| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.12.2024 | AgTechLogic and Birds Eye Aerial Drones Partner to Provide Next Generation Visual Technology to Further Sustainable Farming | BEAD Global Drone Used Alongside with AgTechLogic's Agriculture Technology
AgTechLogic, a leading sustainable agricultural solution that combines intelligent precision spraying with AI-powered software, announced today a strategic alliance ... |
| 01.10.2024 | AgTechLogic Awarded Pepperdine University's Most Fundable Companies | Tom Gauthier, Founder and CEO of AgTechLogic
Leading Sustainable Agriculture Solution for Intelligent Precision Spraying and AI-Powered Software Honored as Top Innovative Startup in the Country for Investment Opportunities
MALIBU, Calif., O... |
| 09.05.2024 | Things to do in Philadelphia during Mother's Day weekend | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
🏛️ Get a dose of history during Second Saturday events in Germantown. Several museums will offer tours, kids activities and workshops.
Plus, blues guitarist and storyteller Roy Book Binder will perfor... |
| 14.02.2022 | Where to work IRL? Check out Delaware’s 2022 coworking guide | When COVID-19 hit the US in early 2020, offices shifted to at-home remote work, and coworking spaces were at a precipice.
Lockdowns and restrictions caused by a pandemic that is now in its third year may have seemed like a death sentence fo... |
| 12.08.2021 | NextFab’s Artisan Accelerator is focusing on creative startups | Looking to take that Etsy business to the next level? If you make and sell handmade items — and bring in an average of between $100 and $5,000 a month — you’re the kind of local entrepreneur NextFab wants for its Artisan Accelerator, starti... |
| 14.01.2021 | NextFab is opening its virtual artisan accelerator to non-member entrepreneurs looking to gain ecommerce skills | Makerspace NextFab, which has locations in Philadelphia and Wilmington, is welcoming entrepreneurs outside its membership program to participate in its virtual accelerator for artisans.
Since its founding 2009, NextFab has offered classes, ... |
| 31.07.2020 | Wilmington makers keep creating as NextFab phases back open | When Delaware went into lockdown in March amid coronavirus’ surge, makerspace NextFab in Wilmington’s Creative District sat as empty as so many restaurants, libraries and offices.
Creative people can work anywhere, in theory, but if your me... |
| 07.07.2020 | Photos: Check out NextFab’s brand new North American Street makerspace | NextFab, a collection of makerspaces that offer education, equipment and community for technologists and creatives in Philly and Wilmington, has begun to slowly reopen its facilities and unveil its newest hub — a 30,000-square-foot facility... |
| 22.06.2020 | As NextFab phases back in, its virtual classes will stay | For makerspaces like NextFab, which opened its Wilmington location in 2017, the COVID-19 lockdown meant that makers lost access to facilities and equipment, including a state-of-the-art wood shop, 3D printers and laser cutters.
With many Ne... |
| 04.05.2020 | Pennovation-based IoT startup Strella Biotechnology plans retail entrance after its $3.3M seed round | Strella Biotechnology, makers of technology that predicts produce ripeness, just announced its first significant round of fundraising — a $3.3 million seed round that will enable the company to break into the retail sector.
CEO Katherine Si... |
| 06.12.2019 | Here’s your complete 2020 guide to coworking in Delaware | In general, the world of coworking space has had a pretty tumultuous year, with the international WeWork implosion leading to thousands of layoffs.
But Delaware is its own world. We never even had a WeWork. Delaware’s biggest coworking spac... |
| 24.09.2019 | As e-cigarettes come under fire, Hava Health readies a vape pen to help people quit smoking | In a small corner on the second floor of a roughshod maker space in Philadelphia, the founders of Hava Health are plotting the launch of what they call the first vaporizer designed for smoking cessation.
Robots roam the open floors of the o... |
| 06.06.2019 | The top 10 reasons to attend NextFab’s 10th anniversary party | I first came to NextFab back in 2010, wandering in to a Science Festival event held at its then-new South Philly location on Washington Avenue. My, how things have changed since then!
