Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) is part of a state-funded economic development initiative created in 1983. They link early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with funding, people, technology, universities and other resources to help them prosper. In the process, BFTP/FEP aims to help fuel economic growth for northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Ethnic Beauty Store

Seed Round in 2016
Ethnic Beauty Store is a one-stop destination to learn, share and purchase beauty within the Ethnic community.

Heudia Health

Debt Financing in 2021
Heudia was formed as an extension of a multiyear collaboration between Dr. Michael Dulin and Mr. Edward Connors to commercialize the joint intellectual property designed to improve access to care for vulnerable populations. Our combined accomplishments include Business Excellence Conceptthe award several successful related research projects led by Dr. Dulin, Director of the Mecklenburg Area Partnership for Primary-Care Research as well as the award of a Phase I/II Small Business Innovation Research grant awarded to Mr. Connors.

JED Pool Tools, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
JED Pool Tools, Inc comes to the rescue for all your pool supply and accessory needs! They have got it all! Check out their JED catalog, which includes pool maintenance equipment--skimmers, leaf rakes, thermometers, pool vacuums, leaf sweeps, chlorinators, pool maintenance kits, through the wall skimmers, backwash hose and filter accessories, pool safety equipment, pool signs, repair kits, floating candles, pool fountains and even water toys!
Prova designs and manufactures electronics and software used in vehicle diagnostics for use in fleet management, consumer vehicle management, drive-by emissions systems, secure vehicle ID systems and usage based insurance (UBI) programs. The company builds wireless, bi-directional OBD-2 monitors and trip loggers (VHMs) that monitor a vehicles use and performance to maintain optimal running efficiency and monitor usage, driver behavior and maintenance schedules. The system also decodes vehicle DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes). These monitors are wireless and use Zigbee/802.15.4 wireless to communicate vehicle data to the management software, Fleet Genius. The company also makes a vehicle and fleet management application, Fleet Genius, which collects the data created by the VHMs and analyzes that for use by the vehicle owner or fleet manager. Fleet Genius runs on a standard windows PC. VHM data can also be sent to 3rd party management applications via an XML based API for intergration into 3rd party platforms. Zigbee wireless operations are managed by a family of Access Point basestations that provide support for small and larger drive-by installations.

ProdHealth

Debt Financing in 2021
ProdHealth is a digital health wellness platform that provides individualized care solutions for employers and individuals. They committed to bringing its users a wholistic ecosystem of health and wellness that not only focuses on the physical and mental health of individuals but also the health of their planet. The company's mission to improve the awareness of every individual around the world that they hold the power to make an enormous change with every bite they take. ProdHealth was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Saladax Biomedical, Inc.

Seed Round in 2005
Saladax develops rapid blood tests for point-of-care and for laboratory analyzers for use in psychiatry and oncology. The firm has been supplying laboratories and clinicians worldwide with revolutionary diagnostic solutions for more than 15 years.

studio BE

Debt Financing in 2021
studio BE is a wellness technology company that reimagining collective well-being, one breath at a time. It serves companies, non-profits, and individuals. We teach both in-person and online, offering down-to-earth, expertly-crafted training modules to executives, management, and their teams. It teaches both in-person and online, offering down-to-earth, expertly-crafted training modules to executives, management, and their teams. It believes in the power of using technology for good and coming together for the betterment of all. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Snake Creek Lasers, LLC

Seed Round in 2010
Snake Creek Lasers, LLC manufactures solid-state lasers. The company offers laser heads, laser subcomponents, and original equipment manufacturer modules for use in pointing, illumination, guidance, and other applications in industrial, bio-medical, and military marketplaces. It serves customers worldwide. Snake Creek Lasers, LLC was formerly known as Advanced Laser Systems and changed its name to Snake Creek Lasers, LLC in January 2003. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Friendsville, Pennsylvania.

Grovara

Grant in 2022
Grovara is the 1st B2B Global Marketplace for US Wellness Brands, connecting natural and organic brands with international retailers. Our marketplace connects wellness brands and global retailers on a single B2B platform, streamlines the entire product discovery, order processing and fulfilment for export, while empowering brands and retailers with wellness focused insights-driven data to accelerate growth and scale.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a mere two miles from the New Jersey border, 70 miles from New York City, and 90 miles from Philadelphia. With eight residence halls and a 1,000-seat dining hall located on campus, students will have plenty of opportunities to meet new people and make the most of college life. If you enjoy camping and outdoor activities, then you can take full advantage of Stony Acres, and off-campus campgrounds that include a lodge, cabins, a lake and a campsite. ESU works to combine academics with real world experience in order to help students become not only knowledgeable, but also desirable to employers and graduate schools. Students are encouraged to learn as much about their prospective careers as possible, so ESU strongly encourages students to participate in internships, field studies and community service projects. If you are interested in studying abroad, ESU has shared programs with the International Student Exchange Program, which offers more than 150 destinations for students to choose from. To help cover the cost of tuition, ESU has several scholarships and financial aid options available to eligible students. While many are based solely on academic merit, a student’s major, athletic ability, geographic area and teacher recommendations can all play a role in eligibility for financial aid.

DetectBee

Debt Financing in 2021
DetectBee offers a communication and collaboration SaaS that reduces supply chain cybersecurity risk. The company was established in 2020.

Element ID

Seed Round in 2010
Element ID, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high performance readers and specialty industrial automation equipment and systems for the rapidly growing RFID market. The company targets the high performance, fixed position, RFID reader market with a total system solution that is unique in its automation approach. The company is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. All of Element ID’s products are designed and manufactured in the USA.
Optimo IT is a full-service, technology solutions provider to customers throughout the federal and commercial markets. the company provides innovative digital-product-development services with a focus on the end-user experience. Optimo delivers enterprise-level information technology solutions to clients nationwide.
CANBE Innovation Center is a small business incubator program that helps entrepreneurs grow new ventures. The program bringing together new business interests and business development resources that lead to launching new businesses and new jobs for the Hazleton area. They assist emerging companies and businesses in the transition in developing business plans and business strategies and help them to access the resource network by acting as a primary business development support system. CANBE Innovation Center is based in Hazleton, PA.

Cernostics, Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Cernostics is a life science company developing new molecular diagnostic tests for the fight against cancer. Most current diagnostic approaches offer a limited view of cancer because they fail to evaluate the tumor as a system composed of multiple cell types, not merely tumor cells. Its patent-protected technology platform, TissueCypher, uniquely analyzes whole slide digital images with multiplexed fluorescence, providing greater information and accuracy than traditional subjective tissue diagnostics.
Optimo IT is a full-service, technology solutions provider to customers throughout the federal and commercial markets. the company provides innovative digital-product-development services with a focus on the end-user experience. Optimo delivers enterprise-level information technology solutions to clients nationwide.

CRIMEWATCH

Convertible Note in 2012
CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. owns and operates a public engagement platform developed specifically for law enforcement agencies. It offers CRIMEWATCH, a law enforcement and individual empowerment community. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

UBMe

Pre Seed Round in 2017
UBMe, Inc. develops a social networking app. The product can be used by people to discover local businesses, connect with new people and find local business deals. UBMe, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Medtrics Lab

Seed Round in 2015
Medtrics Lab LLC provides medical education technology solutions. The company offers a cloud based graduate and undergraduate medical education management and collaboration platform. It provides solutions for institutional level administration, program administrators, trainees, and faculty. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Digital Balance

Debt Financing in 2021
Digital Balance is a marketing and SEO agency focusing on holistic practitioners. The company's goal is to help them to heal the world.

XiGo Nanotools

Seed Round in 2014
XiGo Nanotools provides innovative tools for the nanomaterials industry. Its aim is to provide researchers, scientists and corporations with the technology needed in order to usher the transition of nanomaterials from the research laboratory to commercial applications.
Carbondale Technology Transfer Center is a business incubator that provides rental space, technical assistance, and guided access to financing for startup companies. It operates a fully functional small business incubator, divided into Office (Technology Users), Light Industry, Mixed-Use, Kitchen, and Electronics Incubator sections to allow us to serve technology-oriented, light industry, and light. Carbondale Technology Transfer Center was established in June 1996 and is headquartered in Carbondale, PA.

webCemeteries.com

Grant in 2020
webCemeteries.com owns and operates a platform that computerizes cemetery records. The company provides scanning and data entry, enterprise sales application, cemetery application. It also provides solutions for mapping of grave locations. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Virginville, Pennsylvania.

Brighton Training Group

Seed Round in 2016
Brighton Training Group, LLC provides online training and tracking systems for child nutrition program administrators in the United States. It enables state education agencies and sponsoring organizations to automate their child nutrition training programs and get them online. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

webCemeteries.com

Seed Round in 2016
webCemeteries.com owns and operates a platform that computerizes cemetery records. The company provides scanning and data entry, enterprise sales application, cemetery application. It also provides solutions for mapping of grave locations. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Virginville, Pennsylvania.

Micro Interventional Devices

Pre Seed Round in 2011
Micro Interventional Devices is developing disruptive technologies that are revolutionizing percutaneous and minimally invasive structural heart repair procedures. Their proprietary technology is based on a breakthrough in soft- tissue anchoring and associated delivery devices that enable off-pump procedures.

Bloom

Grant in 2022
Vessel is an at-home wellness tracker that helps in accessing, understanding, and optimizing health and wellness from the comfort of home. With Vessel, users can test 10 different health metrics in less than 10 minutes for around $10. Vessel works with some of the best doctors, nutritionists, and scientists to create its wellness cards and build food, supplement, and lifestyle recommendations tailored based on the results. A variety of membership plans enables one to see how diet, supplements, and lifestyle affect the body over time so users can start to feel and perform better. With Vessel, the science of feeling great fits in the palm of the hand.

Icon Legacy

Seed Round in 2009
Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes is transforming the status quo of the modular home building industry. They are a modular home builder and manufacturer of prefabricated homes from Pennsylvania, employing a management staff with more than 200 years combined experience in the modular housing and prefab home building business. Their staff knows the modular system-built industry and what it takes to design, build and sell quality constructed custom modular homes. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality is the foundation for every home, commercial structure and multi-family unit they build.

WellSeal Corporation

Seed Round in 2015
WellSeal, a new, patent-pending, tamper-evident device for well heads that helps maintain well integrity. WellSeal allows users to print information on the seal and also provides an identifier to help owners avoid hitting the well head with lawn equipment. Customers include well drillers and well servicers, the EPA, and consumers.

Thread Bioscience Inc

Debt Financing in 2021
THREAD BIOSCIENCE INC develops CultureStat, a bacteria detecting platform. It provides a test to determine the absence or presence of bacteria and differentiate between lag phase and log phase growth stage. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. provides access control, admission control, and ticketing software for the attraction, amusement, and intercity bus transportation industries. It offers Galaxy, a product suite that integrates ticketing, access control, resource management, group sales, online ticketing sales, retail, food and beverage, and membership management. The company also provides strategic consultation, sales, service, and support for point-of-sale and ticketing systems in North America and worldwide. Its ticketing software is used in attractions, theme parks, waterparks, tours, zoos, aquariums, museums, and historic sites. Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.

Startup Danville

Grant in 2021
Startup Danville is focusing on healthcare and technology innovations. Startup Danville entrepreneurs, fulfill its primary goal in the process by providing consulting assistance.

ConnexiCore

Grant in 2020
ConnexiCore is an on-demand nationwide UAV Drone Solutions Provider specializing in drone data collection, image and video analysis, surveying, and mapping services. ConnexiCore creates value by delivering data efficiently and effectively through their secure cloud-based content management platform called ConnexiCore Cloud, making their client's mission data capture, analysis, and actionable tasks extremely simple. Their value stems from managing the entire process for you: from flying the drones, analyzing the data, extracting insights from that data, and delivering insight deep into the enterprise in time to support decision making. Their core background and experience has been built on delivering the ultimate client experience across the telecommunications, IT, and cloud industry for over 20 years.

