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Technical.ly’s pick for entrepreneur ecosystem of the year https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/pittsburgh-2025-startup-ecosystem-of-the-year
Technical.ly’s pick for entrepreneur ecosystem of the year
In a year defined by industrial policy, AI infrastructure and a still-surging entrepreneurship boom, one US region used 2025 especially well.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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CivStart, a connector between local governments and startups, shutters its ‘legacy’ nonprofit technical.ly/civics/civst...
CivStart, a connector between local governments and startups, shutters its ‘legacy’ nonprofit
The org’s accelerators are ending, but its for-profit spinoff will still offer networking and matching without disruption, leaders say.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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5 trends that shaped Philly’s healthtech startup scene in 2025 technical.ly/entrepreneur...
5 trends that shaped Philly’s healthtech startup scene in 2025
From logistics to software to biotech, founders across the region are tackling healthcare’s hardest problems by focusing on real workflows, long timelines and patient impact.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thermo Fisher Scientific plans collaboration hub for Philly’s life sciences startups technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Thermo Fisher Scientific plans collaboration hub for Philly’s life sciences startups
Plus, the Science Center announced its ninth Capital Readiness cohort, meet the winners of Hopeworks’ young entrepreneurs pitch competition and more power moves.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Grow Philly: 14 food and beverage small businesses in Philadelphia technical.ly/sponsored-ar...
Grow Philly: 14 food and beverage small businesses in Philadelphia
Learn more about these companies serving up gourmet hot dogs, homemade pies, Texas-style BBQ and more.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Insurance giant Progressive taps Best Egg to expand personal loan access technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Insurance giant Progressive taps Best Egg to expand personal loan access
It’s a big move for the Delaware fintech, one that reflects a broader push to integrate lending and insurance tools in one platform.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Springdale council votes yes on data center, offering a lesson on zoning clarity for other PA towns technical.ly/civics/alleg...
Springdale council votes yes on data center, offering a lesson on zoning clarity for other PA towns
Residents protested for months, but councilmembers said state law effectively forced their hand.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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This Bucks County startup provides an ‘Iron Man suit’ for veterinarians technical.ly/entrepreneur...
This Bucks County startup provides an ‘Iron Man suit’ for veterinarians
Instinct is building what it calls the “nerve center” for large animal hospitals, informed by a founder with emergency vet experience.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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DC’s public venture fund taps San Francisco and NYC firms to manage and invest technical.ly/civics/dc-ve...
DC’s public venture fund taps San Francisco and NYC firms to manage and invest
Hustle Fund and Lytical Ventures have started vetting early-stage founders to find promising city startups for the $52M+ available.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Maryland’s push to shape AI policy slows as key advisory panel seats go unfilled technical.ly/civics/maryl...
Maryland’s push to shape AI policy slows as key advisory panel seats go unfilled
The group’s regulatory recommendations are due in seven months, but only about half of its members have been appointed ahead of the next General Assembly session.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Maryland lawmakers push forward data center impact report, overriding Gov. Moore’s veto technical.ly/civics/maryl...
Maryland lawmakers push forward data center impact report, overriding Gov. Moore’s veto
The study will analyze the environmental and economic effects of the large tech facilities across the state.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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New Orleans just got ranked a top 15 startup ecosystem — and now there’s work to be done technical.ly/entrepreneur...
New Orleans just got ranked a top 15 startup ecosystem — and now there’s work to be done
A new national report by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center challenged Louisiana startup boosters to organize statewide. Will they?
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December 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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PostCare AI pilots platform to help small medical practices cut paperwork and prep visits technical.ly/entrepreneur...
PostCare AI pilots platform to help small medical practices cut paperwork and prep visits
The Maryland-based healthtech startup syncs medical records and makes recommendations for billing codes.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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New AI govtech testing center opens in Northern Virginia technical.ly/entrepreneur...
New AI govtech testing center opens in Northern Virginia
Plus, Bay Area’s Hustle Fund promotes DC local, another innovation hub is coming to the region and more DMV power moves.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The US left Black innovators out of the last economic boom — it can’t afford to repeat that with AI technical.ly/entrepreneur...
The US left Black innovators out of the last economic boom — it can’t afford to repeat that with AI
Inclusion drives a stronger economy, better companies and smarter tech safeguards, writes the CEO of a networking company.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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PA rehab organization building center to train other providers on telehealth services technical.ly/civics/penns...
PA rehab organization building center to train other providers on telehealth services
A new state plan could further expand access to substance abuse disorder treatment.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Philadelphia must imagine its next 250 years technical.ly/civics/phila...
Philadelphia must imagine its next 250 years
Let’s not miss the Semiquincentennial opportunity to be active about envisioning our future. Read the draft statement and share your feedback.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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In a world of AI search, Technical.ly is a primary source technical.ly/civics/ai-ch...
In a world of AI search, Technical.ly is a primary source
Americans increasingly use chatbots to get answers to questions. Here’s how we’re helping fill the results with facts.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Clear Admit: Advice on how to prep for an MBA, from a company that’s done it for 25 years technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Clear Admit: Advice on how to prep for an MBA, from a company that’s done it for 25 years
With just $100k supplementing a bootstrapped beginning, the Philly-founded edtech startup has expanded globally.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Why most companies fail to capture AI’s economic value — and how to avoid common missteps technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Why most companies fail to capture AI’s economic value — and how to avoid common missteps
The formula for success relies on strategic, organizational and technical decisions, according to a business development professional.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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DC’s startup and VC scene is the capital’s ‘best kept secret,’ says econ dev leader technical.ly/civics/dcs-s...
DC’s startup and VC scene is the capital’s ‘best kept secret,’ says econ dev leader
DC is often thought of as a “policy” city. In the Mayor’s Office, Tsjenna Daley is working to change that narrative.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Penn AI program expands to more PA, NJ and DE schools with $1M from Google technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Penn AI program expands to more PA, NJ and DE schools with $1M from Google
Plus, Wistar Institute gets funding to maintain its technician training program, a new angel investor group launches in Chester County and more money moves.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Why are self-driving cars stuck at the awkward teen stage? technical.ly/civics/waymo...
Why are self-driving cars stuck at the awkward teen stage?
Tech leaders promised a safer, driverless future. But roadblocks in regulation and reputation are keeping full autonomy out of reach.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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From scrap to security: How CyberCrunch built success in an industry before it really existed technical.ly/entrepreneur...
From scrap to security: How CyberCrunch built success in an industry before it really existed
With few regional competitors and rising regulatory pressure, the PA startup's bet on flexibility, downstream partners and reuse is paying off.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Baltimore bets on Harford County’s defense biomanufacturing base in Phase 3 Tech Hubs bid technical.ly/civics/balti...
Baltimore bets on Harford County’s defense biomanufacturing base in Phase 3 Tech Hubs bid
Plus, a Baltimore Emerging Technology Centers leader steps down, Johns Hopkins student entrepreneurs compete for funding and other power moves.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM