Formed by Ben Franklin, the Philadelphia region’s most active early-stage investor for over 35 years, and EPAM, a leading global product development and digital platform engineering services company, the Fund leverages its deep insights into Ben Franklin’s 250+ active portfolio companies to facilitate investor participation in the burgeoning opportunity within the Philadelphia region’s technology-based ventures.
The Fund provides capital for early-stage technology companies primarily in
the Philadelphia region (which includes the City of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties). The Fund makes follow on investments to the early-stage companies that have passed Ben Franklin’s comprehensive due diligence process, supporting the growth of enterprises that build the community of innovation in Philadelphia.