Startup Index
An index of Pittsburgh’s tech & innovation economy.
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2nd Skull
A protective headgear company with patented products featuring impact absorption technology.
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4Moms
Develops robotics technology-based products that cater to the prenatal to preschool needs of children.
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AbiliLife
Developing a smart brace specifically designed for Parkinson’s patients with balance and postural instability.
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AdRich
Connects brands and retailers through product usage data and analytics.
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Adv. Construction Robotics
Utilizes robotics and artificial intelligence to innovate and commercialize autonomous products.
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Aquion Energy
A company that manufactures sodium ion batteries and energy storage systems.
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Argo AI
A self-driving technology platform company.
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Ariel Precision Medicine
Unraveling the complexity of chronic disease through precision medicine, starting with pancreatitis.
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Astrobotic Technologies
Delivers affordable space robotics technology and planetary missions.
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Aurochs Brewing Co.
Naturally gluten-free craft beers.
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Aurora
Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
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BackerNation
A digital therapeutics platform dedicated to back pain and spine conditions.
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Bansen Labs
Helping to level the playing field for people with disabilities.
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BeamData
Helping make people-centered data decisions by using tools and technology to measure what matters.
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Behaivior
Developing a platform to predict and prevent opioid addiction relapses and overdoses through wearables and AI.
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Birdbrain Technologies
Providing flexible and inspiring products that engage students & teachers in programming and robotics.
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Bito Robotics
Creating efficient, highly productive autonomous solutions.
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BlastPoint
Providing big data solutions that help companies optimize revenue growth.
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Bloomfield Robotics
Building tools that help farmers, breeders, and scientists better understand plant growth using a combination of computer vision and AI.
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BoardBookIt
A boardroom empowerment platform that helps companies improve the way they plan, create and manage board meetings.
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Bossa Nova Robotics
Provider of real-time, on-shelf product data for the global retail industry.
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C360 Technologies
A different kind of 360/VR company, producing stunning 4-10K 360 video.
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CalderaWP
Makers of Caldera Forms, a powerful, drag-and-drop form builder plugin for WordPress.
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Canal Electronics
Aiming to double the lifespan of every smartphone.
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CapSen Robotics
Provides software to identify, scan, and track the 3D positions and orientations of specific objects in cluttered scenes.
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Carbon Freight
Innovative air cargo products and equipment.
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Caregogi
Disrupts the traditional senior care industry by connecting care seekers with quality care providers online at half the cost.
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Carmell Therepeutics
Develops technology for producing biologically-active plastics from blood plasma for treating bone and connective tissue injuries.
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Carnegie Learning
Leading publisher of innovative, research-based math curricula for middle school, high school, and post-secondary.
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Cassian Solutions
B2B and SaaS business that has re-engineered the pharmaceutical value-chain and medication taking “experience” to provide a leap-forward in patient compliance to their prescriptions.
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CC Busy
Assists child care providers with the power of voice assistants to keep in compliance and better communicate with parents.
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Cernostics
Developing new molecular diagnostic tests to treat cancer.
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CivicMapper
A geospatial technology development company that helps clients to leverage their data assets for mission success.
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CivicScience
Powering the world’s opinions and sharing them with the decision-makers that care.
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Clarabyte Solutions
Providing absolute data erasure for all IT assets, including servers, desktop/laptop computers, smartphones, Tablets, SSDs and virtual drives.
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CleanRobotics
Making recycling affordable for businesses, and profitable for recyclers.
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Cognistx
An applied cognitive computing company leveraging state of the art and proprietary data science tools.
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Curavi Health
Focused on improving the quality of care for the people residing in long-term care facilities.
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Diamond Kinetics
Focused on bringing motion data and analytics to players of all ages and skill levels, and their coaches, in baseball and softball.
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Digital Dream Labs
Provider of hands-on educational technology for children ages 4 to 9.
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Discovery Robotics
Dedicated to making better robots that will make lives better for people.
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DisSolves
Exists to fill the gaps left by current packaging by introducing their convenient, dissolvable packaging.