Adelphia Seafood

Grant in 2020
Adelphia Seafood processes, packages, and distributes fresh and frozen seafood to grocery stores and other retailers, restaurants, food service companies, and direct consumers.

PDQ Printing

Seed Round in 2017
Founded on June 3rd 1975, PDQ has grown from a small 2 person Print Shop to rank in the “Top 100 Quick Print Giants in the U.S.” Over the past 30+ years, PDQ expanded into three locations: their flagship location on Mulberry Street in Scranton; our second location on Market Street in Kingston; and, most recently, the opening of their state-of-the-art Production and Mailing Center in the Stauffer Industrial Park in Taylor. In January, 2008, the location in Kingston was consolidated with the Production Center in Taylor. As the largest Commercial Quick Printer in Northeastern Pennsylvania, PDQ has evolved to a full-service facility including large format color printing and direct mail services. They are proud to have had strong roots in our community for several years. They pride themselves on being a complete source for all of your printing needs and have always been on the leading edge of technology. They understand that investment in technology can actually save client costs by improving efficiencies.
Bridgeworks Enterprise Center is a business incubator focused on primarily to manufacturing startups. They also provide mentoring and advisory services from AEDC staff members as well as a network of experienced and knowledgeable service professionals such as lawyers, accountants, consultants, angel investors, and others. Its goal to provide the resources needed to help startups move from their garage to self-sustaining profitability, then on to graduate into the City of Allentown or the greater Lehigh Valley.
Acurlite Structural Skylights, Inc. is a company committed to providing the ultimate in customer service. In today's world, it often boils down to just that. It's not always about price, although that certainly plays a big role. But it IS always about how you serve your customers before, during and after a project is done. And that's where Acurlite shines. Their customer service is second to none! Their qualified team of experts have 100 plus cumulative years of custom architectural glazing experience. They are a company on the move, keenly aware they are judged everyday by the work they do and service they provide.

Accelerator CC

Seed Round in 2013
Accelerator CC is cloud-based commercial cleaning software that helps users profitably manage contracts, bids, operations, sales, and staff, while providing advanced on-site inspection and quality assurance to their customers. As a SaaS platform, it delivers an advanced level of automation, remote or field connectivity, and built-in practices that specifically target the needs of commercial cleaning organizations and their customers. Accelerator CC is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
BRD Noise and Vibration Control specialize in HVAC acoustic design and manufacturing to help architects, MEP, and acoustical consultants, and design/build contractors in the specification of cost-effective approaches to keep mechanical equipment quiet. The firm also troubleshoots and implements remediation treatments for sound problems in existing construction.

studio BE

Venture Round in 2021
studio BE is a wellness technology company that reimagining collective well-being, one breath at a time. It serves companies, non-profits, and individuals. We teach both in-person and online, offering down-to-earth, expertly-crafted training modules to executives, management, and their teams. It teaches both in-person and online, offering down-to-earth, expertly-crafted training modules to executives, management, and their teams. It believes in the power of using technology for good and coming together for the betterment of all. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Startup Lewisburg

Grant in 2021
Startup Lewisburg is an accelerator of Bucknell University Entrepreneurs that provides access to consulting services, broadband internet service, and exclusive networking opportunities in the Bucknell community. The incubator is located in a Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) and members may be eligible for the KIZ Tax Credit Program of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

Ethnic Beauty Store

Seed Round in 2015
Ethnic Beauty Store is a one-stop destination to learn, share and purchase beauty within the Ethnic community.

ChannelApe, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
ChannelApe, Inc. builds supply chain management and e-commerce management software. its software provides third party logistics reporting, data modeling, distributed order management, amazon order management, amazon inventory management, bigcommerce order management, bigcommerce inventory management, shopify plus integration, ebay order management, ebay inventory management. ChannelApe, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Play Impossible

Seed Round in 2016
The Play Impossible Gameball™ is a multi-sport, mobile device-connected ball designed for indoor and outdoor recreational activities. The company has developed a smart, connected inflatable ball that looks completely normal from the outside but has a bevy of electronics inside — accelerator, barometer, microcontroller, ultracapacitor, etc. — and sends real-time data via Bluetooth to an accompanying iOS or Android smartphone app, which lets people play different games and record highlight videos. A charging stick gives the ball two hours of play in just 20 seconds.

US Specialty Formulations

Seed Round in 2015
US Specialty Formulations manufactures sterile injectable pharmaceuticals used by healthcare providers or in new drug or vaccine clinical trials. Millions of Americans require specialized and custom-manufactured drugs, and the current infrastructure is insufficient to support their therapies. These specially prepared drugs are U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications and are provided globally.
O'Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship educates students to participate in the global economy. The institute serves as a catalyst for educational and business expansion, including a student-centered business incubator in downtown Reading. The O’Pake Fellows Program provides elite undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on distinctive experiential learning opportunities. Students of high academic standing, from diverse majors and backgrounds, can work directly with regional entrepreneurs, small business owners, faculty researchers and industry leaders.

Build My Team

Debt Financing in 2021
Build My Team engages in hiring employees for technical projects. It provides clients an automated, proven, and proprietary screening process that includes detailed profiling. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Precision POS, LLC

Seed Round in 2015
Precision POS Software is a premier technology resource for restaurants. Precision POS offers advanced tablet and cloud-based point-of-sale, on-line ordering, and various other supporting products for the restaurant industry and other related food and beverage industries.

eventuosity

Seed Round in 2016
Eventuosity is the first cloud-based marketing technology platform for enterprise event project management. By integrating with, and filling gaps left by martech stack solutions such as Salesforce.com, Marketo, and others, Eventuosity brings standardization, automation, and business intelligence to one of the largest and least-con- trolled categories of corporate marketing spending - live events and meetings.
Interstate has been servicing builders, contractors, architects, and homeowners for 76 years. An innovative manufacturer of Vinyl & CompositWood Windows and Patio Doors, its products hold the Energy Star and National Fenestration Rating Council labels for providing superior energy efficiency. Interstate is also a wholesaler of roofing, decking, siding and many other building materials supplied by premium brands; such as TimberTech, Owens Corning, Mastic, Polyrail and more. Interstate has been selected as an exclusive distributor of Wellborn Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry which it proudly displays in its Public Showroom along with all of its home improvement products. Joseph Pupa Sr. began providing quality building materials to the community in 1938. He believed that employee values should be the focus of building his company's reputation. With the strength built on those values, he passed the torch to his son, Joseph Pupa, Jr. Now, three generations have grown up in the business, with Joseph Pupa III having led our company since 2000, keeping the values stronger than ever. As proof of our long-standing reputation of customer service and satisfaction, we've built a company of employees determined to earn and keep your business. In the unlikely event you ever should have a problem, rest assured we'll be around - we own our corporate buildings, equipment, and trucks. We've outlasted the Great Depression and every recession since, turned down hundreds of inquiries and offers to sell to larger firms, take an earnest approach to business, and reinvest profits where they belong . . . back into our products, facilities, and services.
Heritage Sign & Display is a full-service Point-of-Purchase (POP) display supplier serving high-profile retail brands worldwide. The company leverages a line of in-house POP display design, development, and production capabilities to enhance clients’ messaging and merchandising.

Wilkes-Barre Connect

Grant in 2021
Wilkes-Barre Connect is a program that helps businesses start and grow. It aligns business with appropriate providers, services, and locations to meet the goals and objectives defined within the strategy.

Vitrius Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
Vitrius Technologies is a Pennsylvania based firm specializing in proprietary cutting edge window and door products for commercial, architectural, historic, and luxury applications. Their team leverages fifty years experience within the industry, and has established key strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most well respected manufacturers, allowing us to offer solutions for any building design. Their goal is to become a global market leader in the design and fabrication of the most energy efficient smart and dynamic fenestration systems. Vitrius is committed to continued technological advancements in glazing and framing materials; offering building owners, architects, engineers, and developers the most advanced products which exceed industry performance standards and set the benchmark for others to follow.

Micro Interventional Devices

Seed Round in 2011
Micro Interventional Devices is developing disruptive technologies that are revolutionizing percutaneous and minimally invasive structural heart repair procedures. Their proprietary technology is based on a breakthrough in soft- tissue anchoring and associated delivery devices that enable off-pump procedures.

RocketCloud

Grant in 2020
Rocket Cloud helps industrial wholesalers successfully sell online. The firm creates visibility for clients’ inventory on marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, and Walmart by connecting directly with their ERP systems. Rocket Cloud’s enterprise suite handles inventory replenishment, repricing, and accounting/reconciliation, along with providing analytics to monitor performance. Rocket Cloud is also rolling out an industrial marketplace, ProSupplyDirect, which will address limitations on B2C marketplaces. .

webCemeteries.com

Seed Round in 2016
webCemeteries.com owns and operates a platform that computerizes cemetery records. The company provides scanning and data entry, enterprise sales application, cemetery application. It also provides solutions for mapping of grave locations. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Virginville, Pennsylvania.

Orbweaver Sourcing, LLC

Seed Round in 2016
Orbweaver enables the digital supply chain, transforms the management of part information, mobilizes the digital conversation between buyers and sellers of components, and automates sales & purchasing workflows.

Bio Med Sciences

Seed Round in 2016
Bio Med has successfully developed its IPN technology into the Silon, Oleeva and SeaAllure lines of products. The company sells direct to patients, consumers and clinical practices as well as through distributors. Silon products are available exclusively from Bio Med Sciences and through authorized business partners.

FrameCrafters

Seed Round in 2016
FrameCrafters International operates as an e-commerce platform for eye care professionals.

Micro Interventional Devices

Seed Round in 2012
Micro Interventional Devices is developing disruptive technologies that are revolutionizing percutaneous and minimally invasive structural heart repair procedures. Their proprietary technology is based on a breakthrough in soft- tissue anchoring and associated delivery devices that enable off-pump procedures.

ABEC

Seed Round in 2016
ABEC, Inc. is a world-leading provider of engineering, equipment, and services to the Biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. For forty years, pharmaceutical companies from around the globe have relied on ABECs' expertise to develop reliable and cost effective manufacturing solutions. Founded by Jack Wilson in 1974, their goal continues to be to provide custom engineered solutions to the Life Science Industry in support of their efforts to provide the world with life changing therapies.
Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship advocates free enterprise as the foundation of freedom.
THE SCRANTON ENTERPRISE CENTER is a state-of-the-art business facility in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 2003 and expanded in 2004, the facility houses several anchor tenants as well as a Business Incubator program for start-up and expanding small businesses. Class A office space ranging in size from as small as 157 square feet to as large as 6,000 square feet is currently available for lease. The facility is located in a designated Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone as well as a Keystone Innovation Zone.

MDSLink

Debt Financing in 2021
MDS Link offers solutions for converged triple play (IPTV, VoIP and HSIA) services optimized for MDU, Hospitality and Educational environments while using existing coax cable or twisted pair Infrastructure. Our product set includes both low and high frequencies providing the flexibility to deliver bandwidth cost effectively with the best performance.

EggZack

Seed Round in 2015
EggZack is an automated sales and marketing system that does 3 things: 1- It automates your marketing to generate leads 2- its make it convenient for leads to convert to sales 3- It keep your customers informed and buying more EggZack is the first closed loop system that automates the sales and marketing process for local business owners/operators. EggZack's Software-as-a-Service model has 4500+ clients and received a patent for its technology. EggZack provides an automated sales and marketing system that is specially designed for businesses that serve local markets. The web and mobile based platform makes local marketing easier and more effective for sole proprietors, franchises and national chain stores by integrating and automating the management of their website, social media, local marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogs, video, local search/directory optimization and online marketing to generate more local leads. The system then makes it convenient for the leads to convert to transitions. The company is backed by private investors and is headquartered at the Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethlehem, PA. For more information, visit www.EggZack.com.

