State College, PA30+ days ago
Ben Franklin’s high-risk, early-stage investments, along with robust business support services, TechCelerator startup boot camps, and BIG IDEA contests, help emerging entrepreneurs and small manufacturers launch new companies, grow existing businesses, and create high-paying jobs. A long-standing partnership between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Penn State University, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA(BFTP/CNP) is the largest early-stage investor and supporter of tech-based companies across the program’s 32-county footprint.