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Dorothy AI
Patent Search Simplified.
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Duolingo
A free language education platform that offers 94 different language courses in 23 languages.
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Dynamics
Produces interactive payment cards that utilize programmable magnetic stripes to communicate dynamic information.
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EdgeCase Research
Works with autonomous vehicle and robotic system and component developers to make their systems and software safer and more reliable.
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EXG Wear
Designs and makes artificial intelligence(AI) and brain-computer-interface(BCI)-enabled compact wearable IoTs and assistive robotic devices.
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Expii
Crowdsourced interactive learning.
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Farm Jenny
An Agricultural Technology company focused on animal health & productivity & operator enjoyment for small to mid-sized farms.
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Favorite Tenant
Making long-term property management free and effortless.
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Fitt
A location-based platform that connects people to healthy living experiences across fitness, food, outdoors, and events.
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Flexable
Bringing trust and safety to the $17B backup childcare space by connecting Flexable Certified Caregivers to parents.
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Forest Devices
Developing AlphaStroke, the first stroke screening device designed for use by medical personnel in any environment.
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Four Growers
An industrial automation platform that develops harvesting robots for greenhouses.
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Gajjitz
Makers of the patent-pending squijji™ “spatula killers™.
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Gecko Robotics
Developing revolutionary robotics technology for industrial infrastructure inspections.
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Go Jane Go
The voice of the female business traveler.
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Gridwise
Creating solutions that help rideshare vehicles know when and where to drive.
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Hability
Helping physical therapists strengthen patient relationships with simple, automatic patient engagement.
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Hebi Robotics
Working to make robots simple, useful, and safe.
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HiberSense
A software company that utilizes enabling hardware to create an affordable and smart Connected Climate Control solution.
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Honeycomb Credit
Fintech platform that is building communities, one small business at a time.
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HuMoTech
Developing powerful and lightweight articulated robotic limbs and exoskeletons as tools to accelerate the development of next-generation assistive technologies.
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Hustle Fitness
Provides a smarter way for amateur coaches and youth athletes to practice.
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IAMRobotics
Makes autonomous robots that retrieve products from distribution centers.
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Idelic
A software enterprise solutions provider for transportation fleets.
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Identified Technologies
Offers its industrial customers with a mapping drone solution to increase project visibility and team productivity
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Ikos
A flexible on-demand leasing service for busy investors and analyzing internal data to guide future client investments.
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Impact Proteomics
Provides protein, peptide, and whole proteome sample preparation kits for fast, reproducible production of contaminant-free samples.
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Interphase Materials
Creating solutions to improve the efficiency of water-based cooling systems.
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Interstacks
Making machines and things smart & connected. Rapidly deploy the Industrial Internet of Things (I IoT).
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JazzHR
Recruiting software purpose-build for SMBs. SaaS ATS for masses.
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Jetpack Workflow
Helping small-medium sized accounting firms manage workflow, repetitive processes and build a paperless office.
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Kaarta
Transforming natural and built environments collected from sensors into accurate 3D models.
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KEF Robotics
Developing technologies to accelerate the deployment of UAV autonomy for applications in defense and aerospace.
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Knotzland
In-house bowties and custom bowties for the stylish individual, wedding and occasion.
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Legal Sifter
Making practical A.I. products that help people negotiate and keep track of contracts faster and with less risk.
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LumiShield
Providing sustainable, cost-effective coating solutions for industry.
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Marinus Analytics
Focused on deploying machine learning and data mining applications with social impact.
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Maven Machines
Mobile-cloud technology for transportation safety, operations, and compliance.
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Mega Cat Studios
Creating meaningful gaming experience for the worlds best gaming platforms.
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Meter Feeder
Providing a low cost payment and enforcement solution for small to mid-sized governments.
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Mighty Home App
Transforming, demystifying and simplifying the home improvement process.
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Mine Vision Systems
Focused on bringing new vision related technology and software algorithms to the resources mining industry.
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Module
Redesigning homeownership for the 21st century.
