Philly daily roundup: Insurance tech startup Sembley launches; Apply for CAFE Accelerator; The future of AI regulation

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What one founder learned from a past startup

When Jeremy Peskin founded his first company Docketwise in 2016, he didn’t know yet that it would set him on the path to founding his second company, Sembley.

This second venture is a platform that consolidates all of the questions from insurance forms into a UX-friendly experience and populates all of the responses back into the forms for insurance agents. 

➡️ Read on for more about led Peskin to starting Sembley

Fintech CAFE seeks startups for a new season

The Delaware-based CAFE accelerator is returning for its second cohort this fall. The 8-week hybrid program gives financial equity fintech startup resources and support. 

Applications open on August 5 and close September 2, with the program kicking off the week of October 8. 

➡️ Read more about past participants’ experiences in Holly’s story

News Incubator: What else to know today

• The overturn of the 1984 Chevron deference doctrine among other decisions from the Supreme Court will impact future AI regulation. [Technical.ly]

•  Sahay AI won Pennovation Works’ accelerator last week. The robotics company developed a device called LARR-E, which uses sensors to collect data and information about train tracks. [Philly Biz Journal]

• University of Pennsylvania engineering and business student Matt Fallon is competing at the Olympics as member of the men’s swimming team. He explained how his swimming and engineering skills work together. [YouTube]

• The City of Philadelphia provided an update about the timeline for getting city tech infrastructure back up and running after the CrowdStrike outage. Most systems were back that Friday afternoon. [City of Philadelphia]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Come show off your latest project at DC215’s next TOOOLBox open house on August 2. [More details]

• Code and Coffee at Philly is back for its regular weekly meetup on August 3. [More details]

• Technical.ly is partnering with Back Pocket Media to bring Story Fest back to Philly and host local journalism live on stage. The event on September 25 and 26 at the Bok Building is sponsored by the Knight Foundation and Comcast NBCUniversal. [Buy tickets]