Ben Franklin Technology Partners
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners is a statewide non-profit innovation network that provides early-stage funding and support to startups and manufacturers in Pennsylvania. It operates through four regional partners and is funded by the state.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners is a public fund headquartered in Harrisburg, United States. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in advanced Manufacturing, AI, biotechnology and clean Technology & Energy. 4500 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“We invest in and support Pennsylvania startups and established manufacturers — turning bold ideas into thriving enterprises.”
— Ben Franklin Technology Partners, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Headquarters
- Harrisburg, United States
- Invests in
- Pennsylvania
- Sectors
- Advanced Manufacturing, AI, Biotechnology, Clean Technology & Energy, Consumer Goods, Consumer Technology, Defense & National Security, Education
- Portfolio
- 4500 companies
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Ben Franklin Technology Partners publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://benfranklin.org/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, description, status
- https://benfranklin.org/companies-weve-helped/sectors
- https://benfranklin.org/about/portfolio_count
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