Philly daily roundup: Sojo's $10M raise; AI at Wharton School; Gen Z pivots to freelance

Sojo Industries secures $10M Series A

Sojo Industries announced a $10 million Series A fundraise and a new partnership with dairy giant Schreiber Foods. The funding will go toward developing Sojo’s products and boosting facilities beyond Pennsylvania.

Specifically, Sojo will invest in its Sojo Flight product for manufacturers and tracking software Sojo Shield.

AI takes center stage at the Wharton School

The Wharton School announced a new AI-focused strategy at the end of last school year to help students prepare to use the technology in the professional world.

This commitment includes plans for an AI major in the business school, basics of AI class, hands-on experience with companies, funding for AI-related projects and more.

➡️ Find out why Wharton is doubling down on AI

News Incubator: What else to know today

• Gen Z professionals are leaning towards freelancing and gig work because of the flexibility and control it offers, wrote Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink. [Technical.ly]

• Philadelphia had the third-highest growth for coworking spaces in Q2 2024, according to a quarterly report from Coworking Cafe. There are 2.5 million square feet of coworking space in the city. [Coworking Cafe]

• The University City Science Center opened applications for the next cohort of its Capital Readiness Program. The program helps prepare funders to seek out capital. [The Science Center/Technical.ly]

• The City of Philadelphia launched a multilingual video series to help non-English speaking business owners access information and resources. [City of Philadelphia]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Philly Meetup for the Blind and Visually Impaired is hosting its next meetup on July 24 and the theme is technology. [More details]

• Want to meet some smart women in tech? Join Ladies that UX Philadelphia for its July book club meeting on July 24. [More details]

Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.

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Philly daily roundup: Sojo’s $10M raise; AI at Wharton School; Gen Z pivots to freelance

Plus, the University City Science Center opened applications for the next cohort of its Capital Readiness Program.

Sojo Industries secures $10M Series A

AI takes center stage at the Wharton School

News Incubator: What else to know today

🗓️ On the Calendar

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