A new report from PACT and PitchBook shows Philadelphia saw a record year of investments in 2018, when $1.4 billion was poured into local firms, the most in a decade.
Released by PACT, the report also documented declines in exits and fundraising by venture capital firms. All put together, though, it depicts a region’s that is hitting a critical mass of progress, said Scott Nissenbaum, chief investment officer at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.