Startups
Here’s Where Penn Ranks for Its Number of Alumni Entrepreneurs
International branding company GraphicSprings, released findings this week that show where entrepreneurs got their start in terms of education. The company looked at more than […]
Why Is Philly Startup Leaders Still Having a Diversity Dinner?
Philly Startup Leaders (PSL) will host its second Diversity Dinner on Wednesday in partnership with the networking group Mogulette. While the dinner’s registration list is […]
Philly Startup Leaders Announces Changes at the Top
Over the weekend, Philly Startup Leaders released a memo that enumerates a number of changes the organization has already made and action steps it hopes to […]
Philly Startup Leaders Really Needs to Clean Up Its Act
Philadelphia’s tech community is obviously not what it was ten years ago. Probably every tech leader I’ve interviewed has marveled at how quickly the scene […]
Philly, Vote Now to Bring Back Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Tour
AOL co-founder Steve Case is bringing his Rise of the Rest tour back, and Philadelphia has another big opportunity to be in the campaign’s spotlight. […]
Guru Lands $9.3M in Latest Funding Round
Guru is having a great 2017. On Wednesday, the startup — which turned two at the beginning of the month — announced that it secured […]
Q&A: Yasmine Mustafa on ROAR for Good’s Athena Product Launch
Philly startup ROAR for Good has been snatching headlines and wallets for the past two years, and now the startup’s highly anticipated first product — […]
Too Busy for Online Dating? New Philly Startup Will Swipe for You
There isn’t a lot that the duo behind Wingman, the dating startup launched this month in Philadelphia, will let their customers know about them. “It plays […]
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 […]
These 4 Startups Landed a Spot in the New Sixers Innovation Lab
On Tuesday, the Sixers Innovation Lab officially opened its doors, solidifying the franchise’s new mission to back go-getting entrepreneurs. The 8,000-square foot lab space located […]
Can You Really Make a Billion Dollars Delivering Beer, Condoms, Rolling Papers and Nerds Ropes?
An Instagram celebrity is spearing sour gummies off a platter with a fork, then plopping them into his mouth with the slow-moving consistency of a […]
Startup of the Week: Tern Water to Tackle the Drinking Water Crisis Faucet by Faucet
Editor’s Note: We are happy to announce that Startup of the Week is back! The weekly feature showcases the inner workings of startups across Philadelphia’s […]
EO Philadelphia Unveils New Accelerator for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Philadelphia — the organization that claims a global network of more than 12,000 business owners in 163 chapters across 52 countries — […]
I Love My Job: Archna Sahay, Philadelphia’s Director of Entrepreneurial Investment
In 2014, we named Archna Sahay Philly’s “Best Connector,” and in the three years since then, her success has only multiplied as we expected. She’s […]
Kauffman Index Shows Philly Startup Economy Has Much Room to Grow
According to Kauffman’s 2017 Startup Activity Index, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area is in a bit of a lull when it comes to new business creation […]