications. Kinetic Mesh delivers communication and video backhaul capabilities, supporting public safety, border security, search and rescue, and site survey applications, among others. One of the first to capitalize on these […]

Sidecar Just Raised an $11 Million Series C

May 12, 2017

In a new round of equity and debt financing, Center City ecommerce marketing company Sidecar just raised an $11 million Series C. Led by Harbert Growth Partners — a venture firm with offices Virginia, Alabama and Florida, Andre Golsorkhi’s company also secured support from previous investors Ascent Venture Partners and Osage Venture Partners on this round. Per a company press release, the […]

PeopleLinx Just Got Acquired. Here’s a Look Back at its Final Stages

May 4, 2017

How about some breaking news to spice up Philly Tech Week 2017 presented by Comcast? Center City social selling company PeopleLinx got acquired by Alpharetta, Ga.-based FRONTLINE Selling. PeopleLinx CEO Kevin O’Nell announced the news in a blog post published Wednesday, just as the company was getting ready to showcase its tech (and open jobs) at […]

CloudMine and Medical Web Experts Partner to Simplify mHealth Solution-Building for Healthcare Providers

April 27, 2017

Medical Web Experts, a web and mobile design and development house specializing in tailored healthcare solutions, has announced a partnership with CloudMine, a secure, cloud-based platform that enables healthcare organizations to build connected digital health applications. Medical Web Experts provides marketing consulting and HIPAA-compliant mHealth and web design and development services to healthcare industry clients. […]