Videon Raises $7.3 Million Series A Funding Led By Voyager Capital To Accelerate Growth And Innovation In Live Video Streaming.
Founder, Chairman, and President Todd Erdley appoints Rob Green as CEO STATE COLLEGE, Pa. and SEATTLE, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Videon, a leader in edge computing for video, has raised $7.3 million in Series A funding, led by Voyager Capital. The funding will allow Videon to expand its senior leadership, engineering, marketing, and sales teams, enabling it to bring its unique […]
From “Oh Sh*t” Moment to World Domination (in Chromatography): 5 Questions with Paul Silvis
“At the time I thought it was the worst day of my life” Paul Silvis wants to have a word about failure. Silvis founded global chromatography authority Restek in 1985, and then went on to start the world’s leading high performance coating company SilcoTek in 2009, so failure may not be the first word that […]
The American Jobs Plan Won’t Save Manufacturers: Half of America’s Manufacturers Will Disappear by 2040
American manufacturing is facing a monumental challenge: a shortage of skilled workers and rising demand. Jeremy Frank, founder and CEO of Happy Valley’s KCF Technologies, Inc., has some advice: achieve new levels of efficiency and resourcefulness by embracing Industry 4.0. As an Industry 4.0 hub, Happy Valley is primed and ready to solve American manufacturing’s […]
The Technology Council of Central PA Celebrating Membership Growth and Women in Tech
For more than 20 years, the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP) has been connecting its members and organizations to promote technology and fuel economic development. TCCP has five priorities: collaborate to solve strategic problems; recruit diverse talent; stay sharp with peers; grow the business; and promote the region. “Our current value and commitment to broader workforce issues […]
ConidioTec on Its Breakthrough Bed Bug Treatment and What to Do After Your Next Vacation
In a recent “Bugs without Borders” study, 89% of pest professionals report treating bed bug infestations in single-family homes, 88% report treating in apartments/condos and 67% report treating in hotels/motels. Bed bugs can live for months without a blood meal and survive temperatures from freezing to 122 degrees. They can travel home from your vacation or […]
From Startup to Global Leader in Educational Technology: The Schoolwires Success Story
Edward Marflak founded Schoolwires in 2000 with the mission to serve schools with a solution for managing and sharing information with students and families. Ben Franklin Technology Partners, part of Happy Valley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, provided support that helped the company develop from fledgling educational platform to global content management system used by more than 1,700 […]
The ReaxFF Method Empowers Researchers Around the World with Better Simulations and Increased Efficiency
What if you could perform chemistry on the computer? That’s essentially what the ReaxFF method allows researchers to do — and it’s a tool that more than 1,600 researchers around the world have now requested access to. Developed by Adri van Duin, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, the ReaxFF method can be used […]
Avail Tec’s CEO on Transporting America and What His Team Hates to Hear Him Say
When it became clear that Avail Tec would need to hold their annual conference virtually for a second year in a row, the team set out to make sure it was the best virtual conference experience possible. It’s a steep precedent, but nothing new for them. The ESOP has been in the business of offering […]
Private equity is investing millions into Happy Valley, and for good reason
Private equity is investing millions into Happy Valley, and for good reason. Happy Valley industry is pioneering world-changing breakthroughs like magnets that can target cancer in cells, live stream innovation for sports, news and emergency services and is leading the nation in utility bill accounting and energy management solutions. On June 22, media pioneer Videon […]
