Once again, Philly’s tech ecosystem lured the largest group of fellows from the Venture For America program, a two-year work program for recent college grads.

In 2017, some 14 young folks from the New York-based nonprofit program — which offers training and a salaried entry-level position at companies in over a dozen U.S. cities — came to Philadelphia for the program. Per Keenan Corrigan, VFA’s Philly director, this year’s cohort almost doubled, by placing 26 college grads at 18 Philly companies like Guru, STRATIS and Perpay.

The group, which Corrigan says is the most diverse cohort to date, comes to Philly after completing a monthlong startup bootcamp. Held this year in Detroit for the first time, the 2018 VFA Fellows learned from entrepreneurs and industry experts like Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton and Duo Securities CEO Dug Song.

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