BFTP SEP Investment
Supports healthcare and technology companies in Southeastern Pennsylvania with recoverable capital for building and scaling.
The BFTP SEP Investment programme is a recoverable investment facility administered by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP SEP), one of four independent regional centres in the statewide Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority network. BFTP SEP focuses exclusively on for-profit technology companies headquartered or with a substantial operational presence in th…
Invests recoverable capital in for-profit technology companies — spanning IT and healthcare/life sciences — headquartered or substantially present in the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region.
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