VC Roundup: Osage invests in Halfpenny

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DEFINITE READS
There a new firm in town focusing on mezzanine investments. Wayne-based Boathouse Investments has announced its first four deals for a total investment of $28 million. None of the four are in tech, but we’ll be keeping an eye out.
Osage Ventures has co-led a $2.6 million round in Halfpenny Tech, a Blue Bell-based healthcare information company. Among other things, the company helps hospitals streamline their data collection across mobile devices.

MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME
Ben Franklin Technology Partners is hosting “Ben Franklin Venture Idol” an event where the audience can decide who BFTP will invest in next among three presenting companies.
NewSpring Ventures is among the investors included in a $6 million Series B round for Nitro Security, a computer secutirty services company based in New Hampshire.
Our friends at Philly Tech News have a detailed writeup about Context Capital Partners investing in Betzwood Partners. The Bala Cynwyd-based Context Capital Partners just announced a new fund dealing exclusively in the tech sector.
GIVE A GLANCE
Ben Franklin Technology Partners has also released a snazzy new website.