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Idea Foundry

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Founded in 2002, Idea Foundry a Pittsburgh-based non-profit innovation acceleration and commercialization organization focused on creating

Pittsburgh, United StatesFounded 2002ideafoundry.org
11
Investments
0
Exits
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AUM
0.0%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Idea Foundry, as a general accelerator, invests in early-stage companies across various industries, providing resources and support to help them commercialize their innovations. They seek to foster innovation and growth within the Pittsburgh area.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 8 years

1
2015
2
2016
1
2017
3
2018
1
2019
1
2020
2
2021
1
2022

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 11 companies

N
Nearwave
IoT · Seed, 2022
Active
R
Rorus
Cleantech · Seed, 2021
Active
M
Meta Mesh Wireless Communities
Other · Seed, 2021
Active
G
Gearflow
E-commerce · Seed, 2020
Active
S
Strella Biotech
Biotech · Seed, 2019
Active
I
Innovu
Healthcare · Series A, 2018
Active
V
Vytalize Health
Healthcare · Series A, 2018
Active
C
CleanRobotics
Robotics · Seed, 2018
Active
A
Aerodrome
Other · Seed, 2017
Active
C
Cognitive Technologies
AI/ML · Seed, 2016
Active
R
RoadBotics
Robotics · Series A, 2016
Active
4
412 Food Rescue
Food & Beverage · Seed, 2015
Active

Frequently Asked Questions

Idea Foundry focuses on Pre-seed, Seed stage investments.

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