Philly startups VITAband and Chaikin Stock Research featured on national TV [Startup Roundup]

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MUST READS

We guess these are “must-watches,” instead, but regardless, two Philly startups recently got love on national TV. Check out VITAband co-founder David Waxman on Fox News talking about the cashless payment system his company developed (around minute 14).

You can also see Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Stock Research, on CNBC talking about why he’s sweet on Disney stock. In other news about Chaikin Stock Research, the startup that builds tools for investors, Wall Street & Technology named its app one of Wall Street’s ten best apps [PDF].

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Last week we reported that standardized business testing startup HigherNext raised $540,000. Turns out that NextStage Capital led that round of funding, according to this press release. The press release also notes that HigherNext will be moving from its headquarters in Venturef0rth to an office in Lehigh Valley, Philly Tech News points out. Here are more details on HigherNext from Flying Kite.

GIVE A GLANCE

PSL Labs is off the ground, reports coordinator Joel Frisch on the Philly Startup Leaders mailing list. The first startups participating in the beta testers program are AboutOne, Carbon Black and CloudConfidence.

Indie game designer Cipher Prime teams up with MyMusicRx to support children with cancer, according to Cipher Prime’s blog.

Last week we took a closer look at the office/apartment shared by the undergraduate co-founders of Airtime, the in-email marketing startup, and GraphMuse, a Facebook invite engine.

MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME

Philly entrepreneurs talk to Philadelphia SmartCEO Magazine about why they quit their day job. Among the featured CEOs are Monetate‘s Mark Brussin, Hire an Esquire‘s Julia Claire Shapiro and Vuzit‘s Brent Matzelle.

If you haven’t yet checked out RepresentPA.com, a map of the state’s startups, incubators and accelerators, do it. Here’s our piece on the web app.

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