The Plug4 days ago A New Program is Encouraging Philly Teens to Become Technologists Through Sports By: Alesia Bani Key Insights: The Innovation League is a program developed by Coded by Kids to encourage careers in innovation and…Read More
The PlugJanuary 23, 2023 Black Innovation Alliance is Using $10K Grants to Highlight the Importance of Tech-Enabled Small Businesses By: Alesia Bani KEY INSIGHTS: Black Innovation Alliance partnered with Google to give away a total of $50,000 to five Black-owned businesses.…Read More
The PlugJanuary 23, 2023 Donation Platform Philanthropi is Using Tech to Advance Everyday Giving By: Alesia Bani KEY INSIGHTS: Sixty-seven percent of charitable giving in 2021 came from individuals rather than corporations and foundations, with millennials…Read More
The PlugJanuary 23, 2023 ‘Agonizing’: Black Maternal Health Startups Struggle for Funding but New Crop of Black Women VCs Show Support By: Alesia Bani KEY INSIGHTS While femtech funding is on the rise, reaching $1 billion in 2021, SheMatters founder said raising for…Read More
The PlugJanuary 19, 2023 How Building a Business is Art: Artist Collectives are Making Spaces for Creatives in Philly By: Alesia Bani KEY INSIGHTS: Philadelphia-based REC Philly is expanding its creative incubator space to Miami with a recent $2 million investment…Read More
The PlugNovember 29, 2022 Pennsylvania is Investing $11 Million for Workforce Development Through Apprenticeship Programs Across the State By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Nov 29, 2022 KEY INSIGHTS: $11 million from the PAsmart initiative is being allocated to 26…Read More
The PlugNovember 22, 2022 1Philadelphia Debuts With ‘Innovation Weekend’ Two Years After Launch By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Nov 22, 2022 KEY INSIGHTS: 1Philadelphia celebrates two year anniversary with an Innovation Weekend in the…Read More
The PlugNovember 3, 2022 Philadelphia Invests $10MM for Transformative City Projects By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Nov 03, 2022 KEY INSIGHTS: Philadelphia’s Operations Transformation Fund is a $10 million grant to support…Read More
The PlugOctober 21, 2022 DATABASE: Where Accelerators that Support Black Founders are Located By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Oct 21, 2022 Startup accelerators are a tool for founders and entrepreneurs to gain access to mentorship,…Read More
The PlugOctober 12, 2022 Mentorship Program in Philly Is Working to Make The Entrepreneurial Journey Less Lonely By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Oct 18, 2022 KEY INSIGHTS Mentor Connect is a mentorship program for entrepreneurs in Philadelphia powered…Read More
The PlugOctober 6, 2022 Is Philadelphia Investing Enough in the Black Tech Ecosystem? By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Aug 04, 2022 Key Insights: In 2021, 2,710 tech talent jobs were added in Philadelphia, but…Read More
The PlugOctober 3, 2022 Visible Hands is Investing in Underrepresented Founders in Philly By: Alesia Bani | Published on: Sep 08, 2022 Key Insights: Visible hands launched its second accelerator cohort to support 51 underrepresented…Read More