HARRISBURG, PA — July 13, 2014 – Red Privet, a Pennsylvania-based customer research, digital design, and experience strategy firm with offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, announces an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners provides early stage/technology funding and business support services to emerging tech-based startups and existing manufacturers in 32-counties in Pennsylvania. For nearly 30 years, the Ben Franklin program has helped entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, and small manufacturers develop new technologies, hire additional employees, and increase their sales/marketing efforts in order to grow and compete in their respective markets.
Red Privet will use the funding to hire additional business development support to focus on maintaining and growing client relationships in Central Pennsylvania, while expanding the company’s national footprint.
“We’ve experienced tremendous growth over the last several years, and we’re actively increasing our exposure outside of our native market,” said Red Privet president and founder Matt Hummel. “We’re honored to work with Ben Franklin Technology Partners and their investment will help us expedite our expansion plans.”
About Red Privet, LLC
Founded in 2009, Red Privet is a customer research, digital design, and experience strategy firm that helps brands such as Johns Hopkins Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and Geisinger Health System deliver the best digital experience to their customers - be it the quickest, most convenient, or most empathetic one possible. Combining immersive research, thoughtful design and innovative execution, Red Privet partners with its clients to create solutions that help real people navigate real life with confidence. They call it Design for Real Life℠.