| Website | innovationworks.org |
| @iwpgh | |
| Phone | 412/681/1520 |
| info@innovationwo... | |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Description | pre-seed investor |
For more than 20 years, Innovation Works has played a vital role in Southwestern PA’s technology economy, investing capital, business expertise, and other resources into high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact. IW is the single largest investor in seed-stage companies in the region. They also provide resources for manufacturers to adopt new technologies.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Strikingly | 4/13 | Seed | $1.5M | 8 |
| Kextil | 3/13 | Seed | 1 | |
| The Resumator | 10/12 | Series B | $2.1M | 5 |
| AVOS Systems | 4/12 | Series A | 4 | |
| Voci Technologies | 4/12 | Series A | $3.12M | 3 |
| Leiyoo | 12/11 | Series A | 2 | |
| Shoefitr | 10/11 | Venture Round | $1.2M | 2 |
| The Resumator | 5/11 | Angel | $700k | 5 |
| Carmell Therapeutics | 4/11 | Series A | $2.4M | 6 |
| Compliance Assurance | 3/11 | Venture Round | $1.25M | 4 |
| ShowClix | 3/11 | Series B | $1.65M | 5 |
| Cognition Therapeutics | 1/11 | Series A | $2.5M | 4 |
| Cognition Therapeutics | 1/11 | Series A | $2.5M | 6 |
| Intimate Bridge 2 Conception | 11/10 | Venture Round | $475k | 2 |
| Bueda | 7/10 | Venture Round | $100k | 1 |
| Shoefitr | 5/10 | Venture Round | $30k | 1 |
| Lama Lab | 5/10 | Venture Round | $30k | 1 |
| Synesi | 5/10 | Venture Round | $30k | 1 |
| 25eight | 1/10 | Seed | $25k | 1 |
| The Resumator | 12/09 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| Penthera Partners | 12/09 | Series A | $130k | 1 |
| ThermalTherapeuticSystems | 12/09 | Series A | $2.7M | 3 |
| GearHeadz | 8/09 | Seed | $25k | 1 |
| Cognition Therapeutics | 7/09 | Series A | $1.21M | 4 |
| Penthera Partners | 5/09 | Series A | $725k | 1 |
| TalkShoe | 6/08 | Angel | $1.13M | 5 |
| Penthera Partners | 6/08 | Series A | $345k | 1 |
| ShowClix | 6/08 | Seed | $250k | 1 |
| ImpactGames | 3/08 | Venture Round | $100k | 1 |
| WhereverTV | 2008 | Venture Round | $150k | 1 |
| ImpactGames | 10/07 | Venture Round | $150k | 1 |
| StageMark | 4/07 | Series B | $1.6M | 6 |
| BPL Global | 2/07 | Series C | $26M | 7 |
| StageMark | 3/06 | Venture Round | $210k | 2 |
| BitArmor Systems | 8/05 | Venture Round | $250k | 2 |
| Vivisimo | 7/02 | Seed | $500k | 1 |
| Vivisimo | 6/00 | Seed | $100k | 1 |