Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 16, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Located in Jefferson County, Phoenix Sintered Metals , specializes in powder metal technology and provides component and assembly solutions to multiple markets including automotive, outdoor machinery, agriculture, medical, and more.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 18, 2023

Register Singapore’s Hydroleap, a green wastewater technology company, has raised $4.4 With the newly raised funds, the Singapore-based green wastewater technology company plans to expand its presence into new geographies such as Australia, Japan, and Indonesia within the next two years. million in its Series A funding round.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 17, 2023

Register Korean education technology , known as ‘K-Edu Tech,’ is gaining attention on the global stage. Incorporating coding training, book reading, and AR education technology, this innovative content is making a mark among learners in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. Could you explain this technology?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 25, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) continues its mission of catalyzing innovation and fostering growth in the technology sector with its recent investments in eight dynamic companies. Learn more here. Forma Medical, Inc. Learn more here. Learn more here. West Arete Computing, Inc.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Opaque Systems , a startup developing what it describes as “AI for confidential computing,” today announced that it closed a $22 million Series A funding round led by Walden Catalyst Partners with participation from Storm Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Intel Capital, Race Capital, The House Fund, and FactoryHQ.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

Boulevard Capital delivers fast funding to help salons, spas, barbershops, and medspas accelerate business growth LOS ANGELES – March 20, 2024 – Boulevard ( www.joinblvd.com ), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced the launch of Boulevard Capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And today, the Santa Rosa, California-based startup is announcing it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures toward its efforts to help address those inventory shortages with its technology. And while the sector has never before seen such influxes of capital, there is still clearly room for improvement.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The funding round, led by Asia Pacific Land and Natural World Limited, saw the participation of a number of investors including TRB Advisors, Breyer Capital, M3, Inc., Valiant Capital, Kepple Ventures and SUNU Capital. Africa Health Holdings will expand by bringing its telemedicine technology to multiple countries.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

To further advance this mission, the incubator also announced today the launch of the Chris and Summer Gibson Founder Fellowship, a funding opportunity to enable early-career scientists to launch their own startups. Investors are increasingly watching Utah as a growing biotechnology hub.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2023

Reach Capital, one of the first venture firms to focus exclusively on edtech, closed its last investment vehicle during an unprecedented boom within tech. Fast-forward two years, we’re now in a different world, socially, politically and technologically. billion last year, down 49% from the year prior.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

million in seed capital. The round was led by Bling Capital, with participation from investors, including AXIS Digital Ventures, Tokio Marine Future Fund (in affiliation with World Innovation Lab), Expansion VC and Cameron Ventures. specifically tech-enabled small businesses.” Coverdash’s insurance policy dashboard.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Bold , a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. It claims that merchants supported by Bold have seen sales grow about 25% on average simply by enabling digital payments. . “If

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Singaporean fintech enabler Fluid has successfully raised $5.2 This latest investment follows […] The post Singaporean Fintech Enabler FLUID Raises $5.2M million in Series A funding, spearheaded by Insignia Ventures Partners. The funding aims to strengthen Fluid’s business-to-business purchase financing solutions.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Register Singapore-based medical technology firm Awak Technologies has secured over $20 million in Series B funding, making it one of Singapore’s most significant MedTech fundraising events this year. Headed by CEO Suresha Venkataraya , Awak Technologies focuses on patient-centered healthcare solutions.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 22, 2023

Cocoon Capital, an investment firm from the same country, led the round. This proprietary technology has the potential to streamline and enhance the planning process, making it more efficient and effective for construction projects. Will Klippgen, Managing Partner of Cocoon Capital, shared his excitement for the new investment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

