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.
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 and one-on-one coaching
- Validate your value proposition and target markets
- Create an MVP and 12-month action plan
- Access premier coworking space at The Corner
- Utilize the building block technologies at the Digital Foundry for prototype development
Questions?
Contact Joanna Sutton at jqs7188@psu.edu to learn more about the Innovation Forge Startup Accelerator program.
In Partnership with:
SWPA New Economy Collaborative funded by a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant.