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.
@DrBiden @Michael_Nutter announce @knightfdn seed funder Teen Tech Fund w/ @AcademiesInc #PAIParty pic.twitter.com/oSMuI4NUhj
— Patrick Morgan (@PMorganPHL) May 16, 2016
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.
.@knightfdn kicked in $10,000 for a teen venture fund run by .@AcademiesInc #PAIParty pic.twitter.com/ZTd5iBA6G0
— Laura Goldman (@laurasgoldman) May 17, 2016
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!
Donate to the Journalism Fund
Your support powers our independent journalism. Unlike most business-media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational contributions.
Calling all data nerds: OpenDataPhilly needs your help to get back to its prime
Hundreds compete for Shark Tank spots at the Philly open casting call
West Virginia ranks last in innovation. Meet the people trying to change that.
