Philadelphia's The School Collective connects teachers with good ideas, hiring
In the case of The School Collective, a social entrepreneurship startup based in Philadelphia, technology becomes a way to link and improve all schools at once.
Cadence knows what time it is: Center City watch company targets specific audiences, hiring
Cadence Watch Company, based at the Marketplace Design Center, integrates publicity with design to create affordable timepieces that appeal to very specific audiences.
King of Prussia's LiftDNA doubling staff following recent acquisition
LiftDNA, which manages online publications that derive revenue from ads, was recently acquired by a California company and is set to double staff in the coming months.
Growing e-commerce firm O3 World hiring, moving to Fishtown
Northern Liberties based e-commerce agency O3 World is now hiring both a front-end and a back-end web developer and reports 45% YoY growth in 2011-2012.
Philly Tech Week: A burning ring of entrepreneurial fire
Philly Tech Week brought over 10,000 attendees, according to organizers, about double lat year's numbers.
Makin' it rain: Inside the best Philly Startup Weekend ever
PHLSW yielded a creative crop of disruptive tech startups.The winner was Yagglo. Second place went to Credit Cardio, and third place was awarded to SeedInvest.
Philadelphia mobile developer AppRenaissance announces $1.5M seed round, hiring at least four
Bob Moul, Chairman and CEO of AppRenaissance, announced today that the year-old company has raised a $1.5 million seed round of investment led by FirstMark Capital, with contributions from Moul and other Philadelphia angel investors.
Philly's Ajungo launches complete revamp of social travel site
Social travel advice website Ajungo launches a complete revamp, and seeks $1.5 million in series A funding.
Romancing the data: Plehn Analytics seeks investment for its government-sourced financial reports
Plehn Analytics, recipient of a recent $150,000 grant from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA, is the first company of its kind to produce financial reports with information sourced directly from a range of government agencies.
Search church: NoLibs' Seer Interactive 'hiring at will'
While other SEO and SEM firms use any number of tricks to get clients to the top of search results, Seer Interactive, says CEO Wil Reynolds, relies on an ethic of caretaking.