BFTP SEP Investment

Ben Franklin Technology Partners' BFTP Southeastern Pennsylvania investment arm backs early technology companies across the five-county SEPA region: Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. It sits inside Pennsylvania's state-backed technology investing system and focuses on two lanes, information technology and healthcare and life sciences, rather than operating as a conventional grantmaker. The route is a recoverable investment, with a dollar-for-dollar cash match and an emphasis on substantially differentiated technology, stable governance, and sound financial management. The IT side covers SaaS, adtech, and fintech; the healthcare side covers biopharma, medical devices, diagnostics, and biomaterials. Public materials do not publish a standard investment size. Applicants move through relationship building, presentations to industry experts, third-party diligence, and board approval. Healthcare reviews run on a rolling basis, while IT reviews follow scheduled cycles that are not posted publicly. The program is best suited to founders who can show a clear technical edge and can support a disciplined investor-style review.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.