The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): RoseAnn Rosenthal, Scott Nissenbaum, Temple Ventures
At the start of 2015, Temple University teamed up with local venture capital firm Ben Franklin Technology Partners to create Temple Ventures, a $1m early-stage investment fund designed to accelerate and commercialise businesses and innovations at the institution.
Ben Franklin’s CEO RoseAnn Rosenthal has a longstanding connection with Temple – as well as receiving her BA from the institution, she was inducted into Temple University’s Entrepreneurial Women Hall of Fame in 2012.
The firm’s chief investment officer, Scott Nissenbaum, also plays an important role in running Temple Ventures, drawing in particular on his long experience on Ben Franklin’s Information Technology Investment Advisory Committee.
The fund has three main components – a seed fund for prototype and company funding, resources to support the launch of technology ventures, and incubation services covering the likes of workspace provision, mentoring and guidance on commercialisation.