CEWA Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2010
Founded in April 2009, CEWA Technologies develops and markets CSP point concentrators that utilize solar technology in innovative ways to generate sustainable power at a price competitive with fossil fuels. Available NOW, CEWA’s CSP point concentrators utilize dual-axis solar tracking, polished aluminum reflective surfaces and unique unibody construction, offering best-in-breed efficiency with minimal ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

Viddler

Venture Round in 2010
Viddler, Inc. provides an online video platform for interactive training. It offers Viddler, a video-based SaaS platform for training professionals to deliver knowledge, practice skills, and measure performance. The company’s Viddler enables to select and watch an interactive video; watch examples of what to do in situations from industry experts; and record and review their own work. Viddler, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

WACKER Chemie

Post in 2017
WACKER has a global network of production sites spanning all key regions. 17,000 employees on five continents devise innovative solutions locally for maximum customer benefit and generate synergies for efficient collaborations. To this end, they maintain and further develop an integrated management system in accordance with ISO, GMP and sustainable development, as well as actively participate in the global Responsible Care program. Quality, health, safety, and environmental awareness are the cornerstones of their entrepreneurial mindset and practices at all WACKER sites.

Cernostics, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2012
Cernostics is a life science company developing new molecular diagnostic tests for the fight against cancer. Most current diagnostic approaches offer a limited view of cancer because they fail to evaluate the tumor as a system composed of multiple cell types, not merely tumor cells. Its patent-protected technology platform, TissueCypher, uniquely analyzes whole slide digital images with multiplexed fluorescence, providing greater information and accuracy than traditional subjective tissue diagnostics.

Play Impossible

Venture Round in 2016
The Play Impossible Gameball™ is a multi-sport, mobile device-connected ball designed for indoor and outdoor recreational activities. The company has developed a smart, connected inflatable ball that looks completely normal from the outside but has a bevy of electronics inside — accelerator, barometer, microcontroller, ultracapacitor, etc. — and sends real-time data via Bluetooth to an accompanying iOS or Android smartphone app, which lets people play different games and record highlight videos. A charging stick gives the ball two hours of play in just 20 seconds.

XiGo Nanotools

Seed Round in 2008
XiGo Nanotools provides innovative tools for the nanomaterials industry. Its aim is to provide researchers, scientists and corporations with the technology needed in order to usher the transition of nanomaterials from the research laboratory to commercial applications.

Stourbridge Project

Grant in 2021
Stourbridge Project is a coworking space and full-service business incubator that offers both start-up and acceleration support. The Stourbridge Project also offers 3D Printing, SolidWorks, Adobe Creative Cloud, ProTools, a video/photography studio, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, and more. In 2018, the Stourbridge Project was awarded the Pennsylvania Economic Development Project of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association.

TekRidge Center

Grant in 2021
TekRidge Center supports the growth of relocating and expanding business in developing new and innovative technologies. Businesses located within the incubator space will receive the support, infrastructure, resources, and mentorship needed to achieve long-term success, with the end goal of creating jobs, commercializing new technologies, and strengthening local and national economies. The facility features telecommunications, utilities, and offers easy access to an array of local amenities, including restaurants, hotels, and retail shops.

Simplex Industries, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Simplex Industries, Inc. designs and builds modular homes and custom homes. The company provides two story, ranch, cape, beach, modern, duplex, triplex, fourplex, and townhouse homes, as well as garage plans; and commercial buildings that range from dormitories to hotels, and from professional office space to light industrial buildings. It offers modular homes to builder network in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

HB Custom Media

Seed Round in 2014
HB Custom Media Inc. (HBCM) is a supplier of custom tissue culture media, reagents, supplements and animal embryo culture media to the Research Use Only (RUO) market for cell culture and the culturing of embryonic stem (ES) cells, both human and animal.

Performance Biomedical Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Performance Biomedical Inc. distributes medical supplies. The company offers customized orthotics, body, back and foot braces, foot analysis and customized footwear, fitting service for orthotics, diabetic socks and supplies, mobility equipment, canes, and walkers. It distributes respiratory equipment, custom compression garments, lympheadema pumps, medical diagnostic equipment, tens units and bone stimulators, penial pumps, breast pumps, safe-t-hip. Performance Biomedical Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania.

Grovara

Seed Round in 2016
Grovara is the 1st B2B Global Marketplace for US Wellness Brands, connecting natural and organic brands with international retailers. Our marketplace connects wellness brands and global retailers on a single B2B platform, streamlines the entire product discovery, order processing and fulfilment for export, while empowering brands and retailers with wellness focused insights-driven data to accelerate growth and scale.

Paro AI

Debt Financing in 2020
Paro AI is a voice and chatbot assistant that makes accessing enterprise systems and data easier than ever. Paro was developed with efficiency, productivity, and compliance in mind at every stage. With Paro's AI-enabled insights, your team will be able to create more meaningful and personalized interactions with customers.

Element ID

Seed Round in 2009
Element ID, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high performance readers and specialty industrial automation equipment and systems for the rapidly growing RFID market. The company targets the high performance, fixed position, RFID reader market with a total system solution that is unique in its automation approach. The company is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. All of Element ID’s products are designed and manufactured in the USA.

Unicast Company, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Unicast Company, Inc. manufactures gray and ductile iron castings. The company offers products ranging from thin-walled decorative to multi-cored heavy castings. It also offers products in the areas of diesel engine parts, bearing housing, machine tool castings, pump housings, stove parts, subway car thresholds, gear boxes, valve bodies, decorative fire-backs, and more. In addition, the company provides heat treating, machining, painting, plating, and other value added services. It serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.

Element ID

Seed Round in 2008
Element ID, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high performance readers and specialty industrial automation equipment and systems for the rapidly growing RFID market. The company targets the high performance, fixed position, RFID reader market with a total system solution that is unique in its automation approach. The company is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. All of Element ID’s products are designed and manufactured in the USA.

CornellCookson

Seed Round in 2017
CornellCookson, LLC engages in the manufacture and sale of rolling doors and grilles. Its products include rolling service and insulated exterior and interior doors; fire doors, including insulated service fire, counter fire, and smoke control doors, as well as fire door product systems; rolling and sliding grilles; rolling and wood counter doors; side coiling closures; fire, sound, and sight control doors; rubber doors; and motor operators. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania with manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona. As of June 4, 2018, CornellCookson, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Clopay Corporation.

Medicine in Practice

Seed Round in 2015
Medicine in Practice, Inc. provides compelling compliance training solutions to the clinical research community. It offers Compliance Time that helps clinical researchers to become and remain compliant with current and emerging transparency regulations; and Transparent Author that helps authors to select the optimal journal for publications. The company is based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

Map Decisions

Seed Round in 2015
Map Decisions provides smart location-based mobile and web solutions for business and government customers. Our mobile & web business solutions transform how and where our organizations capture, manage, and leverage organizational information in order to optimize business workflow processes and save time and money.

East Penn

Seed Round in 2016
Since 1946, East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. has developed an enviable reputation for world-class quality products.

Orbweaver Sourcing, LLC

Seed Round in 2014
Orbweaver enables the digital supply chain, transforms the management of part information, mobilizes the digital conversation between buyers and sellers of components, and automates sales & purchasing workflows.

Icon Legacy

Seed Round in 2008
Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes is transforming the status quo of the modular home building industry. They are a modular home builder and manufacturer of prefabricated homes from Pennsylvania, employing a management staff with more than 200 years combined experience in the modular housing and prefab home building business. Their staff knows the modular system-built industry and what it takes to design, build and sell quality constructed custom modular homes. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality is the foundation for every home, commercial structure and multi-family unit they build.

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Debt Financing in 2020
One of the biggest challenges facing health care providers today is enhancing safety and patient care while managing workflow efficiencies. As a division of the 13th largest global medical device manufacturer, B. Braun Medical Inc. (B.Braun) is uniquely poised to address this challenge. Guided by our Sharing Expertise® philosophy, B.Braun leads the way in developing infusion therapy and pain management products and services that meet the highest standards for quality, safety, sustainability and efficiency.

Cerora

Venture Round in 2013
Cerora, Inc., a healthcare information technology company, provides neuro diagnostic information with a focus on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI or concussion) and Alzheimer’s disease to patients, physicians, and companies. The company offers MindReader, a portable objective neuro diagnostics-as-a-service technology that is used to monitor brain health; diagnose neurologic injuries, such as mTBI; diagnose diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment; and diagnose neuropsychiatric disorders, such as post traumatic stress disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and Bi-polar. Its products are also used in sports concussion and pharmaceutical compound development and monitoring. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Keystone Automation, Inc.

Seed Round in 2008
Keystone Automation was founded in 1999 by Mike Duffy. He initially offered PLC programming and electrical wiring service. Growing rapidly and incorporating in May of 2000, Keystone Automation moved into a 1,800 square foot facility in Pittston, PA. The company’s focus shifted to turnkey machinery design and fabrication. They purchased more equipment and added a mechanical designer, electrician and machinist. 2002 found Keystone again moving, expanding to 5,000 square feet. They also expanded with more machinery including their first CNC milling machine. By 2005 Keystone was utilizing 13,500 square feet of that building. They kept growing, and in the summer of 2005 they relocated to their current base in Duryea, PA. They now have a 21,000 square foot engineering and production facility on four acres.

Only Sky

Debt Financing in 2016
Only Sky is a venture-backed company providing an activity booking and management platform to the mountain destination space, with partners across the U.S., Chile, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe. they enable consumers across the globe to book bespoke mountain experiences with Pros from top destinations.

Lia Diagnostics

Seed Round in 2018
LIA Diagnostics Inc. develops and supplies a pregnancy test kit. The company provides pregnancy tests to addresses the challenges surrounding privacy, usability, and sustainability. It offers flushable tests kits. LIA Diagnostics Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Galaxy Brushes

Seed Round in 2004
Galaxy Brushes manufactures pencil brushes for pipeline cleaning and inspection applications in oil companies. The company offers flat wire brushes, including block brushes, wrap brushes and flange brushes; and pigs and urethane brushes. It also provides engineering, pig and brush design, and consulting services. The company serves customers worldwide. Galaxy Brushes was founded in 2002 and is based in Moosic, Pennsylvania.

Discovery Machine, Inc.

Seed Round in 2010
Discovery Machine is focused on helping you leverage knowledge assets across your organization. With our knowledge capture techniques and artificial intelligence technology, Discovery Machine has perfected an approach to capturing and deploying expertise. The latest addition to Discovery Machine’s product line is RESITE. RESITE enables the creation of robust virtual training simulations in minutes using drag-and-drop interfaces. Imagine the possibilities of creating a virtual simulation that: - Exactly matches your facilities and equipment, - Lets you define objectives to monitor for completion, - Highlights real consequences virtually to emphasize key safety standards, - Immerses trainees in a virtual world instead of relying on tired slideshows and manuals, and - Automatically assesses performance with built-in student monitoring.

Infinera Corporation

Series D in 2003
Optical networking systems based on photonic integration technology in the united states

viihealth inc.

Seed Round in 2016
viihealth, Inc. is a next-generation Customer Engagement and Digital Solutions Company helping life sciences companies drive commercial success. Our leading mobile-savvy solutions increase salesforce effectiveness and drive increased patient adherence – with deeper impact and faster time-to-market in multiple markets worldwide.

Carenade

Seed Round in 2018
Carenade Health operates an online marketplace that enables users to compare prices, read reviews, and purchase in-home healthcare services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

CEWA Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2011
Founded in April 2009, CEWA Technologies develops and markets CSP point concentrators that utilize solar technology in innovative ways to generate sustainable power at a price competitive with fossil fuels. Available NOW, CEWA’s CSP point concentrators utilize dual-axis solar tracking, polished aluminum reflective surfaces and unique unibody construction, offering best-in-breed efficiency with minimal ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

Galaxy Brushes

Seed Round in 2008
Galaxy Brushes manufactures pencil brushes for pipeline cleaning and inspection applications in oil companies. The company offers flat wire brushes, including block brushes, wrap brushes and flange brushes; and pigs and urethane brushes. It also provides engineering, pig and brush design, and consulting services. The company serves customers worldwide. Galaxy Brushes was founded in 2002 and is based in Moosic, Pennsylvania.
Complete the set-up of a manufacturing facility and begin production of decorative architectural cast-glass panels made with a proprietary process. This process will allow architects and designers to apply custom glass wall panels, windows, and doors that have deep sculptural patterns or imagery cast directly into the surface of the glass. The process will address current product limitations in color and sound transmission with better manufacturing throughput than competitors.

