Wolf Administration Announces $2.5 Million in Funding for Western PA Start-Up Tech Companies
April 28, 2022
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) announced that $2.5 million has been awarded on behalf of 3 Points Rising Ventures Equity I, LP, a Pittsburgh-based fund that will target investments of up to $2 million in up to […]
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) announced today that $1 million has been awarded on behalf of BTVC Fund I, LP, a Pittsburgh-based fund that will target investments of $500,000 to $2 million in up to six early-stage technology companies […]
Wolf Administration Announces $3 Million in Funding for Investments in Start-Up Companies
October 28, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin today announced the approval of $3 million in funding through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) to Hatch BioFund GP, LLC and Rittenhouse GP III, LLC to fund early-stage technology companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. “Today’s investments are critical as we continue […]
Wolf Administration: $14 Million in Challenge Grant Funding Approved for Ben Franklin Technology Partner Projects
July 23, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) announced today that $14 million in Challenge grant funding has been approved for the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. “Our longstanding relationship with the “Bens,” as we at DCED call them, has provided for critical […]
Wolf Administration Announces Up to $5 Million in Funding for Investments in Start-Up Companies
April 22, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) announced that up to $5 million has been approved for three venture capital firms to invest in start-up companies in Pennsylvania. “It is critical that we invest in start-up companies now for the […]
Wolf Administration Visits Startup Developing Audio Technology to Ferment Beer in State College, Centre County
August 28, 2018
State College, PA – Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin visited with TZero Labs, a State College-based startup developing audio technology to optimize the fermentation rate of beer. “The TZero team is exactly the type of innovative entrepreneurship we’re hoping to inspire with our small business support at DCED,” said […]