07 Sep Should a founder always become CEO?
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Should a founder always become CEO? Four local experts weigh in...
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01 Jun AlphaPoint Unveils an Asset Issuance and Custody Solution for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
AlphaPoint released its new solution for ICO funding! Start-ups can use this application to raise money outside of the typical VC community, by issuing "tokens" for cash. Read More at AlphaPoint...
05 May What does a Philly success look like?
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Defining “triumph” for Philadelphia’s scrappy tech community can be a very divisive task. For some, it’s already here. For others, we’re barely scratching the surface. Here’s one look at what...
08 Jan Novira sale a big win for early-stage funders
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Last month’s acquisition of Novira Therapeutics by Johnson & Johnson should not be viewed as just another example of an early-stage biopharmaceutical firm being swallowed up by a larger health...
08 Dec J&J completes acquisition of Buck’s County biopharmaceutical firm
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Johnson & Johnson completed its previously announced acquisition of Novira Therapeutics Inc., a Bucks County biopharmaceutical company working on a cure for hepatitis B. Novira Therapeutics Inc., which operates out of...
15 Sep Locus Energy Acquired by Genscape
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Locus Energy, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) performance monitoring and data analytics provider, today announced its acquisition by Genscape, the global leader in energy monitoring data and intelligence. “Energy monitoring is...
24 Aug Early Pitch Decks Of 10 Startups Before They Became Billion-Dollar Companies
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See the early pitch decks of unicorn companies, including LinkedIn (before it had a dime of revenue) and Buzzfeed when it had just 2.5M monthly page views. Notching a billion-dollar valuation...
10 Mar Robin Hood Ventures is a successful part of Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem
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Meet Ellen Weber – ACA member angel investor, Executive Director of Robin Hood Ventures and Executive Director of the Temple Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute. Ellen provides insight into how the...
04 Mar Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret
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A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? My answer: you should talk about it to almost...
16 Feb Wash Cycle Laundry just got a $450K loan, but what’s interesting is how they’ll repay it…
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Wash Cycle Laundry has created jobs for “people who need a second chance,” and a New York City foundation is taking note. Andy Potash and his wife, Andrea Potash, are trying...