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Founder Factory Preview: Sidecar Leaders to Talk About Scaling a Business Fast

Founder Factory is back. On Thursday, an estimated 500 people will convene at the annual event, hosted by Philly Startup Leaders, to talk about the […]

Business

Startup of the Week: Stylish Collapsible Bike Helmets That You’ll Actually Want to Wear

Startup of the Week is a weekly feature that showcases innovation and the inner workings of startups across the Philadelphia region.  When Rachel Benyola started […]

Business

Startup of the Week: Diagnostic Driving for Safer Roads

Startup of the Week is a weekly feature that showcases innovation and the inner workings of startups across the Philadelphia region.  The economic burden of […]

Business

Startup of the Week: UrbanStems Wants to Deliver Your Flowers in an Hour

Startup of the Week is a weekly feature that showcases innovation and the inner workings of startups across the Philadelphia region. The last time I […]

Business

PSL’s Startup Accelerator Is Now Taking Applications

It’s about that time again to get your applications in for Philly Startup Leaders’ startup accelerator. The program’s organizers want to help the city’s entrepreneurs move their […]

City Life

Kickstarter Campaign Launches for LGBTQ Dating App “Sapiens” Geared at Being All-Inclusive

A new queer tech startup based in Philadelphia and New York plans to tackle gender inclusivity, harassment, body positivity, safe sex and feminism with a […]

Business

How to Make the DNC Innovative? Get Curalate On Board

This year’s DNC in Philadelphia will be the most innovative Democratic national convention to date, the host committee says, and that’s thanks in part to […]

City Life

Philly Couple Debuts Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders Candy

Ah, good old American ingenuity. It brought us the Macintosh computer, the Roomba, and proton therapy. And now, Candidate Candy.

Jim Kenney
Business

Curalate CEO: Kenney Needs to Support Tech Community

Mayor Michael Nutter was a staunch supporter of Philadelphia’s local tech scene. He helped launch StartupPHL, a seed fund and grant program that invests in early […]

Business

Death of a Startup Company

Just a few years ago Nick Yap and Brian Dragotto had high hopes for their social media app Toboggan, but the 21-year-olds have now realized that the startup world can be […]

Business

College Startup Leaders Show Their Stuff at Pitch Contest

From an app that aims to transform college meal plans to virtual-reality training to conquer public-speaking fears, the innovations on display at Wednesday night’s College Pitch […]

Business

10 Weeks After Shark Tank, PiperWai Hits $1.3 Million in Sales

There’s nothing quite like the Shark-Tank bump, something Jess Edelstein and Sarah Ribner know all too well as revenues for their natural deodorant company topped $1.3 million […]

Business

Why Campbell Soup is Betting $125 Million on Startups

How does a 147-year-old food company reinvent itself in the face of a seismic shift in the way people eat? Partner with young, innovative startup companies […]

Business

Inside Mt. Airy’s New Immigrant Entrepreneur Co-Working Space

The following statements have become truisms: Small businesses are the greatest engine of economic growth in America. Immigrants from abroad have played a major role in […]

Business

RevZilla NOT Acquired by Cycle Gear But…

Late last week, Reuters reported that Philadelphia-based motorcycle parts startup RevZilla was on the cusp of being acquired by Cycle Gear, creating a company worth approximately $400 million to […]