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Audigent Ranked Number 79 Fastest-Growing Company In North America On The 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

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Attributes Revenue Growth to Success of Market-Leading Curated Marketplace Products & Innovations in Identity and Data Activation

Audigent, the leading data identity, curation, and activation platform, today announced it ranked 79th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America. During the measurement period, Audigent grew 2,153%, making it the second fastest-growing advertising technology company on the list. Audigent placed among the top 16% of all companies and #5 in New York State.

Audigent’s Chief Executive Officer, Drew Stein, credits the company’s next-generation curated marketplace products (SmartPMPs™, ContextualPMPs™, and CognitivePMPs™) and its unique approach to actioning data and identity through the supply path for its rocketship growth.

“Incredibly disruptive changes in how data is actioned across the digital media landscape have created an environment where innovation is not just a ‘nice-to-have,’ but an absolute necessity for survival and growth,” Stein said. “Audigent has been at the forefront of data innovation through its unique product suite and has pioneered a new path forward for robust data activation that is privacy-safe, future-proof and valuable to brands and media agencies looking to drive efficiency and performance.”

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Real Estate Tech Company Houwzer Raised a $118M Series B as it Introduces New Products

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Philadelphia-based real estate company Houwzer has raised a $118 million Series B, the company announced Tuesday.

The round includes $18 million in equity and a $100 million warehouse line of credit, led by Edison Partners. It brings the total equity funding for the B Corp — which operates locally and in DC, the greater Maryland region and Florida — to $35 million since its start in 2015. The funding will primarily go toward the launch of three new consumer products, the company said: Cash Advantage, Convenience Offers and Buy Before You Sell.

Cash Advantage will allow buyers to make Houwzer-backed, all-cash offers, while Convenience Offers gives a seller the flexibility to move quickly with a Houwzer-backed, all-cash offer on their current home. The Buy Before You Sell product is a combination of the two, serving both the buying and selling side of the business.

These products add to the company’s original business model, which leverages technology and full-service, salaried realtors to save home sellers what it says is an average of $15,000, as well as provide home buyers a pressure-free experience. Traditionally, agents would receive a 6% fee; instead, Houwzer charges a flat $5,000 listing fee paid at closing, plus 2.5% for the buyer’s broker.

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GO Philly Fund is Working on a Serious Problem for Philadelphia’s Startups

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Last week Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and EPAM announced a new $50 million fund. The Global Opportunity Philadelphia Fund—aka GO Philly Fund— looks to support early-stage Philadelphia startups by engaging both traditional investment and blockchain-enabled participation.

The GO Philly Fund encourages further growth of early-stage startups in the Philadelphia region while providing a solution to a long-held criticism: that Philadelphia is excellent for early-stage companies but lacks support for enterprises looking to scale. The Philadelphia Business Journal’s Michelle Caffrey reported, “The fund was born out of a problem BFTP faced — capitalizing on its own success. Over the past 35 years, the organization’s built up a deep expertise in seed investing and creating a diverse deal flow with more than 250 active portfolio companies. But it’s backed by state funding and tied to state regulations. BFTP can only fund up to $1 million in a portfolio company, for example, and if a company leaves the state, BFTP has to divest.”

The creation of the GO Philly Fund allows Ben Franklin to invest further into the companies it has helped grow from their earliest phases, while facilitating outside investor participation from the global marketplace. Per Philly.com, “The fund will invest at least $50,000 in each target firm and promises follow-up investments of up to $3 million… Franklin says KPMG, White and Williams LLP, and Bridge Bank have agreed to “support the fund’s operations,” while Securitize has agreed to set up a blockchain-based system – it will also accept cryptocurrencies — to make it easier for foreign investors to tap into the fund.” While the goal of the fund is to raise $50 million from investors, it has already secured $15 million from its first closing.

“The newly formed GO Philly Fund is well-positioned to attract investors and contribute to the growth of our region,” RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, Ben Franklin’s president, and CEO told Technical.ly Philly, “Last year, we reviewed nearly 1,000 promising young companies before ultimately selecting to invest in 50 of them. This fund allows us to expand our regional impact by inviting a new group of investors to share in the opportunities our region offers.”

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