Happy New Year!

Can you believe it is 2022 already?  I hope that you were able to get some much needed R&R and recharge for the upcoming year ahead. We are not wasting any time – our next cohort of OnRamp begins on January 20^th and will be led by Founder-in-Residence John Possumato.  Applications are now open!  Please visit the link here to sign up, and please spread the word to anyone who may be interested.

OnRamp Cohort #3 hosted by Founder-in-Residence Jessie Garcia wrapped on December 16^th with our quarterly pitch competition.  (If you missed it, you can watch the video here). We would like to give a big round of applause to all of our participants – it was a very tough competition.

Congratulations to our winners:

1^st place $5,000: Lofty Spot
2^nd place $2,500: Legesher
3^rd place $1,500: Aula Future

All of our winners recieved a PACT Mentor Connect Membership as well as an ic@3401 Membership.

Also, a big thanks to our judges:

Margaret Bradley, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Jennifer Rodriguez, Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Mark Mitchell, Startup Bucks and Delaware Crossing Angels
Ellen Weber, Robinhood Ventures

There is no Venture Café this week, but we hope to see you on January 13^th from 5-6 p.m. for a special introductory session presented by John Possumato to kick off the new cohort.