Pittsburgh Startup News for the Week of March 17th
Yinzcam and Ticketmaster Announce Strategic Partnership - Ticketmaster
America Turns to Ukraine to Build Better Drones (featuring KEF Robotics & Swan) - Wall Street Journal
Adhithi Aji reveals how her startup raised millions and won international acclaim - Technical.ly
Local food startup Harvie faces uncertainty over $1Mil USDA grant amid program cuts - Pittsburgh Business Times
The National Energy Technology Laboratory in South Park is a place for innovation and, now, worry. via Post-Gazette
Point Park planning community pop-up for students and local businesses - Post-Gazette
An airport robot coming this year from Journey Robotics could reduce injuries from luggage handling - Technical.ly
What’s Happening This Week:
Monday, March 17th
Nvidia GTC AI Conference
Ascender Incubation Program Application Deadline
Virtual | Noon
RSVP (Free Virtual Pass)
Ascender Incubation Program Application Deadline
Virtual | 11:59 PM (Deadline)
RSVP
Tuesday, March 18th
BioBreakfast
Riviera Building | 8 AM
RSVP
McGinnis Venture Competition Final Round Celebration
Swartz Center | 1 PM - 7 PM
RSVP
Active Angel Network In-Person Meeting
Swartz Center | 4:30 PM - 8 PM
RSVP
Wednesday, March 19th
SkillBuilder.io & The Forbes Funds Present AI for Social Impact - Demo Day 3.0
Alloy 26 | Noon - 2:30 PM
RSVP
Pgh getWITit: Women's History Month Diversity in Tech & Leadership Event
BNY Mellon Innovation Center | 5:30 PM - 8 PM
RSVP
Thursday, March 20th
2nd Annual Women's Luncheon at The Roundhouse
OneValley Pgh | 11:30 AM - 1 PM
RSVP
Start Smart Session 3: How to Structure Your Capital Raise – Part 1: The Fundamentals
Virtual | 5 PM - 6:15 PM
RSVP
Friday, March 21st
VueFWD>>: Hackathon + Mentorship + Professional Consultation Training
Bellevue | 8:30 AM - 8 PM
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Saturday, March 22nd
Perforated AI Neural Network Optimization Hackathon - Day 2Pitch and Run PGH
Swartz Center | Noon PM - 4 PM
RSVP
Queery
Prototype Pgh | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
RSVP
Girls in Business Camp Pittsburgh 2025
Courtyard Pittsburgh Airport | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
RSVP
In-Person Game Development Meetup
Looking for Group | 1:30 PM
RSVP
This Week’s Startup Job Opportunities:
ERIN
Software Engineer (Level II) | Northside
Apply Here
Epistemix
Full Stack Software Engineer | Lawrenceville
Apply Here
Gecko Robotics
Test & Reliability Engineer| Northside
Apply Here
GridWise
Director of Sales/Analytics | Northside
Apply Here
Programs Worth Considering:
Apply to exhibit your Robotics, AI, or Automation company at this year’s Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day in November at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Beta Testers / Early Feedback Wanted
Join the waitlist for Efficient Computer’s new effcc Compiler Playground.
Apply now to GraySwan’s Agent Red Teaming Challenge: design targeted adversarial test cases, expose decision-making vulnerabilities in AI agents, document your findings, and compete for a share of the $100k prize pool.