Pittsburgh Startup News for the Week of January 6th
The Draft Startup Plan for Pittsburgh in 2025: [your feedback is needed] - PSN
Apollo Neuro crosses $1Mil mark in crowdfunding campaign for Apollo 2.0 - Kickstarter
Duolingo’s C-suite Cashes Out - Pgh Tech Beat
How Entrepreneurs Forever is driving growth for Black-owned businesses - Next Pittsburgh
Regulators deny roadside warning exemption for autonomous trucks - FreightWaves
This Pittsburgh law firm has protected inventions since 1845 - Post-Gazette
CMU now offers track in quantum physics, thanks to advocacy from a student - Post-Gazette
Tied to Success: Entrepreneurship & the Power of Community with Nisha Blackwell of Knotzland - The Lily Pod
CMU Advanced NLP: Tool Use and LLM Agent Basics - Graham Neubig
What’s Happening this Week:
Tuesday, December 17th
BioBreakfast
Riviera Building | 8 AM
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Thursday, January 9th
CocoaHeads Pgh - Monthly Discussion
Eat N Park Robinson | 7 PM
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Saturday, January 11th
Code & Coffee
ProtoType Pgh | 1:30 PM
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In-Person Game Development Meetup
Looking for Group | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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This Week’s Startup Job Opportunities:
Optimus TechnologiesJ
Account Executive | Point Breeze
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Fitt Insider
Newsletter & Social WriterDesigner, Data Visualization (Freelance) | Remote
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Newsletter & Social WriterDesigner | Remote
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Near Earth Autonomy
Senior Computer Vision Engineer | Point Breeze
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Programs Worth Applying for:
Perforated AI is hosting a Neural Network Optimization Hackathon in Feb & March focused on improving PyTorch models using Perforated Backpropagation™. The event includes hands-on sessions, networking opportunities with experts and leaders in the field, and $6k in prizes.