Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania

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Investment Firm

Overview

We’re (not just) investors. We’re (more than) advisors. We’re (beyond) connectors.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners combines the best practices of early stage investing with a higher purpose – to lead the region’s technology community to new heights, creating jobs and transforming lives.

For over 30 years, Ben has been the leading seed stage capital provider for the region’s technology sectors, investing over $170 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which have gone on to become industry leaders. Ben Franklin has also launched university/industry partnerships that accelerate scientific discoveries to commercialization, and has seeded regional initiatives that strengthen our entrepreneurial community.

Highlights

Founded

1982

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

1-10

Investment

230

Lead Investment

71

Exits

40

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed

Investor Type

Accelerator, Venture Capital

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, established in 1982 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across E-Commerce, Ticketing, Events, Venture Capital, Wellness, Cloud Computing, Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, SaaS. The organization boasts a portfolio of 231 investments, with an average round size of $3.6M and 40 successful exits. Their recent investments include Ticketleap, MentorTech Ventures, ColdLight Solutions, Larger Than Life Prints, American Hometec. The highest investment round they participated in was $17.6B. Among their most notable exits are Ticketleap and MentorTech Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Scott Nissenbaum

Scott Nissenbaum

President & CEO

imagePlace RoseAnn B. Rosenthal

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal

CEO Emeritus & Director Emeritus

imagePlace Adare McMillan

Adare McMillan

Chief Administrative Officer & Asst. Treasurer

imagePlace Anthony P. Green

Anthony P. Green

VP, Science and Technology

imagePlace Jennifer Hartt

Jennifer Hartt

Director of Investments

imagePlace Omar Mencin

Omar Mencin

Director of Investments, Information Technology

Investment portfolio

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania has made 230 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 30, 2024, when LoanStar Technologies raised $28.0M.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania has made 57 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Oct 01, 2023, when Avisi Technologies raised $6.3M.

investments

230

Diversity investments

57

Lead investments

71

Number of exits

40

Investments

230

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Oct 27, 2022--5.5M
Oct 01, 2023
Avisi Technologies Avisi Technologies
Health Care6.3M
Nov 09, 2023--4.5M
Jan 30, 2024
LoanStar Technologies LoanStar Technologies
Financial Services28.0M

Exits

40

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

230

Investors

0

Funds

1

Funding Rounds

230

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania has raised 230 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 30, 2024 from a Venture Round - LoanStar Technologies round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Oct 27, 2022
Seed Round - SkillCycle Seed Round - SkillCycle
-5.5M-
Oct 01, 2023
Seed Round - Avisi Technologies Seed Round - Avisi Technologies
-6.3M-
Nov 09, 2023
Convertible Note - SFA Therapeutics Convertible Note - SFA Therapeutics
-4.5M-
Jan 30, 2024
Venture Round - LoanStar Technologies Venture Round - LoanStar Technologies
-28.0M-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Grant - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
19.7M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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