Programs & opportunities

The program offers free marketing, accounting, legal services, and more to Allegheny County-based small businesses located in low- and moderate-income areas.

1517 Fund - Invisible College

Accelerating scientific, clinical, and market validation for early-stage healthcare and life science technology companies.

We get hardware. And we’ll help you build your product reliably, at scale, and at a price your customers are willing to pay. Connect with our network of investors, mentors, partners, and customers. Take advantage of our sales, digital marketing, customer acquisition, business operations, fundraising, and manufacturing resources. Grow your startup in Pittsburgh, the center of hardware and robotics.

Helping great founders build great companies. AlphaLab is a nationally-ranked software accelerator in Pittsburgh, PA. We help early-stage tech companies quickly figure out the best way to build and grow by offering crucial resources including funding, networking, and expertise.

Our Business Mentoring program offers budding Pittsburgh-based Startups a unique opportunity to seek mentoring and feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and recognized domain experts (our Charter Members) on a one on one basis.

FinRise is a program sponsored by Plaid that supports founders that are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color, by providing resources to launch and grow early-stage businesses

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Free Desks for Open Source

Venture For America Fellowship

Bridging the gap between cutting-edge Carnegie Mellon University research and economy-promoting commercialization for the benefit of our communities

Own Our Own helps African American and other underestimated entrepreneurs grow successful businesses.

A yearlong incubator program that helps founders launch, build, and grow self-sustaining businesses and organizations.