# Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania

> Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 118 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact…

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bethlehem, United States
- Total investments: 118
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 59%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ben-franklin-technology-partners
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/BenFranklinNEP
- Website: http://www.nep.benfranklin.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Franklin-Technology-Partners-o

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a VC fund in Bethlehem focused on Manufacturing and Software. 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 aimsto help fuel economic growth for northeastern Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$2.6M |
| Grant | $5k–$100k |
| Debt Financing | $15k–$100k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 27% |
| Software | 19 | 16% |
| Health Care | 19 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 8% |
| Incubators | 8 | 7% |

141 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 50 | 42% |
| Seed | 39 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 17 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 2% |
| Series A | 2 | 2% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 97 | 82% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron B. Balch | Chief Information Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-b-balch |
| Anthony Durante | Manager of Entrepreneurial Support | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-durante |
| Bonnie K. Stohl | Accounting Payable Assistant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonnie-k-stohl |
| Candace B. Hoffman | Program Evaluator | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/candace-b-hoffman |
| Charles N. Diefenderfer | Senior Project and Facilities Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-n-diefenderfer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redemption Business Solutions | Redemption Business Solutions (RBS) is the creator of Ownly, an AI-first installment commerce framework that enables businesses to offer, manage, and scale installment-commerce operations through a single platform. Ownly supports installment payments, lease-purchase programs, rent-to-own operations, recurring billing, customer financing workflows,and affordability-driven commerce models while allowing businesses to maintain control over customer relationships, payment operations, and financial outcomes.Ownly’s Risk Model Framework™ (patent pending) enables businesses to operate across multiple payment-plan structures, including layaway, deposit-secured delivery, contract-based invoicing, lease-purchase, and rent-to-own. The framework helps organizations align affordability, operational capability, customer accessibility, and risk management within a configurable installment-commerce ecosystem.By combining CRM, payment processing, merchant services, collections governance, AI-driven risk intelligence, and operational automation into a single platform, Ownly helps small and medium-sized businesses improve affordability, expand customer access, mitigate financing risk, and reduce dependence on third-party financing providers. | $80K | Seed | May 24, 2026 |  |
| Global Key Solutions Corp. | Global Key Solutions Corp. (GKSC) develops regulatory intelligence and compliance software for life sciences, with a focus on pharmaceutical and medical device quality management. It uses advanced AI and structured data to help quality and regulatory teams interpret and act on complex regulatory information. GKSC’s mission is to accelerate andreduce the cost of drug and device manufacturing by transforming fragmented regulatory data into clear, actionable insights. The platform aids in compliance monitoring, inspection readiness, and real-time regulatory intelligence, enabling proactive quality decisions rather than reactive responses. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Redemption Business Solutions | Redemption Business Solutions (RBS) is the creator of Ownly, an AI-first installment commerce framework that enables businesses to offer, manage, and scale installment-commerce operations through a single platform. Ownly supports installment payments, lease-purchase programs, rent-to-own operations, recurring billing, customer financing workflows,and affordability-driven commerce models while allowing businesses to maintain control over customer relationships, payment operations, and financial outcomes.Ownly’s Risk Model Framework™ (patent pending) enables businesses to operate across multiple payment-plan structures, including layaway, deposit-secured delivery, contract-based invoicing, lease-purchase, and rent-to-own. The framework helps organizations align affordability, operational capability, customer accessibility, and risk management within a configurable installment-commerce ecosystem.By combining CRM, payment processing, merchant services, collections governance, AI-driven risk intelligence, and operational automation into a single platform, Ownly helps small and medium-sized businesses improve affordability, expand customer access, mitigate financing risk, and reduce dependence on third-party financing providers. | $60.7K | Series A | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Ilico Genetics | Developing a liquid biopsy test for the early-detection of stomach cancer. | $540K | Convertible Note | Nov 30, 2024 |  |
| Tolerance Bio | Tolerance Bio is a biopharmaceutical company focused on manipulating immune tolerance via the thymus to address various immune-mediated diseases thymus. | $20.2M | Seed | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Venseca | Organizations are constantly under the threat of malwares, phishing, data hacks, ransomware, denial-of-service, etc. protecting customer data is priority 1 for any organization. Venseca is building an app on a platform that will go beyond any current system to assess and report your company's cybersecurity risk and the risk of any vendors inyour supply chain. We have major traction across various industries including: education, healthcare, insurance, etc with many others inquiring. The world of Cybersecurity is growing exponentially around the globe. We have the solution to address the risk. We are looking for serious investors to fund the growth. Reach out to us today. | $185K | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Showcase Ventures, Inc. | Introducing Showcase - the revolutionary music discovery platform designed to put emerging Artists and their music back in the spotlight. With a commitment to quality over quantity, Showcase offers a simple and easy-to-navigate application that shares content curated by real people with a passion for introducing new talent to the world.Built on20 years of music industry experience, Showcase leverages the latest technology to deliver a virtual experience that captures the emotion of live music and the nostalgia of old-school radio. Users can discover new Artists, listen to their music, read their bios, and connect with them on social media or streaming platforms, all in one seamless experience.But that's not all. Showcase is designed to go beyond just introducing fans to new talent. The platform allows users to share their favorite emerging Artists with the Showcase team, potentially leading to a feature on the platform and exposure to a wider audience.In a market crowded with established Artists and complex streaming services, Showcase offers a unique and intimate journey for music fans to discover new talent, perhaps even in a genre they've never explored before. And with plans to expand beyond one Artist and one song a day, Showcase is set to become the go-to destination for music lovers looking for the next big thing.The Showcase team is made up of music enthusiasts, tech wizards, and connection makers, all committed to opening doors for emerging talent and helping them build a long-term following. And with each Artist having a say in how and when they are featured on the platform, Showcase offers a truly collaborative and Artist-centric experience.Join us on Showcase, where the music, the Artists, the fans, and the energy of human connection come together to create a platform that is more than just music discovery, it's a movement. | $200K | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Ilico Genetics | Developing a liquid biopsy test for the early-detection of stomach cancer. | $100K | Debt Financing | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Rewire Health | Rewire Health’s learning platform delivers personalized culinary medicine to help organizations improve engagement, health, and equity. Through white-labeling and integrations, health organizations boost member engagement, gain insights, and save on overhead costs. |  | Angel | Oct 01, 2022 |  |
| UnityLab | UnityLab specializes in building and buying brands that work hard for small businesses. | $4.5M | Series A | Sep 27, 2022 |  |

10 of 118 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania invest in?

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 118 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania's check size?

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania typically joins rounds of $100k–$2.6M at Seed, $5k–$100k at Grant and $15k–$100k at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania participates in.

### How do I contact Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania?

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### Who are the partners at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania?

The team at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania includes Aaron B. Balch (Chief Information Officer), Anthony Durante (Manager of Entrepreneurial Support) and Bonnie K. Stohl (Accounting Payable Assistant), among 27 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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