Startup Accelerator 

Introducing the Pittsburgh region’s newest accelerator for individuals/teams that have high-potential business ideas with technology-based products. The Innovation Forge focuses on creating new products and processes by bringing together the digital and physical worlds through leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies. The Startup Accelerator is a transformative 6-month program for early-stage/pre-revenue teams to help them validate and shape their idea through access to engineering support and technical expertise.

Stay tuned for registration for our next cohort!

Is this program right for you?

This program has been created to support:

• Early-stage/pre-revenue individuals/teams that have a high-potential business idea with technology-based products that need help turning their idea into a reality
• Leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies such as sensors, IoT, manufacturing improvements, process improvements, automation and robots, vision systems, AI machine learning, data analytics and 3D printing

Start forging your ideas today.

• Entrepreneurial training on key topics you need to know as a founder: customer discovery, intellectual property management, marketing your product and profit management
• Validate and refine your value proposition and target customers
• Utilize the engineering support and building block technologies at the Digital Foundry for prototype development with a focus on design for manufacturing and avoid rework later
• Create a financial and operational plan for your startup
• One-on-one business coaching
• Access to premier coworking space at The Corner

Questions?

Contact Joanna Sutton at jqs7188@psu.edu to learn more about the Innovation Forge Startup Accelerator program.