Investing in Early-Stage Technology companies out of PENN

MentorTech Ventures

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Rustic Canyon Partners invests in venture capital stage and middle-market companies positioned for strong growth.

Rustic Canyon

Weiss Tech House

The Weiss Tech House supports and encourages students in the creation, development and commercialization of innovative technologies.

Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference

The Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference is an annual event that brings together top entrepreneurs and venture capitalist from around the country to explore the current entrepreneur environment.

Center for Technology Transfer

CTT promotes Penn’s core academic mission and research enterprise by forging strategic relationships with companies and private equity investors to convert Penn’s vast research capacity into commercial activity

Wharton Business Plan Competition

The Wharton Business Plan Competition is an annual event encouraging students to submit business ideas for feedback and prizes.

Investing in Early-Stage Technology companies out of PENN

MentorTech Ventures

For more than two decades Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) has worked to diversify and strengthen Pennsylvania's economy by focusing on entrepreneurial development and technological innovation.

The following are links to venture funds that MentorTech Ventures has ties with and co-investments, and to programs at PENN that we work with.