About Ben Franklin Technology Partners
For nearly 40 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners has been building an ecosystem that fosters innovation and drives entrepreneurial success.
A National Leader In Technology-Based Economic Development
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Ben Franklin provides critical funding, business and technical expertise, and access to a network of valuable resources that early-stage and established companies need to grow and succeed in the highly competitive worldwide marketplace.
As a statewide initiative, Ben Franklin also leverages the excellence of Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities and promotes greater collaboration among companies, academia, private investors, and government to build and development technology-based industries.
Today, Ben Franklin is one of the most widely known and emulated state technology-based economic development programs in the nation.
Investing in Pennsylvania
Since its inception in 1983, Ben Franklin has invested in more than 4,500 technology-based companies and boosted the state’s economy by more than $25 billion, helping to generate 148,000 jobs through investments in client firms and spinoff companies in Pennsylvania.
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