Kevin Romano wrote to tell us about his upcoming local co-working space:

Co-working space for freelancers and small businesses in Manayunk is in the works.  The 4,000 ft. building is designed specifically for small and creative businesses and people to work and network.  It will feature shared conference rooms, mail, printers, and all utilities, desks, etc. There will also be event space for networking.  Rates will be very affordable and flexible – members may be full time or just a few days per week – and you can scale up or down with ease.  Great location next to the train, highway, and Main Street.  Mostly we are working to create a community of like-minded entrepreneurs whose synergies will benefit one another in ways both professional and social.  Membership is forming now.  To learn more please go to: www.greenkindling.com.

Sounds like a great place to go if you’re starting up something of your own but can’t justify an entire office or just want to be around more like minded entrepreneurs.  We’ll be sure to follow up on them as this project progresses.

As always, if you have a local Philadelphia area project or startup you think we should know about, please contact us.

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The Philadelphia Business Journal has a writeup on recent alumni of DreamIt Ventures’ accelerator program and specifically calls out Notehall and SeatGeek.

Notehall, which provides a marketplace for students to buy and sell class notes, was also apparently featured on ABC’s Shark Tank.   While the site launched at the University of Arizona, the company is using new funding to diversify to as many universities around the country as possible.  The site uses a prepurchased credit system for the economics within the site.  Sellers take 40% on the sale of their documents.  Credits are awarded for various things, including rating documents you’ve purchased, which adds a nice layer to, and encourages, the credibility system of who you should purchase your notes from.  They are based out of Manayunk.

SeatGeek, who formally launched at the TechCrunch50 this past September, also got a nice part in the Journal piece.  They use a predictive model to determine the trends and future prices of sporting and concert events.  Using this information buyers and sellers can pick the most opportune times to make their transactions.  SeatGeek currently has affiliate relationships with brokers but will also have premium level services in the future as another revenue source.

Great to see local startups getting so much attention.