Dellicker Strategies, LLC

Seed Round in 2017
Dellicker Strategies, LLC offers consulting services in personalized learning and broadband infrastructure to schools. The company helps schools deliver planning, provide relevant training, oversee continuous improvement, and get digital access. Dellicker Strategies, LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
Advanced Photonics Sciences (APS) is a premier manufacturer and supplier of lasers, optics, and photonics systems including miniaturized diode-direct and solid-state lasers, modules, and high-powered cryogenic lasers for commercial and specialized defense applications. APS is a recognized leader in photonics innovation and engineering, including the development of precision quality crystals.

Signallamp Health

Grant in 2020
Signallamp Health was founded on a clear understanding that human interaction is essential to improving the management of chronic health conditions. While they leverage world-class technology to empower their Nurse Assistants with relevant and real-time data, the heart of their approach is rooted in time-tested, evidence-based care management, and behavioral economics.

CEWA Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in April 2009, CEWA Technologies develops and markets CSP point concentrators that utilize solar technology in innovative ways to generate sustainable power at a price competitive with fossil fuels. Available NOW, CEWA’s CSP point concentrators utilize dual-axis solar tracking, polished aluminum reflective surfaces and unique unibody construction, offering best-in-breed efficiency with minimal ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

MindMe Mobile

Seed Round in 2016
We believe marketing should be painless. In mins your business can send bulk sms/mms coupons, surveys, & messages to your customer's phone! No training required. We will not stop until we've created a fully loaded text message marketing service that meets the demands of today's businesses. Simple. Without compromising.

PlanGuru, LLC

Grant in 2020
PlanGuru, LLC develops business budgeting, forecasting, and financial analytics software. The software provides tools needed to project and interpret their financial results & KPIs. The company offers software solutions on a subscription based model. It offers solutions for small businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and accountants. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in White Plains, New York.
US Specialty Formulations manufactures sterile injectable pharmaceuticals used by healthcare providers or in new drug or vaccine clinical trials. Millions of Americans require specialized and custom-manufactured drugs, and the current infrastructure is insufficient to support their therapies. These specially prepared drugs are U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications and are provided globally.

Solid Cactus

Seed Round in 2006
[SolidCactus](http://www.solidcactus.com/) is a provider of estore design and electronic marketing. They were acquired by Web.com in April of 2009.

Precision POS, LLC

Grant in 2020
Precision POS Software is a premier technology resource for restaurants. Precision POS offers advanced tablet and cloud-based point-of-sale, on-line ordering, and various other supporting products for the restaurant industry and other related food and beverage industries.

Map Decisions

Seed Round in 2013
Map Decisions provides smart location-based mobile and web solutions for business and government customers. Our mobile & web business solutions transform how and where our organizations capture, manage, and leverage organizational information in order to optimize business workflow processes and save time and money.

XiGo Nanotools

Seed Round in 2009
XiGo Nanotools provides innovative tools for the nanomaterials industry. Its aim is to provide researchers, scientists and corporations with the technology needed in order to usher the transition of nanomaterials from the research laboratory to commercial applications.

Zukay Live Foods, LLC

Seed Round in 2017
Zukay Live Foods, LLC produces fermented, raw, sugar-free, and natural pro-biotic food and beverages. Its products include krauts, packed fermented vegetables in caraway, ginger, classic, spicy, Carolina, and rainbow flavors; veggie and fruit kvass; tonics in beet ginger, immune root, pure greens, and turmeric ginger flavors; and dressings in cucumber mint, Italian, and sweet onion basil flavor. It also offers online retail of products. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Elverson, Pennsylvania.

GiveGab

Seed Round in 2013
GiveGab helps nonprofits go beyond basic fundraising to raise more, engage more, and do more in a fun, simple, and social platform. We help these nonprofits build long-lasting relationships for repeat giving. We provide all aspects of online fundraising including: a.) general donations, b.) event fundraising, c.) p2p and team based fundraising, d.) days of giving e.) general crowdfunding campaigns f.) donor CRM. We make campaign managers and p2p fundraisers successful using automated coaching features. We make THE ASK easy and fun. Additionally, we help nonprofits engage their supporters through volunteer management features for long-term repeat giving.

FMI

Seed Round in 2017
FMI was founded as Fragrance Manufacturing, Inc. in 1992 by Kevin Rhodes in a 10,000 square foot facility in Easton, PA. Prior to founding FMI, Kevin worked for Procter & Gamble’s manufacturing plants in Staten Island, NY and Avenel, NJ. Based on Kevin’s experience at P&G’s Avenel Perfume plant, FMI’s original focus was providing contract manufacturing services to the industrial fragrance industry.

Discovery Machine, Inc.

Seed Round in 2007
Discovery Machine is focused on helping you leverage knowledge assets across your organization. With our knowledge capture techniques and artificial intelligence technology, Discovery Machine has perfected an approach to capturing and deploying expertise. The latest addition to Discovery Machine’s product line is RESITE. RESITE enables the creation of robust virtual training simulations in minutes using drag-and-drop interfaces. Imagine the possibilities of creating a virtual simulation that: - Exactly matches your facilities and equipment, - Lets you define objectives to monitor for completion, - Highlights real consequences virtually to emphasize key safety standards, - Immerses trainees in a virtual world instead of relying on tired slideshows and manuals, and - Automatically assesses performance with built-in student monitoring.
Since 1959, Penn-Troy Manufacturing, Inc. has been engineering and producing our own products from our facility in Troy, PA. The company was born out of Troy Engine and Machine Company, an engine manufacturer with roots dating back to the 1870s. We still occupy that same building today, but our services have expanded. They now produce standard and custom valves and other products for the water/wastewater and marine industry.
American Polarizers manufactures polarized and non-polarized optical products that are used for scientific and medical instrumentation. The company also produces for aerospace, electronics, photographic, and animated display industries, which contribute to important government security efforts.

Accelerator CC

Seed Round in 2014
Accelerator CC is cloud-based commercial cleaning software that helps users profitably manage contracts, bids, operations, sales, and staff, while providing advanced on-site inspection and quality assurance to their customers. As a SaaS platform, it delivers an advanced level of automation, remote or field connectivity, and built-in practices that specifically target the needs of commercial cleaning organizations and their customers. Accelerator CC is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Xverity

Seed Round in 2016
Xverity's transformative thinking and products focus on outpatients related services. The number of patients being treated at home has grown exponentially and is facing uberization. Great financial risk has been thrust upon those servicing patients. New Models, Readmission Fines and a change from Fee for Service to Fee for Performance. That patient must deal with multiple providers & services that are disconnected from one another, the Hospital's EHR, and the Patient, which creates dissatisfaction, poor engagement & higher costs.

JED Pool Tools, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
JED Pool Tools, Inc comes to the rescue for all your pool supply and accessory needs! They have got it all! Check out their JED catalog, which includes pool maintenance equipment--skimmers, leaf rakes, thermometers, pool vacuums, leaf sweeps, chlorinators, pool maintenance kits, through the wall skimmers, backwash hose and filter accessories, pool safety equipment, pool signs, repair kits, floating candles, pool fountains and even water toys!

EthosGen LLC

Seed Round in 2013
EthosGen LLC develops utility-grade power generation systems that convert waste heat into electrical power. The company offers Sorption-Energy System, which works within existing systems to capture waste heat and turn it into electrical power and cooling capacity. EthosGen LLC serves industrial, military and defense, technology, data centers, and renewable industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Third Eye Diagnostics, Inc.

Seed Round in 2008
Third Eye Diagnostics is developing the Cerepress, a first-of-its-kind non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor that gathers information from the patient's eye. The technology is based on one issued patent, one pending patent, and two applications in progress on methods and apparatus that correlate ICP with measurements taken from the blood vessels within the eye. The Cerepress measures blood pressure in the eye’s central retinal vein (CRV) which highly correlates to intracranial pressure.

CDC Software

Seed Round in 2015
Expand commercialization of CDC Software’s DTK product that greatly reduces the time and cost of integrating telephony systems with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and business systems. Highly configurable and supporting all major telephony providers, the DTK software provides complete customer data immediately to a representative answering a customer’s call.

Heyco Metals

Grant in 2020
Heyco Metals, Inc. manufactures copper and copper alloy strips. It offers CopperPlus, an original copper-clad stainless architectural strip; stainless steel alloys; and light gauge coils, sheets, and strips. The company also provides toll processing services, including rolling, annealing, leveling, slitting, and traverse winding for copper, stainless steel, irons, and aluminum alloys; and tin contact wiped and hot-air levelled hot dip, electroplate tin, and reflow electroplate tin plating services. It supplies its products through a network of distributors in the United States. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Heyco Metals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Heyco Products, Inc.

Snake Creek Lasers, LLC

Seed Round in 2011
Snake Creek Lasers, LLC manufactures solid-state lasers. The company offers laser heads, laser subcomponents, and original equipment manufacturer modules for use in pointing, illumination, guidance, and other applications in industrial, bio-medical, and military marketplaces. It serves customers worldwide. Snake Creek Lasers, LLC was formerly known as Advanced Laser Systems and changed its name to Snake Creek Lasers, LLC in January 2003. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Friendsville, Pennsylvania.

Global Tungsten & Powders

Seed Round in 2017
Global Tungsten & Powders (GTP) is located in Towanda, PA in the Northeastern corner of the State. GTP has an additional manufacturing facility centrally located in Europe in the Northeastern corner of the Czech Republic in the town of Bruntal. GTP’s primary emphasis is the manufacture of tungsten and molybdenum powders with additional emphasis on other specialty products. With two locations and more than 60 years of experience, GTP is a world leader in powder technology, high temperature metallurgy, and inorganic chemistry. Since the early 1900's, Global Tungsten & Powders has held a strong global position in the development and production of inorganic phosphors and related chemicals.

Solid Cactus

Seed Round in 2007
[SolidCactus](http://www.solidcactus.com/) is a provider of estore design and electronic marketing. They were acquired by Web.com in April of 2009.

Snake Creek Lasers, LLC

Seed Round in 2008
Snake Creek Lasers, LLC manufactures solid-state lasers. The company offers laser heads, laser subcomponents, and original equipment manufacturer modules for use in pointing, illumination, guidance, and other applications in industrial, bio-medical, and military marketplaces. It serves customers worldwide. Snake Creek Lasers, LLC was formerly known as Advanced Laser Systems and changed its name to Snake Creek Lasers, LLC in January 2003. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Friendsville, Pennsylvania.
Prova designs and manufactures electronics and software used in vehicle diagnostics for use in fleet management, consumer vehicle management, drive-by emissions systems, secure vehicle ID systems and usage based insurance (UBI) programs. The company builds wireless, bi-directional OBD-2 monitors and trip loggers (VHMs) that monitor a vehicles use and performance to maintain optimal running efficiency and monitor usage, driver behavior and maintenance schedules. The system also decodes vehicle DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes). These monitors are wireless and use Zigbee/802.15.4 wireless to communicate vehicle data to the management software, Fleet Genius. The company also makes a vehicle and fleet management application, Fleet Genius, which collects the data created by the VHMs and analyzes that for use by the vehicle owner or fleet manager. Fleet Genius runs on a standard windows PC. VHM data can also be sent to 3rd party management applications via an XML based API for intergration into 3rd party platforms. Zigbee wireless operations are managed by a family of Access Point basestations that provide support for small and larger drive-by installations.

