Archive: November 2015

Is my Delaware tech company ready for venture capital?

Nov. 25, 2015 9:06 am

Is my Delaware tech company ready for venture capital?

Probably not. And that's OK. Let Delaware Technology Park President Mike Bowman explain.
P-TECH schools are coming to Baltimore

Nov. 25, 2015 9:02 am

P-TECH schools are coming to Baltimore

The IBM-developed program blends high school, college and hands-on learning. Hopkins is looking to start one pilot at Dunbar High.
TEDCO names new head of Maryland Venture Fund

Nov. 25, 2015 9:01 am

TEDCO names new head of Maryland Venture Fund

Andy Jones has experience in investment and founding a startup.
PointRoll gets acquired for $20 million, to lay off nearly 100 locally

Nov. 25, 2015 8:41 am

PointRoll gets acquired for $20 million, to lay off nearly 100 locally

That's nearly half of its local workforce, according to an employee count we got in 2014. Sizmek, the acquiring company, said a King of Prussia office will remain.
‘We must build a more responsive city’: Wilmington Councilman Darius Brown

Nov. 25, 2015 7:03 am

‘We must build a more responsive city’: Wilmington Councilman Darius Brown

The self-titled Wilmington "Tech Councilman" highlighted three initiatives he's helped introduce to make the City of Wilmington more responsive. He was speaking at a Delaware Innovation Week event.
Why legal staffing startup Hire an Esquire moved out west

Nov. 24, 2015 12:12 pm

Why legal staffing startup Hire an Esquire moved out west

After landing a number of West Coast clients and investors, CEO Julia Claire Shapiro said "it was becoming apparent that there was little business value to being [in Philly]."
For low-income inventors, here’s the Delaware Patent Pro Bono Program

Nov. 24, 2015 11:53 am

For low-income inventors, here’s the Delaware Patent Pro Bono Program

Federally mandated, the program has three requirements: low household income, knowledge of the patent system and an invention, not just an idea.
Got portable power? The Foundry Cup wants to hear from you

Nov. 24, 2015 11:15 am

Got portable power? The Foundry Cup wants to hear from you

The second annual Foundry Cup will be held March 23-25, 2016. Its focus this year is bringing electricity to places without easy grid access.
CircleBack cuts 19 jobs, CEO says it’s a return to company roots

Nov. 24, 2015 10:51 am

CircleBack cuts 19 jobs, CEO says it’s a return to company roots

Fortune magazine broke the news, confirmed by CEO Manoj Ramnani, on Monday. He says the company is returning to a focus on consumers, rather than business customers, for its flagship contact-management app.
These Penn grad students want to build virtual prisons, Airbnb for driveways and more

Nov. 24, 2015 10:12 am

These Penn grad students want to build virtual prisons, Airbnb for driveways and more

Both ideas won big at AppItUP, Penn's annual mobile app competition.