Nine athletes, influencers and startup founders from the Philly region earned spots on this year's 30 Under 30 list from Forbes business magazine .
The annual roundup pulls from online submissions, industry sources and alumni recommendations. The nominees are judged based on funding, revenue, social impact, scale, inventiveness and potential. Contenders must be 29 or younger on Dec. 31. The Philadelphia-area inductees include the creator of a kid-safe power tool, founders of a meal service and a University of Pennsylvania student looking to make video games more inclusive to the visually impaired. MORE: TikTok sensation 'Delco Donny' builds following with pop-up concerts in Wawa parking lots
In total, more than 600 people were selected by the outlet, which organized honore

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