PayParade Pictures

Series A in 2009
PayParade uses social networks to make direct response marketing more effective for brands and retailers. Its social shopping platform opens merchant sites to connect, measure, and identify their most influential shoppers for targeted promotional offers they can share with their friends. Because its patent-pending software optimizes the presentation of these offers, brand and retailers can leverage their existing customer base to net profitable customer acquisition online and in physical stores. Clients include David's Bridal, Uni-ball, Spirit Halloween and Spencer Gifts.

Viddler

Seed Round in 2008
Viddler, Inc. provides an online video platform for interactive training. It offers Viddler, a video-based SaaS platform for training professionals to deliver knowledge, practice skills, and measure performance. The company’s Viddler enables to select and watch an interactive video; watch examples of what to do in situations from industry experts; and record and review their own work. Viddler, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

OrthoForge

Seed Round in 2017
OrthoForge is a Medical Device Company that specializes real time monitoring of bone growth. Their company strives to develop and deliver the gold standard orthopedic stimulation and quantitative real time information to all healthcare stakeholders. Through the use of our proprietary device we have a mission and vision to promote personalized medicine, improve outcomes, and better the patient experience in a cost effective manner.

EthosGen LLC

Seed Round in 2010
EthosGen LLC develops utility-grade power generation systems that convert waste heat into electrical power. The company offers Sorption-Energy System, which works within existing systems to capture waste heat and turn it into electrical power and cooling capacity. EthosGen LLC serves industrial, military and defense, technology, data centers, and renewable industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Indoor Sky

Seed Round in 2016
Indoor Sky, LLC manufactures interior daylighting and shading systems. Its products include dayliter and skyliter shading systems, and fabric options. It serves customers in healthcare, education, office, and residential markets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

EggZack

Seed Round in 2014
EggZack is an automated sales and marketing system that does 3 things: 1- It automates your marketing to generate leads 2- its make it convenient for leads to convert to sales 3- It keep your customers informed and buying more EggZack is the first closed loop system that automates the sales and marketing process for local business owners/operators. EggZack's Software-as-a-Service model has 4500+ clients and received a patent for its technology. EggZack provides an automated sales and marketing system that is specially designed for businesses that serve local markets. The web and mobile based platform makes local marketing easier and more effective for sole proprietors, franchises and national chain stores by integrating and automating the management of their website, social media, local marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogs, video, local search/directory optimization and online marketing to generate more local leads. The system then makes it convenient for the leads to convert to transitions. The company is backed by private investors and is headquartered at the Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethlehem, PA. For more information, visit www.EggZack.com.

Select Products Holding LLC

Seed Round in 2016
Select Products Holdings, LLC manufactures and sells paper products for household applications. It offers bath tissues, facial tissues, napkins, and paper towels. The company sells its products through vendors, suppliers, and retailers. Select Products Holdings, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Huntington, New York.

Brentwood Industries

Seed Round in 2016
Brentwood is a leading provider of thermoformed plastic solutions to a wide variety of consumer, manufacturing, and environmental industries. With diverse production capabilities, engineering expertise, and a focus on innovation, Brentwood applies a team approach to solve the challenges facing our customers. Established in 1965 as a small thermoforming facility, Brentwood has transformed into a vertically integrated corporation and experienced rapid growth both domestically and internationally. This continuous progress has allowed Brentwood to engage developing markets and further establish its global footprint. Brentwood supplies custom and proprietary products of the highest quality and develops forward-thinking strategies for the most complex applications. We emphasize customer service and work closely with clients throughout the design, engineering, and manufacturing phases of each project to create targeted, tailored solutions.

GiveGab

Seed Round in 2014
GiveGab helps nonprofits go beyond basic fundraising to raise more, engage more, and do more in a fun, simple, and social platform. We help these nonprofits build long-lasting relationships for repeat giving. We provide all aspects of online fundraising including: a.) general donations, b.) event fundraising, c.) p2p and team based fundraising, d.) days of giving e.) general crowdfunding campaigns f.) donor CRM. We make campaign managers and p2p fundraisers successful using automated coaching features. We make THE ASK easy and fun. Additionally, we help nonprofits engage their supporters through volunteer management features for long-term repeat giving.

Cernostics, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2012
Cernostics is a life science company developing new molecular diagnostic tests for the fight against cancer. Most current diagnostic approaches offer a limited view of cancer because they fail to evaluate the tumor as a system composed of multiple cell types, not merely tumor cells. Its patent-protected technology platform, TissueCypher, uniquely analyzes whole slide digital images with multiplexed fluorescence, providing greater information and accuracy than traditional subjective tissue diagnostics.

CEWA Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Founded in April 2009, CEWA Technologies develops and markets CSP point concentrators that utilize solar technology in innovative ways to generate sustainable power at a price competitive with fossil fuels. Available NOW, CEWA’s CSP point concentrators utilize dual-axis solar tracking, polished aluminum reflective surfaces and unique unibody construction, offering best-in-breed efficiency with minimal ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

IntelliGreen

Debt Financing in 2020
IntelliGreen is driven by the fundamental belief that the better you feel, the better you'll do.

PSA Systems

Grant in 2020
PSA Systems provides engineering, design, and manufacturing of specialized automated equipment. The company has machining and fabrication capabilities as well as innovative design and engineering resources that allow it to respond to clients’ needs in various industries.

Noble Biomaterials

Grant in 2020
Noble Biomaterials is a global leader in intelligent materials. Noble leverages world-class antimicrobial and conductive technologies to protect, save, heal, and improve lives. The company uses its proprietary silver bonding technology for mission-critical applications in the performance apparel, healthcare, industrial and emerging wearable technology markets. Its flagship brands, X-STATIC®, Ionic+™, DFENSE, and CIRCUITEX®, are used by hundreds of world-class licensees to provide odor elimination, infection prevention/management, biometric monitoring and conductive protection benefits. Its headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Scranton, PA, and the company has offices in Europe, Asia and South America.

Rea.deeming Beauty

Seed Round in 2016
Rea.deeming Beauty manufactures a range of makeups for its clients. The company’s product portfolio consists of all.about.face, micro.mini.bubble, beautyblender bubble, liner.design.pro, body blender, blotterazzi pro, sur.face simple, red.carpet, the detailers, blotterazzi, bling.ring, and air.port pro. Rea.deeming Beauty was founded in 2003 and is based in Pennsylvania.

Colymer Industries

Seed Round in 2014
An improved coal tar formulation, Tarzanite is not water-soluble and is environmentally beneficial. The material is expected to outlast traditional asphalt-based materials by at least a factor of two. This work will involve new product variations for the sealing and paving of roads and a new product for line-marking.

Discovery Machine, Inc.

Seed Round in 2008
Discovery Machine is focused on helping you leverage knowledge assets across your organization. With our knowledge capture techniques and artificial intelligence technology, Discovery Machine has perfected an approach to capturing and deploying expertise. The latest addition to Discovery Machine’s product line is RESITE. RESITE enables the creation of robust virtual training simulations in minutes using drag-and-drop interfaces. Imagine the possibilities of creating a virtual simulation that: - Exactly matches your facilities and equipment, - Lets you define objectives to monitor for completion, - Highlights real consequences virtually to emphasize key safety standards, - Immerses trainees in a virtual world instead of relying on tired slideshows and manuals, and - Automatically assesses performance with built-in student monitoring.

Prova Systems & Technologies, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2011
Prova designs and manufactures electronics and software used in vehicle diagnostics for use in fleet management, consumer vehicle management, drive-by emissions systems, secure vehicle ID systems and usage based insurance (UBI) programs. The company builds wireless, bi-directional OBD-2 monitors and trip loggers (VHMs) that monitor a vehicles use and performance to maintain optimal running efficiency and monitor usage, driver behavior and maintenance schedules. The system also decodes vehicle DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes). These monitors are wireless and use Zigbee/802.15.4 wireless to communicate vehicle data to the management software, Fleet Genius. The company also makes a vehicle and fleet management application, Fleet Genius, which collects the data created by the VHMs and analyzes that for use by the vehicle owner or fleet manager. Fleet Genius runs on a standard windows PC. VHM data can also be sent to 3rd party management applications via an XML based API for intergration into 3rd party platforms. Zigbee wireless operations are managed by a family of Access Point basestations that provide support for small and larger drive-by installations.
RATECentric provides online proprietary small-group insurance platforms used by national group insurance carriers that allow agents to reduce the quoting, enrollment, and submission process from three weeks to one hour. Providing real-time rates in a highly complex industry is a paradigm shift in the way group insurance is currently sold and administered. HBT also builds and maintains group insurance premium billing platforms and offers agent license tracking and commission payments online.

Vitrius Technologies

Seed Round in 2012
Vitrius Technologies is a Pennsylvania based firm specializing in proprietary cutting edge window and door products for commercial, architectural, historic, and luxury applications. Their team leverages fifty years experience within the industry, and has established key strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most well respected manufacturers, allowing us to offer solutions for any building design. Their goal is to become a global market leader in the design and fabrication of the most energy efficient smart and dynamic fenestration systems. Vitrius is committed to continued technological advancements in glazing and framing materials; offering building owners, architects, engineers, and developers the most advanced products which exceed industry performance standards and set the benchmark for others to follow.

Effort Foundry, Inc.

Grant in 2020
Effort Foundry, Inc. manufactures and supplies steel castings and cast valve components for pump, valve, nuclear, power generation, and military industries, as well as other general manufacturing applications. It offers pattern constructing and repairing, molding, melting, sand reclamation, blasting, arc-air/cutting/welding, burning, grinding, heat treating, quality assurance, laboratory, and machine shop services. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Bath, Pennsylvania.

InterMetro Industries

Seed Round in 2016
For over 80 years, their mission at Metro has been to make the world more organized and efficient. They do this by providing the world’s most imaginative space and productivity solutions. Founded in 1929, the company is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania with a global manufacturing and distribution footprint that enables us to offer over 30,000 products to customers all over the world. Born from the creation of the industry standard for wire shelving, their product breadth has evolved into a vast array of product categories including advanced polymer shelving, medical and special application carts, storage cabinets, heated cabinets, high-density shelving, wall storage system, stainless fabricated products and much more.

CDC Software

Grant in 2020
CDC Investment Group Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:CHINA) is the owner of CDC Software (中华网软件), a company focused on providing business-management software solutions. It offers overall services covering the life circle of software solutions including execution, project consulting, outsourcing, application management, and offshore development. At present, these sub-industry solutions of CDC Software own over 6000 enterprises users all over the world, ranging from products manufacturing, financial service, healthcare, architecture, real estate, wholesale to retail.

LifeAire Systems, LLC

Seed Round in 2013
LifeAire Systems, LLC manufactures air purification systems. The company offers Aire~IVF system, an air purification system that irradiates and inactivates biologicals, as well as eliminates embryotoxic VOCs and reduces particulates; Aire~VOC, a product for VOC remediation in life science laboratories; and Aire~Pathogen, a patented rapid microbial detection sensor that facilitates remote monitoring of airborne pathogens (bacteria, yeasts and molds) to pathogen detection and control. Its products are used in industries beyond In Vitro Fertilization, as well as in sensitive cell culture laboratories and medical environments. LifeAire Systems, LLC was founded in 2010 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Orbweaver Sourcing, LLC

Seed Round in 2015
Orbweaver enables the digital supply chain, transforms the management of part information, mobilizes the digital conversation between buyers and sellers of components, and automates sales & purchasing workflows.

webCemeteries.com

Seed Round in 2017
webCemeteries.com owns and operates a platform that computerizes cemetery records. The company provides scanning and data entry, enterprise sales application, cemetery application. It also provides solutions for mapping of grave locations. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Virginville, Pennsylvania.