NextFab has put the idea of making on the forefront by b... |
| 28.01.2019 | NextFab is seeing more out-of-state companies apply to its RAPID accelerator | It’s been almost two and a half years after since Philly makerspace NextFab launched its RAPID accelerator program in a bid to help hardware startups bring their gear to market.
Now on the hunt for its sixth group of companies, the makerspa... |
| 04.12.2018 | Yes, there’s still time to Shop Small for the holidays | So, did you space out on Small Business Saturday, that national holiday of support for your friendly-neighborhood shops?
Well, don’t go running to the big box store just yet: There are still several more events coming up where you can purch... |
| 07.11.2018 | Gaming, internet of things and healthcare: These 4 devices are taking shape at NextFab | Four startups will spend the next three months working on their tech at makerspace NextFab — with $25,000 in seed cash fueling their journey.
Sublight Dynamics, makers of a six-way joystick for gaming and drone piloting; APO Technologies, a... |
| 28.09.2018 | This Week in Jobs: Special Print Edition | Editor’s Note: Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ (“twidge”) here at Technical.ly HQ). Below is this week’s edition. (Here’s... |
| 05.07.2018 | NextFab’s first follow-on investment: $50,000 for Boston-based Unruly Studios | South Philly makerspace NextFab says it has selected the first startup from its RAPID accelerator to get follow-on funding: Boston-based Unruly Studios, makers of an edtech device that gamifies coding.
Last May, NextFab announced a $100,000... |
| 11.05.2018 | NextFab is launching a $100K follow-on fund for its accelerator startups | Add access to follow-on cash to the list of perks at NextFab’s RAPID accelerator program.
The South Philly makerspace — which also has locations in North Philly and Wilmington, Del. — launched a follow-on fund worth $100,000 to invest in co... |
| 03.01.2018 | How NextFab’s accelerator helped get this startup off the ground | GuestOf founder Matt Nicosia looks back fondly on his startup’s first product at the time it was entering NextFab’s RAPID accelerator.
“We were very much pen and paper,” Nicosia said. “It was a really initial prototype. It was working, but ... |
| 31.10.2017 | How to help children with mobility issues at #DIW17 | GoBabyGo! has been described as “babies driving robots” — and that’s not an inaccurate description. But to get the real picture of why there is a need for such baby robots, watch this video:
GoBabyGo!’s mobility devices may look like toys, ... |
| 21.08.2017 | These lawyers want to give you the Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Legal World | Patents can be tricky business.
Well, virtually all legal aspects of entrepreneurship’s can get real dicey, real quick when not handled properly from day one. For Philly entrepreneurs with questions about intellectual property, registering ... |
| 25.07.2017 | Apply to NextFab’s accelerator for a shot at free office space, mentorship and funding | Just over a month after launching its first out-of-state location in Wilmington, Del., makerspace NextFab is on the lookout for startups to join the next cohort of its RAPID accelerator.
Formerly a simpler deal for startups, the program was... |
| 14.07.2017 | NextFab Wilmington scores $2,560 donation from Movies on Tap | An important correction from the folks at NextFab:
The Creative District Wilmington (Wilmington Renaissance Corporation) — whose name is on the big check in the image — is participating in the Do More 24 DE campaign to help fund the Next... |
| 10.07.2017 | 15 cool classes you can take this summer at Philly’s makerspaces | In case you had some spare time this summer and wanted to learn to make some stuff, Philly’s ever-evolving landscape of makerspaces has a lineup of classes you may want to check out no matter what your skill level is.
From the most entry-le... |
| 15.06.2017 | NextFab officially opens in Wilmington’s Creative District | NextFab, a collaborative makerspace network, officially has a new location in the heart of Wilmington’s Creative District, at 503 Tatnall St. Dozens of members of Delaware’s innovation community celebrated the opening at a Wednesday afterno... |
| 06.06.2017 | Here’s what you need to know about LoRa and how it could change our city | The problem of IoT and why it hasn’t caught on as some originally hoped has to do with price. Why spend more on a “smart fix” than on the problem itself?
