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Tonight: 12 local education ventures will compete for prizes, including $5,000, at PhillySEED [Startup Roundup]

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This evening, Philly SEED ((Supporting Entrepreneurship in Education), a crowd-sourced platform to help fund education entrepreneurs, will host a competition for a $5,000 prize pack and pro-bono services, which will go to two of several new or established Philly-based ventures aimed at improving education.

Those competing, announced by Councilman Bill Green on Saturday, include, in two categories:

Emerging Entrepreneurs:

Expanding/Established:

RSVP for the event, which costs $40 (proceeds of which go to the winners) here. Hosted at WHYY in Old City. [Full Disclosure: Technically Philly is a sponsor of the event].

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Companies: Education-Plus Inc. / Kembrel / Kurbi / LessonSmith / Lose It Or Lose It / Packlate / PhilaSoup / Startup Corps / Yes! for Schools
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