Investment

Business

Move Over, Silicon Valley: Philly Among the Top Cities for Biggest VC Investment Returns

We get it: The Bay Area is still the promise land for startups looking for finding, and venture capitalists looking for massive payouts. But while […]

Business

Ben Franklin Just Pumped $4.4M Into Philly Startups

Ben Franklin Technology Partners has started off the fiscal year by setting the bar high. The organization recently announced that it made investments in 25 […]

Business

These Two Startups Won Big at PACT’s Lion’s Den Pitch Competition

The Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) hosted its signature Capital Conference this week and capped off the event with the much-anticipated Lion’s Den […]

Business

Wharton Prof Says VCs Keep Women-Led Startups From Raising More Money

It’s 2017 and the gender gap in venture capital funding is only widening by the minute. Last year, venture capitalists invested $58.2 billion in male-led […]

Business

$231 Million Paves Way for “Starbucks of Addiction Rehab”

There’s no such thing as a “Starbucks of Addiction Rehab,” but a King of Prussia-based company might soon be the closest thing. Recovery Centers of […]

City Life

Philly Orchard Project Gets Anonymous $100K Grant

A latter-day Johnny Appleseed has just given a citywide community orchard program a huge chunk of, ahem, seed money to help it create green infrastructure […]

Business

Investor: What I Look for in Startup CEOs

For growing companies, securing the right leadership is both a critical and daunting task that can have broad implications for the future success of the […]

Business

9 Tips to Get a Startup Investment

You wake up in the middle of the night with an idea that you’re sure is going to make you a Brink’s truck full of […]