Innovation Works is focused on growing and connecting the local startup ecosystem. Every year, we help hundreds of entrepreneurs, researchers and small manufacturers to create new markets and change the world with their innovations.

We know that diverse teams make innovation possible. Our perspectives have been uniquely shaped by our individual experiences, and those experiences help us bring different ideas and creativity to everything we do.

Innovation Works has the resources to help your early-stage startups including funding, programs, networks, and expertise. Discover – Do you have a great idea and need to know what to do next? IW can help you learn entrepreneurial skills, and provide you …

Innovation Works is the largest seed stage investor in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region, and one of the most active in the country. We are dedicated to serving growth-focused tech entrepreneurs throughout the Pittsburgh region in order to create jobs, wealth and to see our startup community thrive.

PITTSBURGH — Jan. 9, 2025 — The Robotics Factory, a division of Innovation Works dedicated to creating, accelerating, and scaling robotics companies in the Pittsburgh region, has opened the application window for its Accelerate program.

At Innovation Works, we partner with our startups and portfolio companies to help them build a winning team. Our HR Director will work by your side to facilitate and develop effective human resource strategies that put you in a position to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.

Innovation Works has been helping startups get to their next stage for over 35 years. Over these years, we have developed free resources to help startups from initial idea to finding funding. These resources are not the only way to do things.

PITTSBURGH — Jan. 28, 2025 — Innovation Works, one of the most active early-stage investors in the country, has unified its nationally-ranked AlphaLab accelerator to better reflect the needs of entrepreneurs.

Innovation Works values diversity in its programs and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to submit applications or business plans for consideration.

Our software team, which works with companies across AlphaLab and the IW seed portfolio, has experience building and scaling enterprise software solutions, leading marketing and go-to-market strategies at venture-backed startups and leading venture-capital investments. Additionally, the IW team brings commercialization, investment and ...