Summer of 50 PGH Tech Stories: Meerya, LLC and Action Driven Education, LLC

Posted August 20, 2020

[The Summer of 50 PGH Tech Stories podcast is produced by The Pittsburgh Technology Council and Comcast are partnering this summer to tell 50 stories of innovation and inspiration across Pittsburgh’s Tech Ecosystem. Released Date: August 20, 2020]

Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s first virtual BIG IDEA Pitch Presentation and Awards was held June 18, 2020. About 100 participants joined the Zoom event to watch this year’s six finalists compete for a prize pool of $50,000, and to vote for the winner of the People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Somerset Trust Company. Ben Franklin, in partnership with Startup Alleghenies, hosted the contest to highlight the region’s emerging tech-entrepreneurs, innovators and small manufacturers, as well as to provide them with financial support to take their businesses to the next level. In this episode, we talk to the big winners Timothy and April Kretchman of Action Driven Education, LLC, and People’s Choice winner Ankit Patel of Meerya LLC!