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Philadelphia Is Now One of the Nation’s Top 10 Regions for Venture Activity

The Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) recently released its yearly venture report, which offers a look at investment across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical […]

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Arlan Hamilton and Alex Banayan to Keynote 2018 PACT Capital Conference

The PACT Capital Conference is back again this September, but the signature event will look and feel very different this year for its 25th anniversary. […]

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These Innovators Won Big at the 2018 PACT Enterprise Awards

The Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) held its 25th Annual Enterprise awards Wednesday evening, where the organization honored leading organizations and innovators in […]

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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 […]

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Venture Capitalists Made Fewer Bets on Philly in 2017

If you talk to almost any entrepreneur in Philadelphia about what the region’s innovation ecosystem lacks, chances are the word “capital” will be among their […]

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Philly Entrepreneurs Should Tap Into This New Mentorship Network

It’s no secret that a mentor is one of the most valuable resources an entrepreneur can tap into. That’s why local tech alliance PACT and […]

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Scenes From the Inaugural PHL Innovation Picnic

Thursday evening could not have been a more perfect time for Philadelphia’s innovation crowd to descend upon the Navy Yard to bask in the sun […]

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Philadelphia City Council Says “No” to Wolf Tech Tax

Since Governor Wolf proposed the reinstatement of the “tech tax” in his Pennsylvania budget proposal, tech leaders across Philadelphia have rallied against it, and on […]

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These Innovators Won Big at the 2017 PACT Enterprise Awards

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), held their 24th Annual Enterprise Awards. The event, sponsored by Fairmount Partners, honored eleven […]

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Philly Tech to Rally Against Wolf Budget Proposal

The tech industry has hit a rough patch with Governor Tom Wolf. To close a $3 billion deficit in the Commonwealth’s 2017-18 budget, Wolf has […]

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Josh Kopelman on Being a VC: Luck Plays a Big Role

Monday night, Philadelphia’s entrepreneurship community got treated to a refreshingly honest discussion as part of Philly Tech Week 2017 about the emotional and hopeful journey […]

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Philly Businesswomen Band Together on “A Day Without a Woman”

In celebration of International Women’s Day and in honor of women’s contributions to the global economy, women around the country are taking part in the […]