Philadelphia — Life Sciences & Fintech & Venture in Philadelphia

Oluwadi New Org. · JULY 27, 2026 · Blog ·

Philadelphia

Life Sciences · Fintech · Venture

Investors Companies Universities

16

companies

15

VC / investor firms

14

universities

45

total firms

14

people

Market: Media & Entertainment in Philadelphia · clear market

FirmsPhiladelphia

2 records

Investor / VC · VC

First Round Capital

● Philadelphia, PA

Pioneering seed-stage VC. Founded 2004 by Josh Kopelman and Howard Morgan. 500+ startups. First institutional investor in Uber, Square, Warby Parker, Roblox, Notion. Partners: Josh Kopelman, Bill Trenchard, Brett Berson, Todd Jackson, Liz Wessel. SF + NYC + Philadelphia offices.

Bill Trenchard, Brett Berson, Howard Morgan +3 more

Investor / VC · VC

Rittenhouse Ventures

● Philadelphia, PA

Philly seed-stage B2B software. Healthcare, life sciences, financial services, HR tech. Up to $1M for minority equity. Mid-Atlantic focus.

About Philadelphia

Philadelphia sits on the Delaware River and was home to the country's first stock exchange, and its pharmaceutical industry — one of the oldest in the U.S. — grew out of that same early commercial infrastructure. Penn, Drexel, and Temple anchor a life-sciences and fintech base that's old money and old industry more than it's a recent boom.

Region Stats

Total firms 45

VC / investors 15

Companies 16

Universities 14

People 14

By Who For

Healthcare & Life Sciences 3

Energy & Climate / Environment 3

Enterprise / General Business 3

Financial Services 2

Known For

Life Sciences

Fintech

Venture