Founder Profile: David Bookspan
One of the city's most successful serial entrepreneurs, he co-founded wildly successful e-commerce marketing platform Monetate as well as startup accelerator DreamIt Ventures.
Founder Profile: Fran Griesing
She left the large-firm world to build a practice that valued customer service as much as its employees' personal success, and is among the leaders of a national movement.
Founder Profile: Jason Smith
Juggling his biotech degree along with playing bass in a local hip-hop/funk band has not stopped his computer repair operation from growing.
Founder Profile: Kevin Dellicker
He has fought wars and taken risks in an effort to use technology to improve people's lives, particularly Pennsylvania students.
Founder Profile: Mike Montali
His company is helping start and grow Pennsylvania businesses, including his own, which is on course to hire its first employee.
Founder Profile: Ray Tarasi
His product is based on NASA-developed technology and is among the most effective to treat the hundreds of oil spills that happen every day worldwide.
Founder Profile: Simone Anewalt
Her company's fruit drinks lay claim to the best Brazil has to offer, and soon it will be breaking into the snacks market.
Founder Profile: Bernardo Cordovez
The first purchase orders are coming in for his company, which is commercializing a breakthrough method to capture and hold tiny particles.
Founder Profile: Derek Vasconi
He has worked with hundreds of authors in establishing Mercer County's Sakura Publishing as a powerful, cost-effective option for established and first-time authors alike.
Founder Profile: Fred Allegrezza
His Telikin computer has helped his 84 year-old mother and 20,000 other older users enjoy technology.