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Innovation Works

Venture Capital

Innovation Works is the most active seed-stage investor in Southwestern PA and has invested nearly $65M in more than 200 local startups.

Founded 1999 United States Pittsburgh, United States 1k-5k employees Finance

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Total Investments

177

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

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Industries

General Information

Industries Finance
Funding Stage Seed +1

Company Overview

Founded 1999
Employees 1k-5k
Location United States Pittsburgh, United States

Investment Criteria

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About Innovation Works

Innovation Works is the most active seed-stage investor in Southwestern PA and has invested nearly $65M in more than 200 local startups. Those companies have gone on to raise more than $1.7B in follow-on capital. Founder of AlphaLab ( of the nation's top startup accelerators--and AlphaLab Gear ( hardware and robotics program. Learn more at www.innovationworks.org.

Recent Investments (362)

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Seed Round •••••• Jun 2024
Early VC •••••• Mar 2024
Series A •••••• Dec 2023
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Pre Seed Round - Testa •••••• Dec 2023

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