But with LoRa, a low-powered wide area network, that cost might be reaching a sweet sp... |
| 08.02.2017 | NextFab’s hardware accelerator is now offering $25,000 in seed funding | NextFab, one of Philly’s (kinda) lone wolves in the makerspace realm, is issuing a call for startups to join its 12-week RAPID hardware accelerator, but this time, things are a bit different.
Instead of just getting free office space and cr... |
| 01.12.2016 | 10 Philly-made gifts for the geeks, founders and gamers in your life | Stuck on what to get your family and friends this holiday season? Whether there’s a person in your life who needs some unique office decor or who uses “jawn” for, like, everything, don’t worry, we (and Philly makers) have got you covered.
#... |
| 30.11.2016 | Here’s our guide to shopping the Delaware innovation scene this holiday season | It’s been reported that holiday shopping can be as stressful as running a full marathon. That’s why we’re here to do you a solid. We wanted to take the heat off of you by putting together a list of our favorite holiday gifts from the Delawa... |
| 14.10.2014 | New Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ initiative connects startups to manufacturers | So far, Ben Franklin has joined six “different, but complementary companies,” said spokesman Jason Bannon. Initial participating facilities include EFE Laboratories, NextFab, MTS Ventures, Creative Mechanisms, Inteprodand Boston Devices. Be... |
| 10.09.2014 | Our takeaways from last night’s Start. Stay. Grow. Summit | First there was the Center City building boom. Then the urbanist foundation of a young professional creative class. Now talent retention efforts in Philadelphia need to turn to specific sectors.
This is a damn cool place to stay after colle... |
| 07.07.2014 | NextFab launches ambassador program | Always been curious about NextFab but couldn’t afford it or didn’t know where to start? The Graduate Hospital makerspace and home to tech companies, hobbyist hackers and artists has launched an ambassador program. NextFab is now offering fr... |
| 26.06.2014 | Two NextFab artists are building a boat sculpture at the Vancouver Biennale | Two Philadelphia artists are in Vancouver creating a boat sculpture for a large-scale public art exhibit.
Chris Landau and Miguel Horn, who met at makerspace NextFab, are building an art installation that’s part sculpture, part projection. ... |
| 26.06.2014 | NextFab to open another location in NoLibs this fall [Startup Roundup] | WHO’S GETTING FUNDED?
Stream TV Networks, a Rittenhouse Square company that’s developing 3D viewing without glasses, raised $1.2 million, according to an SEC filing. Read about them in this 2011 story on Flying Kite.
Cloudnexa, the Navy Yar... |
| 12.05.2014 | How artist Sam Cusumano is creating music from apples and plants [feature] | Sam Cusumano could barely contain his excitement as he watched two of his friends listen to a couple pairs of apples. That’s right, they were listening to apples.
It was all a part of his Electricity for Progress exhibit, showcased at the P... |
| 21.04.2014 | Makerspaces as classrooms: schools and hardware shops partner | Klint Kanopka still remembers the time when technology’s purpose in school could be boiled down to defeating your classmates on the Oregon Trail.
“And even shop class used to carry a negative stigma, and it was never really taken seriously,... |
| 05.11.2012 | Smartest People in Philadelphia: 13 technologists Philly mag highlights | Vijay Kumar, Penn robotics professor, whom Philly Mag named one of the smartest people in Philadelphia. Photo by Jonathan Barkat via Philly Mag.
We don’t need to tell you, but yeah, duh: the Philly tech scene is full of insanely smart peopl... |
| - | Grant program connects early stage companies with manufacturers for product prototypes | Part of Pennsylvania’s economic development arm, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, wants to make it easier for early stage companies to get product prototypes made by working with manufacturers in the region. Fa... |
