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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.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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Kevin Learned: Entrepreneur, Teacher, Angel

Angel Capital Association

He earned his bachelor of arts degree in economics at Yale, followed by a master of business administration in accounting at Wharton. The thing I’ve been passionate about since before it was fashionable was entrepreneurs and their impact on the economy,” Learned said. Later, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship at Texas Tech.

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Local Food Systems and Kitchen Incubators

EntreWorks Consulting

These efforts typically use agriculture and food development as tools to advance community economic development and to improve community health outcomes. They may include programs that develop farmer’s markets, provide local food at area schools and hospitals, or create local capacities for value-added agriculture.

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BEN FRANKLIN PORTFOLIO COMPANY IS “SAVING LIVES AND LIMBS” USING ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The products currently on the market only work for five minutes at a time, often require an overnight hospital stay, and can create internal tissue damage. “. Dr Vaitekunas remarked, “The tools we have developed at WaveClear have implications far beyond that of just a less expensive technique or the inconvenience of overnight hospital stays.

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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. Sick of your ISP?

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

TechCrunch

Travel and hospitality seem most fragile and unpredictable due to COVID-19. Generally, the Czech startup ecosystem is getting more mature, especially thanks to serial entrepreneurs as well as more experienced first-time founders, and the developing business angel/VC ecosystem.