Inventing The Future
The Greater Philadelphia region features cutting-edge information technology producers that provide specialized hardware and software to customers around the world.
Skilled computer and information specialists are in good supply across the diverse business sectors that drive our region’s economy, including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, and telecommunications.
The IT industry has enjoyed considerable growth in the past 15 years, with an annual growth rate of 4.4% since 2001, exceeding the regional GDP growth rate. Comcast’s new $1.2 billion Technology & Innovation Center is set for completion in Center City Philadelphia in 2018; it will be Comcast’s second flagship facility in the city, and it is expected to create an estimated 1,500 new tech jobs.
The Greater Philadelphia region is gaining traction in the world of startup funding, rising in the rankings to sixth in the nation for the number of deals made in 2015.
Since 2010, Philadelphia has seen:
466 funded IT companies
Over 660 deals valued at over $11.3 billion
Over 250 M&A deals valued at $10.2 billion
Over 400 funded deals valued at over $1.1 billion
Leading Information and Technology Companies in Greater Philadelphia
- Comcast Holdings Corporation
- Unisys Corporation
- Sungard Eprocess Intelligence LLC
- Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
- SAP America, Inc.
- Ellucian Company L.P.
- CI&T, Inc.
- Invensis, Inc.
- Pegasus Communications Holdings, Inc.
- Damco Solutions, Inc.
