Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has approved $2,030,281.00 in investments from April to June of fiscal year 2025.
These investments will support 17 companies—11 early-stage companies and six established manufacturers—fostering innovative product development, workforce expansion, and operational growth across the region.
$1,370,731 in investments will be made to the following early-stage companies:
Automate HQ Inc.
Lackawanna County
Automate HQ builds enterprise-grade, AI-driven platforms like EVA Pro to automate training, operations, and SOPs across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare.
https://automatehq.ai/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Global Key Solutions
Lackawanna County
Global Key Solutions provides a data analytics platform that scrapes and processes regulatory, office, and business documents, turning unstructured inputs into actionable compliance and keyword insights.
https://globalkeysolutions.net/
NovaData Solutions, Inc.
Northampton County
NovaData Solutions, Inc. is an insurtech firm with an AI-based platform that audits and flags anomalies in property restoration invoices for insurers and adjusters.
https://novadata-solutions.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Oral Biolife Inc.
Northampton County
Oral Biolife Inc. is a biotech company developing Ambrilux Dental Gel, a piezo‑material‑based treatment shown to regenerate bone lost to periodontal disease.
https://oralbiolife.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Orbweaver Sourcing, LLC
Northampton County
Orbweaver offers cloud‑based data automation for electronics manufacturers, streamlining quoting, procurement, and legacy system integration in the supply chain.
https://www.orbweaver.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Redemption Business Solution, LLC
Wayne County
Redemption Business Solution, LLC delivers a cloud enterprise resource planning system designed for retailers (especially lease‑to‑own), helping to modernize operations, payment flexibility, and digital transformation.
https://www.redemptionbusiness.com/
Reviews UP, LLC
Lehigh County
Reviews UP is an Allentown‑area feedback platform enabling businesses to gather and promote reviews across customers, employees, and vendors for reputation management.
https://reviewsup.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
SARAS-3D Inc.
Lehigh County
SARAS-3D develops immersive 3D/VR STEM learning tools (Saras 360) that allow students to explore concepts interactively in a cost‑free virtual environment.
https://saras-3d.us
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Spacecraft Automation
Northampton County
Spacecraft Automation develops patented automated drive-thru and walk-up kiosks for QSRs, pharmacies, dispensaries, convenience stores, and more. Their products are designed to streamline item pickup and improve throughput, security, and customer satisfaction.
https://www.spacecraftautomation.com/
Spoke Acquisition Corporation (Spoke Sciences)
Northampton County
Spoke Sciences is an ingredient technology firm creating proprietary platforms for better-formulated lipophilic functional ingredients in foods, beverages, and topicals.
https://www.spokesciences.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
With Meraki Co.
Northampton County
With Meraki Co. is a female-founded, science-backed wellness brand offering vegan, non-GMO women’s probiotics and supplements formulated by a biomedical engineer to support vaginal, urinary, and overall health.
https://www.shopwithmerakico.com/
$659,550 in investments will be made to the following established manufacturers, incorporating student enrichment work with a college or university partner:
ABEC, Inc.
Northampton County
ABEC, Inc. is a provider of stainless steel bioprocess equipment, single-use systems, and hybrid solutions for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, enabling vaccine, antibody, and gene therapy production. They are backed by over 50 years of experience and recent innovations like their Advanced Therapy Bioreactor platform.
https://www.abec.com/
Brentwood Industries, Inc.
Berks County
Brentwood Industries, Inc. is a third-generation family-owned manufacturer founded in 1965 in Reading, producing thermoformed plastics—including components for water treatment, medical, cooling tower, and stormwater applications.
https://www.brentwoodindustries.com/
Eastern Exterior Wall Systems, Inc.
Lehigh County
Eastern Exterior Wall Systems, Inc. specializes in prefabricated exterior wall panels including rainscreen, EIFS, brick, stone, and metal systems that are engineered via 3D BIM and manufactured in climate-controlled facilities to improve quality, logistics, and waste efficiency.
https://eews.com/
LifeAire Systems, LLC
Berks County
LifeAire designs and installs patented, in-duct medical-grade air purification systems that eradicate up to 99.99% of airborne pathogens and chemical contaminants in a single pass, improving clinical outcomes in healthcare, laboratories, and long-term care facilities.
https://lifeaire.com/
This project was financed [in part] from Pennsylvania Small Business Credit Initiative funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF Biologics)
Lackawanna County
MTF Biologics is a leading nonprofit tissue bank with over 35 years of experience processing human donor tissue grafts—including orthopedic, wound care, and reconstructive applications—to support global medical procedures.
https://www.mtfbiologics.org/
Polymer Contours
Lehigh County
Polymer Contours is an Allentown-based custom injection molding company specializing in full mold design/build and value-added services, such as insert molding, heat staking, pad printing, and assembly, for industries like medical devices, electronics, marine, and consumer goods.
https://www.polymercontours.com/
About Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin Northeast):
Ben Franklin Northeast is an economic development organization that provides investment capital and business support to startups, manufacturers, and business incubators across Northeastern Pennsylvania.
We work to refresh, retain, and reimagine Pennsylvania’s innovation economy by creating high paying, sustainable jobs throughout our 21-county region.
The statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners network consists of four independent nonprofit organizations located in Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and State College. Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and is funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority.
Learn more at nep.benfranklin.org.
