Ben Franklin clients generated $2.8 billion in revenue and secured $1.2 billion in post-Ben Franklin financing. The tech-based economic development program also supported 1,827 companies and helped clients create nearly 2,493 jobs while retaining 10,588 more positions. Ben Franklin clients continue to foster innovation and entrepreneurial efforts, developing 189 patents and software copyrights, commercializing 257 new products and launching 103 new processes.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners generated $400 million in tax receipts for the state and boosted Pennsylvania’s overall economy by $6.1 billion between 2017 and 2021, helping to create 16,006 high-paying jobs during that same period, according to an in-depth independent economic analysis by KLIOS Consulting and Econsult Solutions Inc.