XiGo Nanotools

Seed Round in 2010
XiGo Nanotools provides innovative tools for the nanomaterials industry. Its aim is to provide researchers, scientists and corporations with the technology needed in order to usher the transition of nanomaterials from the research laboratory to commercial applications.

Orbweaver Sourcing, LLC

Seed Round in 2014
Orbweaver enables the digital supply chain, transforms the management of part information, mobilizes the digital conversation between buyers and sellers of components, and automates sales & purchasing workflows.

PayrollCRM

Seed Round in 2015
Expand marketing and technical development of PayrollCRM, a sales automation platform for the payroll and HR services industry. PayrollCRM helps payroll/HR firms to sell faster and to onboard new clients more efficiently. PayrollCRM 's customer management and CPQ (configure, price, quote) tools streamline processes such as pricing, quoting, data collection, forms and signatures.

Hanish Water

Debt Financing in 2020
Hanish Water is committed to providing water purifying systems that use clean-energy technology, help reduce plastic pollution and reduce waste.
RATECentric provides online proprietary small-group insurance platforms used by national group insurance carriers that allow agents to reduce the quoting, enrollment, and submission process from three weeks to one hour. Providing real-time rates in a highly complex industry is a paradigm shift in the way group insurance is currently sold and administered. HBT also builds and maintains group insurance premium billing platforms and offers agent license tracking and commission payments online.

Gilson Snow

Grant in 2020
Gilson Snow manufactures innovative snowboards and skis. Gilson products have a three-dimensional base that offers the “Gilson Edge” for a buttery and “surfy” feel not offered in traditional products. Gilson builds snowboards and skis from sustainably harvested Pennsylvania poplar and focuses on both technological innovation and aesthetic design. The company ships to customers worldwide.

US Specialty Formulations

Seed Round in 2014
US Specialty Formulations manufactures sterile injectable pharmaceuticals used by healthcare providers or in new drug or vaccine clinical trials. Millions of Americans require specialized and custom-manufactured drugs, and the current infrastructure is insufficient to support their therapies. These specially prepared drugs are U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications and are provided globally.

Shaffer Venison Farms

Seed Round in 2005
Shaffer produces natural casingless meat snacks. This investment will allow the company to expand its line beyond venison to commercialize casingless sticks made of chicken and other meats. Shaffer will ramp up production to meet growing demand for this larger assortment of products.

Galaxy Brushes

Grant in 2020
Galaxy Brushes manufactures pencil brushes for pipeline cleaning and inspection applications in oil companies. The company offers flat wire brushes, including block brushes, wrap brushes and flange brushes; and pigs and urethane brushes. It also provides engineering, pig and brush design, and consulting services. The company serves customers worldwide. Galaxy Brushes was founded in 2002 and is based in Moosic, Pennsylvania.

XiGo Nanotools

Seed Round in 2012
XiGo Nanotools provides innovative tools for the nanomaterials industry. Its aim is to provide researchers, scientists and corporations with the technology needed in order to usher the transition of nanomaterials from the research laboratory to commercial applications.
Sustainable Energy Management Systems is a complete a new strategic plan to expand market focus for this manufacturer of a proprietary solar tracking device. Its patented Reflective Solar Tracker enhances the performance of solar panels by tracking the sun’s position and utilizing reflectors to capture more sunlight, increasing solar energy production by 40-50%.

Reeb Millwork Corp.

Seed Round in 2016
Reeb is one of the largest distributors of custom Millwork products on the East Coast. The secret to Reeb’s success is no secret at all, they simply work harder for their customers. they’re not tied to shareholders and spreadsheets. They’re a family owned business that has weathered the storms, both literally and figuratively, along with their partners for over 100 years, and they’re stronger than ever. They understand the decisions owners in their industry face everyday and earn your business by stocking more products, offering shorter lead times, more options and better support. Reeb hires the best, and they go to work for you, everyday. When you need to reach us, there’s always more than a single point of contact anytime of the day or year.

Only Sky

Seed Round in 2017
Only Sky is a venture-backed company providing an activity booking and management platform to the mountain destination space, with partners across the U.S., Chile, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe. they enable consumers across the globe to book bespoke mountain experiences with Pros from top destinations.
Prova designs and manufactures electronics and software used in vehicle diagnostics for use in fleet management, consumer vehicle management, drive-by emissions systems, secure vehicle ID systems and usage based insurance (UBI) programs. The company builds wireless, bi-directional OBD-2 monitors and trip loggers (VHMs) that monitor a vehicles use and performance to maintain optimal running efficiency and monitor usage, driver behavior and maintenance schedules. The system also decodes vehicle DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes). These monitors are wireless and use Zigbee/802.15.4 wireless to communicate vehicle data to the management software, Fleet Genius. The company also makes a vehicle and fleet management application, Fleet Genius, which collects the data created by the VHMs and analyzes that for use by the vehicle owner or fleet manager. Fleet Genius runs on a standard windows PC. VHM data can also be sent to 3rd party management applications via an XML based API for intergration into 3rd party platforms. Zigbee wireless operations are managed by a family of Access Point basestations that provide support for small and larger drive-by installations.

Viddler

Seed Round in 2006
Viddler, Inc. provides an online video platform for interactive training. It offers Viddler, a video-based SaaS platform for training professionals to deliver knowledge, practice skills, and measure performance. The company’s Viddler enables to select and watch an interactive video; watch examples of what to do in situations from industry experts; and record and review their own work. Viddler, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

viihealth inc.

Seed Round in 2015
viihealth, Inc. is a next-generation Customer Engagement and Digital Solutions Company helping life sciences companies drive commercial success. Our leading mobile-savvy solutions increase salesforce effectiveness and drive increased patient adherence – with deeper impact and faster time-to-market in multiple markets worldwide.
Orbweaver enables the digital supply chain, transforms the management of part information, mobilizes the digital conversation between buyers and sellers of components, and automates sales & purchasing workflows.
East Coast Erosion manufactures erosion control products, turf reinforcement mats, and sediment devices for the construction industry. The company is one of the largest producers of erosion blankets and other erosion products in the U.S.

Benton Foundry

Seed Round in 2017
Benton Foundry, Inc. designs, produces, and sells iron castings to various industries. It is engaged in casting gray, ductile, and austempered ductile iron, as well as converting forgings and weldments to cast parts. The company’s secondary operations and services include assembly, grinding, heat treatment, machining, painting, quick delivery, robotic grinding, shot blasting, and special packaging. It serves various markets, such as pumps and valves, marine, agriculture, railroad, mining, and fluid power; compressors, motors, and drives; and speed changers, drives, and gears. The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Benton, Pennsylvania.

EggZack

Seed Round in 2011
EggZack is an automated sales and marketing system that does 3 things: 1- It automates your marketing to generate leads 2- its make it convenient for leads to convert to sales 3- It keep your customers informed and buying more EggZack is the first closed loop system that automates the sales and marketing process for local business owners/operators. EggZack's Software-as-a-Service model has 4500+ clients and received a patent for its technology. EggZack provides an automated sales and marketing system that is specially designed for businesses that serve local markets. The web and mobile based platform makes local marketing easier and more effective for sole proprietors, franchises and national chain stores by integrating and automating the management of their website, social media, local marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogs, video, local search/directory optimization and online marketing to generate more local leads. The system then makes it convenient for the leads to convert to transitions. The company is backed by private investors and is headquartered at the Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethlehem, PA. For more information, visit www.EggZack.com.

Shaffer Venison Farms

Seed Round in 2006
Shaffer produces natural casingless meat snacks. This investment will allow the company to expand its line beyond venison to commercialize casingless sticks made of chicken and other meats. Shaffer will ramp up production to meet growing demand for this larger assortment of products.

EggZack

Seed Round in 2014
EggZack is an automated sales and marketing system that does 3 things: 1- It automates your marketing to generate leads 2- its make it convenient for leads to convert to sales 3- It keep your customers informed and buying more EggZack is the first closed loop system that automates the sales and marketing process for local business owners/operators. EggZack's Software-as-a-Service model has 4500+ clients and received a patent for its technology. EggZack provides an automated sales and marketing system that is specially designed for businesses that serve local markets. The web and mobile based platform makes local marketing easier and more effective for sole proprietors, franchises and national chain stores by integrating and automating the management of their website, social media, local marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogs, video, local search/directory optimization and online marketing to generate more local leads. The system then makes it convenient for the leads to convert to transitions. The company is backed by private investors and is headquartered at the Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethlehem, PA. For more information, visit www.EggZack.com.
Acurlite Structural Skylights, Inc. is a company committed to providing the ultimate in customer service. In today's world, it often boils down to just that. It's not always about price, although that certainly plays a big role. But it IS always about how you serve your customers before, during and after a project is done. And that's where Acurlite shines. Their customer service is second to none! Their qualified team of experts have 100 plus cumulative years of custom architectural glazing experience. They are a company on the move, keenly aware they are judged everyday by the work they do and service they provide.

Core Business Solutions

Seed Round in 2005
Develop product enhancements to Core’s DocBase Direct ™ software application, an Internet-based document management solution. DocBase Direct reduces the cost of achieving and maintaining ISO9000 certification by automating the required work processes. The five new modules developed will completely automate the development, review, approval, and distribution of any electronic or paper document, form, or file.
Columbia County Bread & Granola specializes in locally grown organic grains and believes that baking healthy products should not mean compromising taste.

Solid Cactus

Seed Round in 2008
[SolidCactus](http://www.solidcactus.com/) is a provider of estore design and electronic marketing. They were acquired by Web.com in April of 2009.

Shumaker Industries

Grant in 2020
Shumaker Industries manufactures drums and other steel accessories for concrete mixers. We also specialize in manufacturing heavy-duty replacement central mix drums and blades and offer sale and installation of Durex brand urethane liners. One of our highly innovative products includes the completely automated Load and Go Ready Mix Truck Wash® system.

Grovara

Seed Round in 2017
Grovara is the 1st B2B Global Marketplace for US Wellness Brands, connecting natural and organic brands with international retailers. Our marketplace connects wellness brands and global retailers on a single B2B platform, streamlines the entire product discovery, order processing and fulfilment for export, while empowering brands and retailers with wellness focused insights-driven data to accelerate growth and scale.

viihealth inc.

Seed Round in 2014
viihealth, Inc. is a next-generation Customer Engagement and Digital Solutions Company helping life sciences companies drive commercial success. Our leading mobile-savvy solutions increase salesforce effectiveness and drive increased patient adherence – with deeper impact and faster time-to-market in multiple markets worldwide.

Map Decisions

Seed Round in 2014
Map Decisions provides smart location-based mobile and web solutions for business and government customers. Our mobile & web business solutions transform how and where our organizations capture, manage, and leverage organizational information in order to optimize business workflow processes and save time and money.

MindBridge Innovations

Seed Round in 2015
MindBridge Innovations, LLC, offers the OrthoBike™ dual-action stationary therapy bike to orthopedic surgeons and therapists, providing a consistent and systematic therapy tool for early range of motion rehab after total hip and knee replacement and other knee repair surgeries. Therapists use the OrthoBike tools in the outpatient clinic to increase the flexion and extension of the affected knee or hip while increasing upper leg strength and improving gait. They can also send them home specifically to help slower patients, as a “second therapist, 24/7.” Compliance at home is monitored by digital technology and on-line data. Their headquarters and fabrication group are in Allentown, PA.

