Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Homer Logistics Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding to Enhance "Final Mile" Delivery Efficiencies
- RentTrack Closes Series A Round for International Expansion with Yabeo
- Almost Never Films, Inc. Agrees to Finance Portion of Bridge Loan for Feature Film 'Speed Kills' starring John Travolta
- Hologram Emoji Startup Closes Angel Funding Round Led By NFL Alum Ed Reed
- Mobile Carrier Anti-Fraud Technology Company Blockfraud Raises $5 Million In Series A Funding To Combat Mobile Billing Fraud Worldwide
- Aphea.Bio Raises 9 Million Euros in Funding
- Aphea.Bio haalt 9 miljoen euro kapitaal op
- Aphea.Bio leve 9 millions € en capital
- MC Private Equity Union Re-appoints Bjorn Monteine as Chairman For a Further Term
- Synthio, Inc. Announces $10.5 Million Capital Raise To Accelerate Rapid Growth
- News from the Venture World
- The cofounder of Moonfruit is joining a venture capital firm operated by a A 2.5 billion fund June 26, 2017
- Startup veteran founder/investor Wendy Tan White joins BGF Ventures June 26, 2017
- VC Firm Binary Imperiled After Co-Founder Admits Misconduct June 26, 2017
- Tel Aviv Pitch-Off: Here are your startups and judges June 25, 2017
- Doing The Heavy Lifting June 25, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes. Here's where Lake Tahoe stacks up
- SparkCognition secures $32.5 million in funding
- Colorado banking company expanding into northern NM with acquisition
- Alabama one of the least financially independent states in the country
- Dayton-area bank opens Columbus office
- Top of the List: Investment Securities Brokers
- U.S. Global Investors' new ETF is good as gold
- Dallas firm invests $10 million in Lovesac
- Dayton-area bank opens Columbus office
- Work or live in the city? Your paycheck will change after this month
Tag Archives: Ben Franklin
What Erich Brenn Can Teach Us About Funding of Start-Ups
Who remembers Erich Brenn? In these blog posts, I’ve occasionally tried to understand, and explain, the business world I see by comparing it to famous people you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve previously talked about Don Ho and Jim Riggleman. And … Continue reading
Flexibility or Focus…The Founders Dilemma
Yesterday afternoon I had yet another opportunity to participate in a Tiger Session for one of my clients. Well, I didn’t so much participate as much as spectate and facilitate as our 4 carefully selected tigers went to work tearing … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurial Advice
Tagged Arnson, Ben Franklin, Beste, Chaya, Davison, founders, Kawasaki, VentureTips
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Maryland stepping up…Follows Pennsylvania’s Time-Proven Strategy
I was somewhat disheartened to read in the Maryland Daily Record, that Maryland was moving ahead with a plan to invest $70 million in high tech start up firms. Pennsylvania has long been a leader among states in that business. … Continue reading
SBIR/STTR…Defense of a Government Acronym (part 2)
Last week, I wrote Part 1 of this post that provided a little background on the SBIR/STTR program. This federal government legislation is in the process of being revised and, hopefully, readopted. It basically assures that ~2% of all federal government … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Ben Franklin, Congress, innovation, SBIR, Senate, STTR
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Battery Powered Trucks to be Made Again at Former Mack Plant
This story doesn’t need much of an introduction. Battery-powered truck maker ZeroTruck has received some Ben Franklin funding. They will begin operating from the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center in Allentown. As many of you may know, the Bridgeworks incubator is housed … Continue reading
Posted in Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Ben Franklin, Bridgeworks, Mack Trucks, ZeroTruck
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Yeah, We Need More Finish-Ups…
Excellent post from Don Dodge. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2011/03/start-ups-we-need-more-finish-ups.html While he probably isn’t aware of us, Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechVentures, and other incubators, have been focused on finish-ups for a long, long time. Our conversion rate of start-ups still in business after … Continue reading
Ben Franklin incubator needs more space
Nice coverage of our TechVentures expansion…LV start-up economy is thriving http://www.mcall.com/business/outlook/mc-outlook-allentown-tech-2-20110312,0,661194.story