After a decade-long bull run, many venture capital funds have found themselves holding overvalued shares of companies whose IPO prospects have been either eliminated or significantly delayed. Private technology companies are refocusing on fundamentals, and valuations are returning to reasonable levels. With respect to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Prior to joining Sequoia, Chen worked at Emergence Capital and McKinsey. The seed-stage venture capital firm holds more than $565 million assets under management and investments in over 150 startups. Lo Toney, the founding managing partner at Plexo Capital. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital and business support services to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Register In the fast-paced world of venture capital, experience and expertise are the keys to success. With a foundation in engineering and an MBA from Cass Business School, he brings a distinctive perspective to the venture capital landscape. “Relationship building is pivotal in venture capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Los Angeles – September 19, 2023 – Afterparty , the platform empowering thousands of creators with the tools and technology for personal fan connections and monetization, announced today that it has secured $5 million in funding. The strategic growth round brings total capital raised to $12 million. To learn more, visit afterparty.com.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

(April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. This fuels the growth for the product-based technology company by increasing the pool of available capital.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Early-stage startups are increasingly looking for alternative ways to access capital, meaning not every company wants to raise money from VCs or take on debt. The firm is not out to replace traditional venture capital or venture debt, emphasizes founder and CEO James Sagan, but rather to offer asset-based products that will complement them.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 22, 2023

Register Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Newman Capital has invested in Openfort, a startup that specialises in blockchain wallet infrastructure for Web3 gaming. The investment from Newman Capital has enabled Openfort to successfully complete its seed round fundraising, generating a total of $3 million.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

million grant) seed raise in September 2021, said the funding will support the launch of two new technologies: Kraken II and SITE. . to scale its food processing technology. Offering farmers better prices and providing working capital are two ways Releaf uses to gain market share in this segment, Ayogu noted. .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 21, 2023

The Ben Franklin program has been investing in tech startups for nearly 40 years, allocating capital to help catalyze economic growth, empower local entrepreneurs, and elevate rural Pennsylvania’s position as a hub for innovation. The post Ben Franklin Technology Partners Invests in Ten Companies! first appeared on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This amount includes Brick’s previously undisclosed seed funding, which TechCrunch reported in May 2021 , but the majority of it is fresh capital, said co-founder and CEO Gavin Tan. Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2023

They are joined by base case capital, The Cannon Project, Data Community Fund, Essence VC, FOG Ventures, Scribble Ventures, South Park Commons, and SV Angel, as well as founders and executives from leading companies such as Asana, Datadog, HubSpot, Braze, Notion, Plaid, Replit, and Vercel. I wish we had Orb to accelerate our revenue goals.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Kerry Wang told TechCrunch that she felt some interview processes didn’t enable enough time for them to fully demonstrate how they were different. Talent comes in all shapes and sizes, and Searchlight is the latest to see its approach backed by venture capital. This is difficult when there is a gap in measuring the quality of hires.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2022

Register The Lightnet Group announced today it has secured a $50 million capital commitment from LDA Capital Ltd to grow its infrastructure, operations, and expand its technological partner’s (Velo Labs Technology) blockchain technology. Baker III, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at LDA Capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Planatome will use the funds to hire top-level commercial talent for its cutting-edge products, expand manufacturing capacity, and create new business lines by deploying its proprietary polishing technology to a variety of surgical cutting instruments. Our technology is elegant in its simplicity.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Atarraya , creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. That grew into aquaculture farming technology with Russek and his team creating a startup company around it called Maricultura Vigas. million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Zego , the insurtech that got its start by offering flexible motorbike insurance for gig economy workers but has since expanded with a range of tech-enabled commercial motor insurance products, has raised $150 million. Leading the London-based company’s C round — giving it a $1.1

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

For decades, e-commerce giants, like Amazon and MercadoLibre, have perfected the logistics and delivery technology for their marketplaces, but more recently, startups have developed similar technology to enable any sized e-commerce business to have equal footing.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Jenfi , a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. Participation came from returning investor Monk’s Hill Ventures, which led Jenfi’s Series A two years ago, ICU Ventures, Granite Oak, Korea Investment Partners & Golden Equator Capital and Atlas Ventures.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Mighty Oaks Capital Partners’ Gbenga Olomola Sleeps and Wakes Working with Global Startups and Funds I had the pleasure of interviewing Gbenga Olomola, Founder & Group/CEO of Mighty Oaks Group. Gbenga Olomola’s expertise spans equity capital markets, debt capital markets, M&A, and business acquisition, among other areas.

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