Philly’s NorthStar Conference won’t be back in 2019. Here’s what to expect...
The organizers of the inaugural NorthStar Conference, created to convene Black and Latinx tech entrepreneurs and innovators for workshops, talks and connections, say they don’t think another conference...
View ArticleVote for these local tech nonprofits to win up to $200K
Philadelphia Foundation has $1 million in grants to give away this summer, aiming to accelerate the impact of nine nonprofit initiatives, and folks can cast a vote to say which organizations should...
View ArticleDigital Literacy Alliance snags $500K to support immigrant-serving orgs and...
The Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA) has received a $500,000, two-year grant to provide funding to immigrant-serving organizations that offer digital literacy training and to support its grantee...
View ArticleThese are the 13 winners of Philly’s new grant program for underrepresented...
With the aim of funding tech startups run by entrepreneurs from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the City of Philadelphia announced that it has chosen 13 companies to receive grant...
View ArticleThe City is granting $150K to founders in Philly Startup Leaders’ accelerator
Two notable startup programs in Philadelphia are converging: The Department of Commerce has partnered with Philly Startup Leaders (PSL) for the next round of the City’s Venture Program grants, offering...
View ArticleHow 4 Philly nonprofits are using Digital Literacy Alliance grants to...
The third round of Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA) grants were awarded in November in support of Philly’s census initiative, Philly Counts. This year’s grant cycle focused entirely on the 2020 census,...
View ArticleHere’s how to apply for Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Update: On March 30, the City announced that because of “extraordinary demand,” that at 5 p.m. today, “applications will only be accepted and reviewed from businesses applying for Microenterprise...
View ArticleA Digital Literacy Alliance grant is creating roles to help residents access...
The City of Philadelphia announced this week that the Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA) will be granting $90,000 to three organizations in order to create a position it’s calling a “digital navigator.”...
View ArticleHere’s a new $225M in grants for PA small businesses affected by the pandemic
It’s been three solid months since the Philadelphia region first felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and although some businesses are in the beginning phases of reopening, many are still...
View ArticleThis SimCity-type game will help players understand urban planning via Philly...
With a grant from the Knight Foundation, a new video game out of Drexel University’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio (ESG) will help players better understand urban planning in Philadelphia. Simulated...
View ArticleHelplines to help Philadelphians navigate technology and the internet are now...
Late last month, Philly’s Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA) announced that it would be granting $90,000 to three organizations to create “digital navigator” positions. The aim of the role is to help...
View ArticleOnly 5% of PA’s first small biz coronavirus loans went to non-white...
In March, as it became clear the the coronavirus pandemic was going to hurt small businesses across Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf launched a $61 million fund — the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program...
View ArticleThis 10-year pledge aims to get more women, Black and Latinx Philadelphians...
Though Philadelphia ranked second in a recent list of best cities for STEM diversity, but there’s still plenty of work to do to ensure underrepresented groups have access to the industry that so often...
View ArticleCOVID-19 is exacerbating social isolation. Video chat startup OneClick.chat...
OneClick.chat, a startup aiming to connect older adults via its web-based video chat platform, just received another round of fundraising from the National Institutes of Health to continue its research...
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This South Street urban planning project will combine open data with...
Three researchers are joining forces for Edit the City!, a new urban planning project that will combine open data and insights from community members with a goal to create a more inclusive urban...
View ArticleEconomy League’s new $300K federal grant aims to diversify institutional...
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia is the recipient of a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce that will go toward a future program to bring capital and business connections to Black...
View ArticleAvisi Technologies eyes goal of human trials with $1M National Science...
RealLIST Startups 2020 honoree Avisi Technologies, maker of an ocular implant to treat glaucoma, is the recent recipient of a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the...
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CCP’s Herman Nyamunga: Black and minority-owned businesses need more than...
Both Black and Latinx Americans have faced higher unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their businesses have been hit harder, too. In Philadelphia, active Black biz ownership fell by...
View ArticleStimulus and Switchboard Live won grants from Google’s Black Founders Fund
Two Philly tech entrepreneurs are part of a group of 76 recent recipients of the $5 million Black Founders Fund for entrepreneurs within the Google for Startups program. Simulus, Inc. founder and CEO...
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Four months later, West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative is helping...
West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative (WPCC) President Jabari Jones minced no words when describing the current state of businesses along the neighborhood’s commercial corridors still trying to...
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