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Venture Financing with a Mission Beyond Profit
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| July 24, 2008 |
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JumpStart Inc. and Innovation Works are two examples of "homegrown nonprofit groups that nurture new businesses from the ground up" providing incentive for companies to stay and newcomers to relocate.
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The New York Times
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A trailblazing stroke of public policy foments tech startups
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| July 1, 2008 |
Despite current sluggishness, Pennsylvania remains a promising economy with many technology visionaries poised to bring about tremendous change. Technology-based firms are leading the charge thanks in no small part to the Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Innovation Works.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Newly formed AlphaLab nurtures technology startups
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| June 26, 2008 |
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Created by Hazelwood-based Innovation works, AlphaLab is more than a place -- it is a six-month program designed to accelerate the birth and growth of software, Internet and gaming companies.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Startup Incubator Opens in Pittsburgh
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| May 30, 2008 |
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A new facility for startup software and Internet companies is about to open in Pittsburgh. The new AlphaLab is affiliated with Innovation Works, a seed-stage investor that has pumped $37 million into more than 100 Pittsburgh-area startups over the past eight years.
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Startup City
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High-tech sector gets big lift
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| May 2, 2008 |
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"Since its inception in 1999, Innovation Works has channeled $36 million in state money to Southwestern Pennsylvania startup companies."
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Innovation Works touts 2007 success stories
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| May 2, 2008 |
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"The Hazelwood-based venture capital fund that specializes in giving a leg up to young technology companies released its annual report last night . . . "
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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ALung Technologies develops revolutionary respiratory device, tripling and hiring
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| July 23, 2008 |
| Southside-based ALung Technologies has developed a promising alternative to lung ventilation that may prevent serious illness and save lives. |
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Pop City Media
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Precision Freehand Sculptor - Blue Belt Technologies Inc.
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| July 4, 2008 |
| Blue Belt Technologies Inc. makesa handheld robotic bone-cutter that aids in computer-assisted surgery. |
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Pittsburgh Business Times
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ReBound Therapeutic Warming System - ReGear Life Sciences Inc.
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| July 4, 2008 |
| The ReBound system delivers evenly distributed radio frequency waves to deep muscle tissue to treat chronic pain, repetitive stress injuries, carpal tunnel syndrom and other muscular ailments. |
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Pittsburgh Business Times
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Software for Social Networking Sites - BlenderHouse
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| July 4, 2008 |
| BlenderHouse has developed a software application allowing the user to download the application to their personal site page and "ask" their network of friends for responses on a topic. |
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Pittsburgh Business Times
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Penthera Secures Financing from Innovation Works
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| July 4, 2008 |
| Pentera Partners, Inc., a provider of software, systems and services for delivering video to mobile devices, has closed $1.3MM financing round including investment from a group of individual investors and Innovation Works, one of the nation's most active seed-stage investors and part of Pennsylvania's statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners. |
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Penthera Partners
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Plugged In: Local Company changing online fashion world
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| July 2, 2008 |
| Modcloth.com started in a dorm room and has since blossomed into an international business online. Please view the complete interview by WTAE's Ashley DiParlo. |
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PA moves up in science, technology ranking
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| June 22, 2008 |
| Pennsylvania has moved from a 16th to 13th national ranking when it comes to technology and science assets. |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Robotic arm gives Penna Flame a helping hand
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| June 6, 2008 |
| The newest employee at Penna Flame Industries Inc. is a yellow robotic arm nicknamed Robobb which is heling the 40-year-old Zelienople company increase productivity by 30 percent. |
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Pittsburgh Business Times
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The Thinkers: Sensor-rich 'Scout Ball' has firm rolling
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| May 26, 2008 |
| "Imagine you're a platoon leader in Afghanistan, approaching the entrance to a dark cave and wondering whether enemy fighters are lurking inside . . . " |
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Chrystalplex's "QD" Technology Finds Huge Market Potential
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| May 16, 2008 |
Through its unique, multi-layered approach, Crystalplex is able to create quantum dots that are identical in size, shape and weight in any color.
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TEQ Magazine
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Pittsburgh cyber-security firm rethinks how to protect sensitive data
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| May 16, 2008 |
| BitArmor develops system designed to protect critical data rather than the computer system. |
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Plugged In: ShowClix
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| May 15, 2008 |
| A new site is connecting you to your favorite artists and local music events happening in the 'Burgh. |
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My Payment Network Receives Investment from Innovation Works to Expand Reach to More Schools, Enter New Markets with Online Payment Solutions.
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| August 6, 2008 |
| My Payment Network, providing electronic payment services that support organizations such as K-12 schools and specific industries, has received an investment of $200,000 from Innovation Works, the most active investor in seed-stage technology companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania. |
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Innovation Works selects software, Internet, and interactive game companies as first participants in AlphaLab
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| June 25, 2008 |
| The first companies have been selected to participate in AlphaLab, a new program of Innovation Works to spur the growth of companies developing software, interactive games, and web and mobile applications. Innovation Works, one of the nation’s most active seed-stage investors, selected the following companies to participate in the initial AlphaLab program: BlenderHouse, Chogger, crono, GameHuddle, Skill-Life, and Sonya Labs. |
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Innovation Works Launches AlphaLab to Rapidly Grow Software-Related Companies by Providing Investment, Office Space, Expertise
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| February 21, 2008 |
| Innovation Works, one of the country’s most active investors in seed-stage technology companies, is launching AlphaLab to accelerate the development of software, interactive games and Internet-related companies. |
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Innovation Works Makes 100th New Investment in Seed-Stage Technology Companies
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| January 17, 2008 |
| Innovation Works, the Pittsburgh region’s most active and largest seed-stage investor in technology start-ups, invested in its 100th company since the inception of the organization’s seed fund in late 1999. |
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ARMTech 2008
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| August 13, 14 and 15, 2008 |
The ARMTech Showcase of Industry & Technology, which is part of the Armstrong County Regional Manufacturing Initiative, provides local companies and business leaders the opportunity to network and establish working relationships with other companies and organizations from within the region and across the United States. Industries being represented include electro-optics, advanced manufacturing, medical research, aerospace and defense contracting.
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Science 2008: On our watch
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| October 2-3, 2008 |
Science 2008 is the University of Pittsburgh’s eigth annual broad-based regional celebration of local science and technology. Highlights will include symposium sessions on “hot” research topics; keynote lectures by some of America’s premier scientists; a showcase of new technology available for licensing; informational exhibits; networking opportunities; social events; and more.
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