The Philly tech scene did pretty well in this year’s edition of Philadelphia Magazine‘s Best of Philly with Cipher Prime, First Round Capital and 3rd Ward all getting nods. We recap the tech-relevant wins below.
- Best Mac Rehab: Springboard Media, who also won last year
- Best Video Game Repair: Classic Game Junkie
- Best Grocery Delivery: Fresh Direct
- Best App: The Empty Air: A Rittenhouse Square Sound Walk
- Best Geeky Fun: Philly Tech Week (yep, we’re blushing)
- Best Grown Up Classes: 3rd Ward
- Best Start-Up Instigator: First Round Capital founder Josh Kopelman
- Best Gamer on the Rise: Cipher Prime cofounder(s) Dain Saint (and Will Stallwood)
- Best Science Nerds: Philadelphia Science Festival organizers Gerri Trooskin and Dennis M. Wint
- Best Connector: Drexel president John Fry
Check out last year’s tech scene nods here.
Full Disclosure: Technical.ly Philly organizes Philly Tech Week.
Companies:
3rd Ward / Cipher Prime / Drexel University / First Round Capital / Fresh Direct / Philadelphia Magazine / Springboard IT
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