Two Philly tech entrepreneurs are part of a group of 76 recent recipients of the $5 million Black Founders Fund for entrepreneurs within the Google for Startups program.

Simulus, Inc. founder and CEO Tiffanie Stanard and Switchboard Live cofounder and CEO Rudy Ellis will each receive a $50,000 grant, and through the Black Founders Exchange program will continue to have access to Google’s tech resources, people and best business practices. The Exchange is based in Durham, North Carolina, and provides hands-on mentorship and support with industry experts and investors.

The Google grant is well timed with Stimulus’ flagship product launch, the Stimulus Relationship Intelligence Platform, for the reimagined company mission of allowing people to make better vendor purchasing decisions. Standard founded Stimulus in 2016, but pivoted to the data analytics partnership platform in early 2019.

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