Archive: July 2018

Software developers: Here’s what tech employers are looking for in 2018

Jul. 31, 2018 1:29 pm

Software developers: Here’s what tech employers are looking for in 2018

We heard about JavaScript, Python and the React library. But — plot twist — the skills in higher demand have nothing to do with programming languages.
Can city government use the tech community to lift Philadelphians out of poverty?

Jul. 31, 2018 1:26 pm

Can city government use the tech community to lift Philadelphians out of poverty?

Over the past seven weeks, the Tech Industry Partnership — a group of about 30 tech stakeholders — has been meeting with the city's Office of Workforce Development. Here's their mission (and how they want to get there).
Optoro raises $75M, plans hiring

Jul. 31, 2018 12:59 pm

Optoro raises $75M, plans hiring

With the growth round, the D.C. company is looking to scale its platform that helps retailers sell leftover inventory.
Technical.ly joins collaborative reporting project Broke in Philly

Jul. 31, 2018 12:59 pm

Technical.ly joins collaborative reporting project Broke in Philly

Technical.ly is teaming up with Generocity and 19 other newsrooms in an effort to spotlight potential solutions to Philly's poverty crisis.
Allovue teamed with a national nonprofit to create a new education finance tool

Jul. 31, 2018 12:45 pm

Allovue teamed with a national nonprofit to create a new education finance tool

ACES is designed to help school districts with new federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act. The Baltimore startup worked with Education Resource Strategies to get it ready in time for the first day of school.
Brooklyn fintech startup aims to modernize payroll benefits

Jul. 31, 2018 12:26 pm

Brooklyn fintech startup aims to modernize payroll benefits

Capitalizing on pre-tax spending programs (commuter benefits, etc.) tends to be a pain. Alice wants to change that.
Blockchain startup looks to connect offline

Jul. 31, 2018 11:38 am

Blockchain startup looks to connect offline

As Cryptofuse establishes a presence in D.C., community is key to founder Andrew Couch.
Tuesday: Watch ‘Mayor Kenney’ give a rude Amazon pitch at this sketch comedy show

Jul. 31, 2018 11:02 am

Tuesday: Watch ‘Mayor Kenney’ give a rude Amazon pitch at this sketch comedy show

Tonight, at a Philly Improv Theater show, brother/sister duo Marissa and Jon Edelman will give their own “loud, blunt, hard-drinking” version of Mayor Kenney and “his wife Jan Kennney.”
The Hacktory shuts down, ends ‘all programming for the foreseeable future’

Jul. 31, 2018 9:22 am

The Hacktory shuts down, ends ‘all programming for the foreseeable future’

Over the next few months, the West Philly makerspace plans to meet with its stakeholders to “find out what we want The Hacktory to become.”
Funding news about Giant Oak

Jul. 30, 2018 3:03 pm

Funding news about Giant Oak

The documents were filed with the SEC on July 30.