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MTMPRO
Software for custom clothiers.
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Music Everywhere
Augmented reality music education software.
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Naturi
Organic, grass-fed Greek yogurt company.
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Navity
Mobility advocacy group. Our NAViSecion System is integrated tech for driving programs with precise metrics to support licensing recommendations.
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Near Earth Autonomy
Creating a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe.
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NetBeez
A network monitoring tool, reports end-user status and application availability for a network’s remote users.
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Niche.com
A platform that helps you discover schools and neighborhoods that are right for you.
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Nimbus Robotics
Building bionic shoes to enable pedestrians to walk faster.
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Nollapelli
Sheets designed to balance moisture, temperature, and friction – for improved sleep, skin, and hair.
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PacketViper
Advanced Perimeter Defense solution. Improve the security perimeters performance & reliability.
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Panacea.Ag
Focused on creating efficient, resilient and sustainable local food ecosystems.
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PECA labs
Dedicated to bringing better medical devices to orphan populations, with initial focus on the pediatric cardiovascular system.
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Peptilogics
Early stage biotech developing a breakthrough technology platform in the antimicrobial segment.
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Petuum
Building a platform that serves the full spectrum of Artificial Intelligence.
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PittMoss
Makes and sells PittMoss®, a peat moss alternative that is made from recycled paper.
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Qlicket
Enterprise SaaS talent retention for the deskless workforce — those in high turnover work environments.
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Rapid Flow Technologies
Intelligent Transportation Technology for Smart Cities – Surtrac adaptive traffic signal control.
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RealX Ventures
Focused on digitizing the process to better connect companies with the landowners that sell/lease their property rights for a host of uses.
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Retirement Atlas
Connect with the Right Senior Living Community.
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Rhabit Analytics
A platform that transforms feedback into powerful performance insights for employees, managers, and leadership.
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Roadbotics
Empowering cities to assess roads using artificial intelligence.
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RoBotany
Transforming modern indoor agriculture with automated robotics and software analytics.
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Sabius
Freelancers and independent workers take control of their financial health with Sabius. Budget, work, save and live better today.
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Schell Games
A full-service game design and development company. Transforming play.
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Sequoia Waste Solutions
Waste & Recycling Tech for Businesses.
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Shine Registry
Providing female founders with a platform to ask for startup needs in the style of a wedding registry.
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SOCO.AI
Instant Answers from Unstructured Knowledge via Conversational AI.
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Spand-Ice
Making pain relief products for modern moms who live life on-the-go.
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StitchBridge
VR studio, focusing on creating interactive, live action VR, using 360-videos and mobile devices.
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Street Lark
Creating curated itineraries featuring immersive experiences throughout the city of Pittsburgh.
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Subtl Beauty
A D2C brand, designing innovative makeup solutions for women on the go.
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Suitable
Quantifies soft skill competencies and uses gamification to help universities prepare their students for the job market.
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Switcheroo
Building devices that allow to reconfigure home lighting without running any wires or using smartphone apps.
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Symmetric Health Solutions
Providing a healthcare supply and analytics platform for medical supplies.
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Thread
Transforming plastic waste from the developing world into socially and environmentally responsible fabric.
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Travelwits
Startup that uses AI to find door to door itineraries optimized around business meeting times and locations.
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Treatspace
Healthcare software for a connected network of care.
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Trusst Brands
Engineered bras designed purposely for the D+ woman.
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UpContent
A content discovery tool that helps you drive new, more meaningful conversations.
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Velocity Robotics
Improving end-to-end construction workflow with the Internet of Tools.
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VIT Initiative
Using smart technology to create products that help you better understand your body.
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Wise Telemetry
Provider of gas sensor system intended to help gas distributors to monitor real-time supply and usage data.
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Women’s Job Search Network
Equips and empowers women with their job search.
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Zensors
Creating smart cities, offices, and shops using our sensing platform & existing cameras for answers to critical business questions.
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Zoobean
A web application that creates personalized playlist of apps, books, and literacy resources for little kids.
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