Pittsburgh Startup News for the Week of October 27th
Battery manufacturer Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. to move headquarters from NJ to Nova Place, add 2nd regional factory - Pittsburgh Business Times
D.A.D. App, Wombs, Parcel Health and DashStrom Revealed as Winners of 2025 BNY UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge - Innovation Works
AI startup boom in Pittsburgh continues despite record-low VC funding in Q3 - Technical.ly
StretchDollar Makes the Top 50 Global Insurtech List for Health & Benefits category - CB Insights
Forging the Future: CMU, Pitt Co-Host Summit on Health, AI and Technology - Carnegie Mellon University
What government shutdown? Army nonprofit pays for officers to fly to D.C. conference - Post-Gazette
Pickle maker wins a coveted ‘Golden Ticket’ at Walmart’s annual open call seeking new entrepreneurs - Post-Gazette
First artificial heart implanted in Pittsburgh 40 years ago spurred decades of advances - Post-Gazette
University of Pittsburgh becomes first university in the country to ink an institution-wide agreement with Anthropic for Claude for Education - Pittsburgh Business Times
Pennsylvania stalls its lofty digital equity goals after federal funding loss - Technical.ly
Guiding a Safe Future for AI — Part 1 feat Zico Colter - Where What If Becomes What’s Next
Pittsburgh aims to capitalize on AI boom. Here’s how Steel City is remaking itself - Christian Science Monitor
From Search to Guide: Why the Internet Needs a Navigation Revolution - Skilly
What’s Happening This Week
Monday, October 27th
Pittsburgh B2B Software Meetup (OCT)
Alloy 26 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Code & Supply Build Night
Avenu: Meyran | 6 PM - 8:30 PM
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Tuesday, October 28th
BioBreakfast
Riviera Building | 8 AM
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How to Form Your Startup Company - 2-Part Series
Pitt Big Idea Center | 5 PM - 6:15 PM
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Wednesday, October 29th
Community Celebration Honoring Dave Mawhinney
Simmons Auditorium | 4:30 PM - 6 PM
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3rd Pittsburgh Hardware Meetup | The Spooky Future of off-road Ground Mobility
6901 Lynn Way | 6 PM - 9 PM
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Thursday, October 30th
Strategic Planning Office Hours with Coach Donald
Ascender | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Thursdays w/ Work Club
Carnegie Coffee | 9 AM - 1 PM
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Pittsburgh Video Game Developers - Game Talk
Virtual | 7 PM - 9 PM
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Friday, October 24th
Technically Coffee
Bakery Square | 8 AM
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Saturday, October 25th
Pitch and Run Pittsburgh
The Strip District Terminal | 9 AM
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This Week’s Startup Job Opportunities:
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Optimus Technologies
Account Executive | Point Breeze
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BlastPoint
Head of Customer Success (Director) | East Liberty
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Gather AI
Staff Robotics Software Engineer (Project Lead) | Northside
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Four Growers
Director of Software | Point Breeze
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Gray Swan
Propose Your Role | Northside
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Programs Worth Considering:
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