It was the surprise of the evening.
During last night’s All In: The Party 2016 fundraiser, hosted by Philadelphia Academies Inc., Second Lady Jill Biden announced the creation of a Teen Tech Fund, with the Knight Foundation as seed funder.
Biden made the announcement alongside former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter — who received the “Stand and Deliver Award” earlier in the evening.
The fund’s first $10,000 was donated by the Knight Foundation, with further investments to come.
Philadelphia venture firm Osage University Partners will manage the capital, only available to university-affiliated companies.
Ecosystem leaders chimed in about what they see happening in the year ahead. More intentional personal connections is a goal for many.
Disruptions to SBIR/STTR program leave local life sciences and tech innovators facing tougher paths to commercialization.
The Philly-based biotech is developing a GLP-1 that aims to help patients lose weight and keep it off.
The Pittsburgh startup’s tech takes an updated approach to keep AI chips from getting too hot.
The WorldUpstart founder leverages decades of experience to help foreign businesses come to the US, she told Technical.ly in the latest How I Got Here.
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