Pittsburgh Startup News for the Week of May 19th
TA Associates is said to be Weigh Selling Majority Stake in $1Bil Accion Labs - Bloomberg
GM hires Aurora Cofounder Sterling Anderson as Chief Product Officer - CNBC
Journey Robotics tests automated baggage handling system at Pittsburgh International Airport - Pittsburgh Business Times
The AI-Powered Renaissance: How Re-Emerging Cities Like Pittsburgh Are Redefining The Future Of Tech - Forbes
Thousands of Urine and Tissue Samples Are in Danger of Rotting After Staff Cuts at a CDC Laboratory - Wired
How Gray Swan’s 1.8M‑Attack Benchmark Reveals the State of AI Defense - Gray Swan
Tariffs threaten Pittsburgh-Canada trade - Axios Pittsburgh
Arm and SoftBank Group Contribute USD $15.5Mil to Advance AI Through CMU’s Partnership with Keio University - Carnegie Mellon University
From Accuracy Gains to Edge Deployment: Key ML-Efficiency Wins at the PerforatedAI Hackathon - Dr. Rory Brenner
Re:Build Manufacturing in partnership to make new renewable hydrogen energy tech - Pittsburgh Business Times
Zac’s Sweet Shop available at two Pittsburgh spots - Post-Gazette
Gumbo’s Free Dataset of the Week: 200 Pittsburgh Startups Revealed—Founders, Funding & Focus Areas - Gumbo
Navigating Physical Product Design in a World of Tariff Uncertainty - LexiconDesign
Penn State proposes 7 campus closures, including 3 in Pittsburgh region - Post-Gazette
Smith's Viewpoint: Transparency, accountability and more efficient government-funded programs - Pittsburgh Business Times
Open Path, a Quest to Find if Open Source Can Heal the World - Syntax
What’s Happening This Week:
Monday, May 19th
AMA Pittsburgh May Coffee Connections
COhatch Shadyside | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Tuesday, May 20th
Pittsburgh Primary Election Day
Polls Open 7 AM - 8 PM
More Info.
BioBreakfast
Riviera Building | 8 AM
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Founder S.W.O.T.
Virtual | 2 PM - 3 PM
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Wednesday, May 21st
Pgh getWITit: Networking Happy Hour with Steel City UX Ladies
Kingly Spirits | 5:30 PM
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Thursday, May 22nd
[AI Alliance] Knowledge Graphs for Enterprise AI
Virtual | Noon - 1 PM
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ProductTank Pittsburgh: One Small Step: Your Product Origin Story
Moonshot Museum | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Schell Games Studio Open House
Schell Games | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Friday, May 23rd
Technically Coffee
Bakery Square | 8AM
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Saturday, May 24th
Pitch and Run Pgh
The Terminal Building | 9 AM
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Queery
Prototype Pgh | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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This Week’s Startup Job Opportunities:
Astrobotic Technology
Software Integration & Test Engineer | Northside
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Free Market Health
Lead AI Engineer | Strip District
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Latitude AI
Senior Software Engineer, Perception Applications | Strip District
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Stack Av
Staff Software Engineer, ML Platform | Strip District
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Yinzcam
Sr. Django Developer | East Liberty
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Programs Worth Considering:
US-based pre-Series A startups are invited to apply for Pepperdine’s Most Fundable Companies® competition by May 20. All applicants receive a free investor diligence feedback report; winners are featured in Entrepreneur™ Magazine the national showcase.
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