Ben Franklin Technology Partners

For over 30 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners has been the leading seed stage capital provider for the region’s technology sectors.  It has invested over $170 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which went 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.  The Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and receives funding from the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority.  Ben combines the best practices of early stage venture capital with a public-spirited purpose – to lead the region’s technology community to new heights, creating jobs and changing lives for the better