Philly weekly roundup: New Capital Readiness cohort; Online clemency application;s Lactation Spaces Finder app

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This week in Philly, a round-up of local coding bootcamps, a robotics entrepreneur shares his career journey and more.

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📰 News Incubator: What else to know

• Let’s Rallie is an app that allows users to find and participate in community events like festivals and brewery tours. For founder Robbie Verna, the platform is all about bringing people together. [Technical.ly]

• Adit Gupta’s efforts to help his parents get their convenience store online led him to start Lula Commerce, a platform for small retailers to offer online shopping and delivery. [Technical.ly]

• The University City Science Center announced its eighth cohort of the Capital Readiness program. Healthtech founders from across the country are in Philly this week for the intensive program. [University City Science Center]

• Garden State Venture Partners is taking over management of the Rowan Innovation Venture Fund, which provides early-stage funding for Rowan University-affiliated startups and companies based in South Jersey. [ROI-NJ]

•  The Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program, which funds health research in Pennsylvania, has created $2.4 billion in economic impact since 2001, according to a report from the PA Cancer Alliance. [PA Cancer Alliance]

• The City of Philadelphia launched a Lactation Spaces Finder app to help Philadelphians access private spaces throughout town to pump or breastfeed. [City of Philadelphia]

• The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons and CODE PA released an online clemency application in both English and Spanish. [PA.gov]

• DiverseForce’s Gamechangers program is accepting applications for its next cohort. Participants will learn how to build their own AI agent. [DiverseForce]

• Local scientist Tyraine Ragsdale plans to open a community STEM space in Germantown next month. The Grand Hank STEM Center will offer educational programs for residents. [Philly Tribune]

• Drew Weissman, Penn professor and 2023 Nobel Prize Winner, launched an Ambler-based biotech startup, MasterSwitch Bio. [Philly Biz Journal]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Local 3D geospatial company Cesium is hosting its first Developer Conference from June 23 to 25. [Register]

• Curious about death tech? Check out Dying to Meet, an end-of-life technology networking event on June 24. [Register]

• Join Philadelphia Tech Entrepreneurs for its next happy hour at the PHS Pop Up Garden on June 24. [Details]

• Data Science Philly’s next meetup will be on June 26. The discussion topic will be “Optimizing AI: From Efficient Deep Learning to Open Multilingual Vision-LLMs.” [More details]