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CONGRATULATIONS TO FIVE STARTUPS THAT RECEIVED BEN FRANKLIN FUNDING

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Also located in State College, Kijenzi, supplies replacement parts, medical devices, and occupational therapy tools by creating 3D printing farms that bypass long, expensive, or even non-existent supply chains for hospitals in Kenya. www.kijenzi.com. www.constance.one. www.cnp.benfranklin.org.

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Ben Franklin Invests in Local Tech Companies Developing Solutions Related to Impact of COVID-19

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Ben Franklin, which has been investing in tech startups and small manufacturers for nearly 40 years, recently received additional funding support of $1 million from the office of Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to invest in its portfolio clients during the COVID-19 emergency.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

Energy efficiency and building upgrades represent by far the biggest chunk of the Biden infrastructure package — totaling a whopping $400 billion of the spending package and all devoted to upgrading homes, offices, schools, veteran’s hospitals and federal buildings.

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Nonprofit chooses Wilmington, Delaware, for $2.3M medical scheduling center that will create 227 jobs

American Entrepreneurship

Nationwide, the demand for medical schedulers has increased dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic escalated turnover in hospital staffing. Delaware Prosperity Partnership has worked with BSDE for several months as the organization has explored programs to enable these plans.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Enabling communication, transparency within the remote workforce. Automation, AI, enabling remote, authentication. Travel and hospitality seem most fragile and unpredictable due to COVID-19. Remote and enabling remote seem like the biggest opportunity; automation and enabling digital transformation are attractive as well.