Vastex

Grant in 2020
Vastex International, Inc. designs and manufactures screen printing equipment. Its products include presses & accessories such as, V-2000HD, V-1000, and V-100; athletic numbering machine; infrared conveyor dryers such as, D-100, D-1000, LITTLERED X1, LITTLEREDX2, and ECONORED II; flash cure units; screen coaters; screen drying cabinets; screen exposing units; pin registration systems; heat transfer press machines; utility carts; washout booths; and screen racks. Vastex International, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

RocketCloud

Seed Round in 2017
Rocket Cloud helps industrial wholesalers successfully sell online. The firm creates visibility for clients’ inventory on marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, and Walmart by connecting directly with their ERP systems. Rocket Cloud’s enterprise suite handles inventory replenishment, repricing, and accounting/reconciliation, along with providing analytics to monitor performance. Rocket Cloud is also rolling out an industrial marketplace, ProSupplyDirect, which will address limitations on B2C marketplaces. .
RATECentric provides online proprietary small-group insurance platforms used by national group insurance carriers that allow agents to reduce the quoting, enrollment, and submission process from three weeks to one hour. Providing real-time rates in a highly complex industry is a paradigm shift in the way group insurance is currently sold and administered. HBT also builds and maintains group insurance premium billing platforms and offers agent license tracking and commission payments online.

American Paper Bag

Grant in 2020
American Paper Bag (APB) is a U.S.-based producer of customizable and environmentally friendly paper bags.

Prizer-Painter Stove Works

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 1880, Prizer-Painter, Inc. - maker of the BlueStar brand - has established a reputation for top quality products, high performance, and reliability. Originally known as Prizer-Painter Stove and Heater Company, Prizer produced a full line of coal ranges, hot water heaters, furnaces and heating stoves, sold under many of the major brand names of the day. In fact, many of those original models are still in service today across America. Prizer also produced a full line of Porcelain Enamel cookware throughout the 1950’s that was sold under the name “Prizerware”. Prizer continued to produce cooking ranges until 1975, when the decision was made to dedicate its facility to the contract parts and assembly market, producing stoves for major brand names. In fact, for several years Prizer produced professional gas ranges for the Garland brand. This business was the backbone of Prizer into the 1990’s until, through a relationship with the Ben Franklin Technology Center located at Lehigh University, Prizer was able to take a major step forward with the introduction of its “Two Coat/One Fire” powder coating system.

Bazzini

Seed Round in 2016
Streamline the nut production line, reduce waste, and increase productivity at this producer of nuts, dried fruits and confections. Identify further cost saving opportunities and process improvements in the manufacturing facility that will allow the company to compete more effectively and support the company’s continued growth
Ocean Spray is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry growers in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and other parts of Canada as well as 35 Florida grapefruit growers. Ocean Spray was formed over 80 years ago by three cranberry growers from Massachusetts and New Jersey. Florida grapefruit growers joined the Cooperative in 1976. Ocean Spray is North America’s leading producer of bottled juices and juice drinks, and has been the best-selling brand name in the bottled juice category since 1981. Ocean Spray posted fiscal 2012 gross sales of $2.2 billion and net proceeds of $338 million. Headquartered in Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts, Ocean Spray employs some 2,000 people worldwide.

Nazareth Pallet

Grant in 2020
Nazareth Pallet is a family-owned and grown business now proudly celebrating over 35 years of service to the industry. Nazareth Pallet is the Lehigh Valley's premier source for recycled pallets and decorative mulch. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Optimo IT is a full-service, technology solutions provider to customers throughout the federal and commercial markets. the company provides innovative digital-product-development services with a focus on the end-user experience. Optimo delivers enterprise-level information technology solutions to clients nationwide.

Bison Analytics

Seed Round in 2013
Bison Analytics, LLC provides analytics for businesses to manage their information as a strategic asset. It specializes in extracting and consolidating QuickBooks data to deliver the information to senior management and business owners. The company offers business intelligence data solutions and custom applications, including Bison System, a hosted business intelligence tool for companies that run on mid-market ERP systems or QuickBooks; professional services; and manufacturing, orders, steel trade, and supply chain dashboards. It provides QuickBooks users the ability to view their information in a dashboard, as well as in the detailed analytics reports. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

PlanGuru, LLC

Seed Round in 2017
PlanGuru, LLC develops business budgeting, forecasting, and financial analytics software. The software provides tools needed to project and interpret their financial results & KPIs. The company offers software solutions on a subscription based model. It offers solutions for small businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and accountants. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in White Plains, New York.

Galaxy Brushes

Seed Round in 2005
Galaxy Brushes manufactures pencil brushes for pipeline cleaning and inspection applications in oil companies. The company offers flat wire brushes, including block brushes, wrap brushes and flange brushes; and pigs and urethane brushes. It also provides engineering, pig and brush design, and consulting services. The company serves customers worldwide. Galaxy Brushes was founded in 2002 and is based in Moosic, Pennsylvania.

Medtrics Lab

Seed Round in 2014
Medtrics Lab LLC provides medical education technology solutions. The company offers a cloud based graduate and undergraduate medical education management and collaboration platform. It provides solutions for institutional level administration, program administrators, trainees, and faculty. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Bosch Rexroth

Seed Round in 2016
Bosch Rexroth is driving the next industrial revolution as a lead operator and lead supplier of Industry 4.0 solutions. With a portfolio of drive and control products for mobile and industrial applications and production experience from our own plants, we can offer automation and manufacturing solutions using loT enabled products.

Keystone Automation, Inc.

Seed Round in 2007
Keystone Automation was founded in 1999 by Mike Duffy. He initially offered PLC programming and electrical wiring service. Growing rapidly and incorporating in May of 2000, Keystone Automation moved into a 1,800 square foot facility in Pittston, PA. The company’s focus shifted to turnkey machinery design and fabrication. They purchased more equipment and added a mechanical designer, electrician and machinist. 2002 found Keystone again moving, expanding to 5,000 square feet. They also expanded with more machinery including their first CNC milling machine. By 2005 Keystone was utilizing 13,500 square feet of that building. They kept growing, and in the summer of 2005 they relocated to their current base in Duryea, PA. They now have a 21,000 square foot engineering and production facility on four acres.

New Horizon Biotech

Seed Round in 2017
- Next-Gen Fermentors For Next-Gen Business Needs - New Horizon Biotechnologies (NHB) is currently concluding testing of its patented Single Use Horizontal Fermentor system (SUHF™). These studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the system for single-use microbial fermentation and compares and contrasts it with legacy designs currently in use. Microbial fermentation is the basis for the production of a wide range of high value biopharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, vaccines, and therapeutic proteins. NHB intends to deliver production and operational cost savings and efficiencies with its new SUHF™ system that will fundamentally improve the global competitive edge of its users.

Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc. was established in 1983 to serve the Fabricated Metals Market. After a short period, we realized that the Metal Fabrication Industry seemed to include a poor reputation for service. Customers received late deliveries, workmanship was inconsistent, and there appeared to be problems with customer service. PMWI made a commitment to be different. Our primary goal is to focus on "what customers expect". In 1994 PMWI relocated to a 40,000 sq.ft. facility in Carbondale, PA. Our commitment to excellence has fostered tremendous growth, and we purchased an additional 80,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility within minutes of our main office facility.

Signallamp Health

Seed Round in 2016
Signallamp Health was founded on a clear understanding that human interaction is essential to improving the management of chronic health conditions. While they leverage world-class technology to empower their Nurse Assistants with relevant and real-time data, the heart of their approach is rooted in time-tested, evidence-based care management, and behavioral economics.

American Paper Bag

Seed Round in 2017
American Paper Bag (APB) is a U.S.-based producer of customizable and environmentally friendly paper bags.

Third Eye Diagnostics, Inc.

Seed Round in 2009
Third Eye Diagnostics is developing the Cerepress, a first-of-its-kind non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor that gathers information from the patient's eye. The technology is based on one issued patent, one pending patent, and two applications in progress on methods and apparatus that correlate ICP with measurements taken from the blood vessels within the eye. The Cerepress measures blood pressure in the eye’s central retinal vein (CRV) which highly correlates to intracranial pressure.

Core Business Solutions

Seed Round in 2003
Develop product enhancements to Core’s DocBase Direct ™ software application, an Internet-based document management solution. DocBase Direct reduces the cost of achieving and maintaining ISO9000 certification by automating the required work processes. The five new modules developed will completely automate the development, review, approval, and distribution of any electronic or paper document, form, or file.

Element ID

Seed Round in 2012
Element ID, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high performance readers and specialty industrial automation equipment and systems for the rapidly growing RFID market. The company targets the high performance, fixed position, RFID reader market with a total system solution that is unique in its automation approach. The company is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. All of Element ID’s products are designed and manufactured in the USA.

Heudia Health

Seed Round in 2017
Heudia was formed as an extension of a multiyear collaboration between Dr. Michael Dulin and Mr. Edward Connors to commercialize the joint intellectual property designed to improve access to care for vulnerable populations. Our combined accomplishments include Business Excellence Conceptthe award several successful related research projects led by Dr. Dulin, Director of the Mecklenburg Area Partnership for Primary-Care Research as well as the award of a Phase I/II Small Business Innovation Research grant awarded to Mr. Connors.
Saladax develops rapid blood tests for point-of-care and for laboratory analyzers for use in psychiatry and oncology. The firm has been supplying laboratories and clinicians worldwide with revolutionary diagnostic solutions for more than 15 years.

MBD Medical, LLC

Seed Round in 2016
MBD Medical, LLC, a medical device company, develops implants and instruments for clavicle fixation. The company offers self-contouring clavicle fixation systems for trans-formative surgical solution to heal fractured bones. It primarily serves surgeons. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Bison Analytics

Seed Round in 2013
Bison Analytics, LLC provides analytics for businesses to manage their information as a strategic asset. It specializes in extracting and consolidating QuickBooks data to deliver the information to senior management and business owners. The company offers business intelligence data solutions and custom applications, including Bison System, a hosted business intelligence tool for companies that run on mid-market ERP systems or QuickBooks; professional services; and manufacturing, orders, steel trade, and supply chain dashboards. It provides QuickBooks users the ability to view their information in a dashboard, as well as in the detailed analytics reports. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Sealstrip

Grant in 2020
s, Sealstrip Corporation provides flexible packagers with the resealable and easy-open packaging solutions that are essential to compete in today’s consumer market. The company designs and manufactures applicators that retrofit to customers’ existing wrapping machinery. Sealstrip also manufactures the pressure-sensitive tapes used to form the easy open and resealable features on flexible packages. Although Sealstrip distributes worldwide, products are designed and made in the USA.

Cerora

Seed Round in 2014
Cerora, Inc., a healthcare information technology company, provides neuro diagnostic information with a focus on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI or concussion) and Alzheimer’s disease to patients, physicians, and companies. The company offers MindReader, a portable objective neuro diagnostics-as-a-service technology that is used to monitor brain health; diagnose neurologic injuries, such as mTBI; diagnose diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment; and diagnose neuropsychiatric disorders, such as post traumatic stress disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and Bi-polar. Its products are also used in sports concussion and pharmaceutical compound development and monitoring. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Snake Creek Lasers, LLC

Seed Round in 2009
Snake Creek Lasers, LLC manufactures solid-state lasers. The company offers laser heads, laser subcomponents, and original equipment manufacturer modules for use in pointing, illumination, guidance, and other applications in industrial, bio-medical, and military marketplaces. It serves customers worldwide. Snake Creek Lasers, LLC was formerly known as Advanced Laser Systems and changed its name to Snake Creek Lasers, LLC in January 2003. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Friendsville, Pennsylvania.

Hill Crest Laminating

Seed Round in 2008
Hill Crest Laminating, LLC was established in 2007 in Danville, Pennsylvania, by Keith T. Fletcher, Jr., and Terry L. Holdren. With more than 40 years of combined experience in lamination manufacturing, Hill Crest’s founders quickly grew the company into an industry leader.

Infinera Corporation

Series F in 2005
Optical networking systems based on photonic integration technology in the united states

MindMe Mobile

Seed Round in 2015
We believe marketing should be painless. In mins your business can send bulk sms/mms coupons, surveys, & messages to your customer's phone! No training required. We will not stop until we've created a fully loaded text message marketing service that meets the demands of today's businesses. Simple. Without compromising.

Tower Products Inc.

