Philly daily roundup: Women's health startup wins pitch; $204M for internet access; 'GamingWalls' for sports venues – Technical.ly
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For Mary Beth Cicero, being named winner of BioLabs’ second annual Investor Day felt like getting an Academy Award. Cicero is the cofounder and CEO of 3daughters, a ladies’s healthcare firm creating a frameless, magnetic, non-hormonal IUD.
That is the second yr BioLabs Philadelphia has hosted an Investor Day, bringing collectively entrepreneurs, buyers and extra to find out about biotech exercise within the area. After her expertise at investor day, Cicero mentioned she was extra inclined to contemplate Philly as a future HQ for her firm.
➡️ Read more about how BioLabs events bring the community together
Kiante Bush is a founder, tech consulting supervisor and champion for HBCUs who was named Technical.ly’s 2023 Tech Neighborhood Chief of the Yr in DC. He’s additionally the creator of Enterprise for T.H.E.M., an accelerator and useful resource for underrepresented founders centered on funding, mentorship and workshops.
Bush additionally developed the HBCUniverse Summit, which in February welcomed over 300 attendees. With a lot happening his his skilled life, Bush’s recommendation is to “fail quick and fail ahead.”
➡️ Read more about Bush’s professional journey in Alanah’s article
• The Pennsylvania Broadband Improvement Authority scored $204 million in Broadband Infrastructure Program grants by the federal capital initiatives fund. Matched by $200 million in personal investments, the funding will help 53 web entry and digital fairness initiatives throughout the state. [City and State]
• Native AR tech agency MVP Interactive launched its platform to place promoting kiosks referred to as GamingWalls in underutilized areas of leisure and sports activities venues. [MVP Interactive/Technical.ly]
• Wharton Professor Kevin Warbach launched a brand new podcast referred to as “The Street to Accountable AI,” the place he’ll focus on dangers and find out how to use it responsibly with business consultants. [Road to Accountable AI]
• Do you’ve gotten a singular skilled journey others might be taught from? Apply to be profiled in our How I Received Right here sequence. These article give attention to professionals within the tech neighborhood who’ve an attention-grabbing story, are doing distinctive work or are obsessed with supporting the subsequent era. [Google Forms/Technical.ly]
• Espresso and Code at Philly is internet hosting its weekly meetup on Saturday April 20 at 1 p.m. [More Details]
• Town’s Division of Commerce is partnering with the College of Pennsylvania to host its subsequent Tech Talks occasion on April 24 at 6 p.m. This time the theme is “Bridging Academia and Innovation in Philly’s Tech Hub.” [Register Here]
• PACT is internet hosting its annual Phorum Know-how Convention on April 30 at Reside On line casino and Resort [Register Here]
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