Grant in 2020
Tower Products Inc. manufactures chemical products that are used in offset and flexographic printing. Its products include fountain solutions and alcohol replacements, conventional press washes, UV/EB press washes, low VOC press washes, flexographic products, specialty pressroom products, metering roller cleaners, plate cleaners, and ink fountain liners. Tower Products Inc. was formerly known as Tower Chemical Corporation. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Spray-Tek, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Spray-Tek, Inc. handles the conversion of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, flavors and fragrances, cosmetics, soft chemicals, and food additives for small and mid-sized companies, and Fortune 500 firms with international facilities. The company serves its clients from California to Florida and New England. Spray-Tek, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in Middlesex, New Jersey with a facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

JSM

Seed Round in 2017
JSM is a full-service direct marketing communications company steadfast in assisting clients acquire new customers and build profitable, long-term relationships with those customers. Their integrated platform is designed for reduced time to market and improved ROI. From Analytics and Database Management to Direct Mail, Critical Communications, Digital Variable Print Production to Postal Optimization, Piece-level Tracking and Response Processing, JSM has a suite of solutions to assist in growing your business. They provide all of these solutions under an umbrella of the highest security standard available in the industry today, end-to-end Payment Card Industry (PCI) Level 1. The Jetson Companies have over 60 years of experience delivering advanced technology and industry leading solutions, all with an excellent reputation for products, services, quality and customer service. They are dedicated to customer care and take pride in knowing it is the key to their success. At JSM, their philosophy encompasses commitment, responsiveness, flexibility and customer solutions. They are customer-centric company wide—dedicated to servicing all customers with excellence.

Cernostics, Inc.

Venture Round in 2012
Cernostics is a life science company developing new molecular diagnostic tests for the fight against cancer. Most current diagnostic approaches offer a limited view of cancer because they fail to evaluate the tumor as a system composed of multiple cell types, not merely tumor cells. Its patent-protected technology platform, TissueCypher, uniquely analyzes whole slide digital images with multiplexed fluorescence, providing greater information and accuracy than traditional subjective tissue diagnostics.

Infinera Corporation

Series E in 2004
Optical networking systems based on photonic integration technology in the united states

Colymer Industries

Seed Round in 2015
An improved coal tar formulation, Tarzanite is not water-soluble and is environmentally beneficial. The material is expected to outlast traditional asphalt-based materials by at least a factor of two. This work will involve new product variations for the sealing and paving of roads and a new product for line-marking.

Cougle’s Recycling

Grant in 2020
Cougle’s Recycling is an environmentally conscious post-consumer and post-industrial recycler. The company continues to seek an efficient and responsible method to manage multiple waste streams.

Freshpet

Post in 2017
Freshpet, Inc. manufactures and markets natural fresh products, refrigerated meals, and treats for dogs and cats in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company sells its products under the Freshpet brand; and Dognation and Dog Joy labels through various classes of retail, including grocery, mass, club, pet specialty, and natural, as well as online. Freshpet, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Micro Interventional Devices is developing disruptive technologies that are revolutionizing percutaneous and minimally invasive structural heart repair procedures. Their proprietary technology is based on a breakthrough in soft- tissue anchoring and associated delivery devices that enable off-pump procedures.

Rea.deeming Beauty

Seed Round in 2017
Rea.deeming Beauty manufactures a range of makeups for its clients. The company’s product portfolio consists of all.about.face, micro.mini.bubble, beautyblender bubble, liner.design.pro, body blender, blotterazzi pro, sur.face simple, red.carpet, the detailers, blotterazzi, bling.ring, and air.port pro. Rea.deeming Beauty was founded in 2003 and is based in Pennsylvania.

LifeAire Systems, LLC

Seed Round in 2013
LifeAire Systems, LLC manufactures air purification systems. The company offers Aire~IVF system, an air purification system that irradiates and inactivates biologicals, as well as eliminates embryotoxic VOCs and reduces particulates; Aire~VOC, a product for VOC remediation in life science laboratories; and Aire~Pathogen, a patented rapid microbial detection sensor that facilitates remote monitoring of airborne pathogens (bacteria, yeasts and molds) to pathogen detection and control. Its products are used in industries beyond In Vitro Fertilization, as well as in sensitive cell culture laboratories and medical environments. LifeAire Systems, LLC was founded in 2010 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Blaschak Coal

Grant in 2017
Blaschak Coal Corporation mines, prepares, and markets anthracite coal. The company also provides apparel and hats online. It serves glass manufacturing, home and institutional heating, industrial heating, steel production, sugar production, and water treatment and water filtration industries. The company sells its products through a network of anthracite dealers in North America. Blaschak Coal Corporation was founded in 1937 and is based in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.

EggZack

Seed Round in 2013
EggZack is an automated sales and marketing system that does 3 things: 1- It automates your marketing to generate leads 2- its make it convenient for leads to convert to sales 3- It keep your customers informed and buying more EggZack is the first closed loop system that automates the sales and marketing process for local business owners/operators. EggZack's Software-as-a-Service model has 4500+ clients and received a patent for its technology. EggZack provides an automated sales and marketing system that is specially designed for businesses that serve local markets. The web and mobile based platform makes local marketing easier and more effective for sole proprietors, franchises and national chain stores by integrating and automating the management of their website, social media, local marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogs, video, local search/directory optimization and online marketing to generate more local leads. The system then makes it convenient for the leads to convert to transitions. The company is backed by private investors and is headquartered at the Ben Franklin Technology Center in Bethlehem, PA. For more information, visit www.EggZack.com.

eCO2Dye

Seed Round in 2016
eCO2Dye has developed a waterless textile dyeing process and equipment for dyeing. The process uses carbon dioxide as the solvent for dyeing as opposed to water as the medium in conventional dyeing. Their Process for dyeing polyester offers the following advantages versus conventional dyeing in water • CO2 replaces water as the dye solvent • Saves energy • Uses fewer and less chemicals • Generates practically no waste streams • Carbon dioxide is recycled and not vented • Reduces the number of process steps • Simplifies dyeing chemistry • Reduces plant footprint • Flexibility in site location

Cernostics, Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
Cernostics is a life science company developing new molecular diagnostic tests for the fight against cancer. Most current diagnostic approaches offer a limited view of cancer because they fail to evaluate the tumor as a system composed of multiple cell types, not merely tumor cells. Its patent-protected technology platform, TissueCypher, uniquely analyzes whole slide digital images with multiplexed fluorescence, providing greater information and accuracy than traditional subjective tissue diagnostics.

Core Business Solutions

Seed Round in 2005
Develop product enhancements to Core’s DocBase Direct ™ software application, an Internet-based document management solution. DocBase Direct reduces the cost of achieving and maintaining ISO9000 certification by automating the required work processes. The five new modules developed will completely automate the development, review, approval, and distribution of any electronic or paper document, form, or file.

Simplex Industries, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Simplex Industries, Inc. designs and builds modular homes and custom homes. The company provides two story, ranch, cape, beach, modern, duplex, triplex, fourplex, and townhouse homes, as well as garage plans; and commercial buildings that range from dormitories to hotels, and from professional office space to light industrial buildings. It offers modular homes to builder network in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Prova designs and manufactures electronics and software used in vehicle diagnostics for use in fleet management, consumer vehicle management, drive-by emissions systems, secure vehicle ID systems and usage based insurance (UBI) programs. The company builds wireless, bi-directional OBD-2 monitors and trip loggers (VHMs) that monitor a vehicles use and performance to maintain optimal running efficiency and monitor usage, driver behavior and maintenance schedules. The system also decodes vehicle DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes). These monitors are wireless and use Zigbee/802.15.4 wireless to communicate vehicle data to the management software, Fleet Genius. The company also makes a vehicle and fleet management application, Fleet Genius, which collects the data created by the VHMs and analyzes that for use by the vehicle owner or fleet manager. Fleet Genius runs on a standard windows PC. VHM data can also be sent to 3rd party management applications via an XML based API for intergration into 3rd party platforms. Zigbee wireless operations are managed by a family of Access Point basestations that provide support for small and larger drive-by installations.

Core Business Solutions

Seed Round in 2004
Develop product enhancements to Core’s DocBase Direct ™ software application, an Internet-based document management solution. DocBase Direct reduces the cost of achieving and maintaining ISO9000 certification by automating the required work processes. The five new modules developed will completely automate the development, review, approval, and distribution of any electronic or paper document, form, or file.

Reitnouer Trailers

Debt Financing in 2020
Reitnouer is the trailer of choice for thousands of drivers across North America. Reitnouer introduced the first totally bolted aluminum flatbed trailer, it was an innovation that changed the mindset of an entire industry. And through more than 37 years of service since then, Reitnouer delivers daily on its commitment to leadership and innovation and to providing Reitnouer owners with stronger, lighter trailers that work as hard as a Reitnouer. It’s no wonder why Reitnouer is the largest manufacturer of aluminum flatbed trailers in North America, the design of choice for drivers everywhere, and the standard by which all other trailers are measured. And nothing works as hard as a Reitnouer.
United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) has been delivering superior solutions to help people make their homes more comfortable, entertain with pride, expand their living space, and increase their home value. UGL operates four manufacturing facilities in the United States: Scranton, PA; Jacksonville, IL, and Jackson, MS. UGL's progressive management team, having recently repositioned the company for growth, is committed to embracing and leveraging the latest technologies so our products meet or exceed the most stringent industry standards

Viddler

Seed Round in 2007
Viddler, Inc. provides an online video platform for interactive training. It offers Viddler, a video-based SaaS platform for training professionals to deliver knowledge, practice skills, and measure performance. The company’s Viddler enables to select and watch an interactive video; watch examples of what to do in situations from industry experts; and record and review their own work. Viddler, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Skaffl

Seed Round in 2014
Skaffl is a comprehensive workflow solution for teachers. The cloud-based software and iPad app saves teachers time by simplifying planning, teaching, and assessing on tablets. Our vision is to create a tool that can help teachers become more effective.

Quadrant

Seed Round in 2017
Quadrant is a global manufacturer of temperature and performance plastic materials in the form of semi-finished products and finished parts. It also provides a composite material, injection molded solutions, machinable plastics, cable protection systems, and machined plastic parts. The company has more than 2 700 employees and locations in 21 countries. It also developing new areas of applications in close cooperation with the industry of customer markets. Quadrant was founded in 1996 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Indoor Sky

Seed Round in 2016
Indoor Sky, LLC manufactures interior daylighting and shading systems. Its products include dayliter and skyliter shading systems, and fabric options. It serves customers in healthcare, education, office, and residential markets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

4th Generation Resins

Seed Round in 2016
4th Generation Resins conduct a market study and advance the development of proprietary specialty ion exchange resins used in the purification and production of pharmaceuticals, biotech products, and other special-application materials. 4GR is adapting proven production techniques to develop advanced manufacturing processes that produce highly consistent and more effective resins faster and more cost-effectively than current methods.

Saladax Biomedical, Inc.

Seed Round in 2004
Saladax develops rapid blood tests for point-of-care and for laboratory analyzers for use in psychiatry and oncology. The firm has been supplying laboratories and clinicians worldwide with revolutionary diagnostic solutions for more than 15 years.

Mystic Mountaintop

Grant in 2020
Mystic Mountaintop Productions is full-service lighting, sound, and video production company that also has three product divisions that design and manufacture sound, lighting, and video products that we use in our production services.

LifeAire Systems, LLC

Grant in 2020
LifeAire Systems, LLC manufactures air purification systems. The company offers Aire~IVF system, an air purification system that irradiates and inactivates biologicals, as well as eliminates embryotoxic VOCs and reduces particulates; Aire~VOC, a product for VOC remediation in life science laboratories; and Aire~Pathogen, a patented rapid microbial detection sensor that facilitates remote monitoring of airborne pathogens (bacteria, yeasts and molds) to pathogen detection and control. Its products are used in industries beyond In Vitro Fertilization, as well as in sensitive cell culture laboratories and medical environments. LifeAire Systems, LLC was founded in 2010 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.