Pittsburgh Startup News for the Week of May 12th
Aurora rolls out driverless trucks in Texas - Axios Pittsburgh
ECM Therapeutics secures FDA approval for first-of-its-kind clinical study one year after significant capital raise - Pittsburgh Business Times
Carnegie Mellon's LegoGPT creates buildable, stable Lego designs - Perplexity
'Mommy concierge' offers meal delivery and other help to new mothers - Post-Gazette
CMU × Schoolhouse.world announce an AI-driven peer-tutoring partnership based in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Business Times
David LaRose from Carnegie Robotics on the Reality of Robotics - Automate It Podcast
CivicScience Cofounder/CEO, John Dick, ‘Play Hardball & Steal Share’ - P&G Signal360
What’s Happening This Week:
Tuesday, May 13th
BioBreakfast
Riviera Building | 8 AM
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We Run On EOS
PNC Park | Noon - 4 PM
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Tuesday, May 13th - Thursday, May 15th
Future Travel Expo World Innovation Summit
CMU & Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport
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Wednesday, May 14th - Sunday, May 18th (Week 1)
PyConUS 2025
David Lawrence Convention Center
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Wednesday, May 14th
Steel City AI Innovators
Pittsburgh Tech Council | 5:30 PM
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Pgh getWITit: Networking Happy Hour with Steel City UX Ladies
Pittsburgh Tech Council | 5:30 PM
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Thursday, May 15th
[AI Alliance Materials] Discrete State-Space Diffusion and Flow Models
Virtual | 9 AM - 10 AM
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[AI Alliance] Model and Agent Evaluation with Unitxt
Virtual | 11 AM - Noon
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Friday, May 16th
Technically Coffee
Bakery Square | 8AM
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Hackers Guild PyCon Social - Free Open House
Hackers Guild | 5PM - Midnight
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Saturday, May 17th
2025 ProductCamp Pittsburgh
La Roche College | 8 AM - 4 PM
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Pitch and Run Pgh
The Terminal Building | 9 AM
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PyCon 2025 Special Event: Hometown Heroes Hatchery Program
David Lawrence Convention Center | 1:45 PM - 5:30 PM
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PyData Happy Hour at PyCon US 2025
Aslin Beer Company | 6:30 PM
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In-Person Game Development Meetup
Looking for Group | 1:30 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 Software Engineer | Strip District
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Latitude AI
Senior Software Engineer, Perception Applications | Strip District
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Yinzcam
Sr. Django Developer | East Liberty
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Programs Worth Considering:
Nucleate & Eli Lilly’s 2025 Grand Challenge is offering a shot at $100k in non-dilutive funding and direct access to Lilly’s scientists and executives. This year’s focus is a Genetic Medicine track covering novel delivery technologies, neuroscience, and regenerative medicine.
If you’re a founder building in tech, robotics, software, or health — get ready to access world-class mentorship, funding, and labs to launch your startup to new heights at Alphalab.
The Video Game Production Tax Credit helps keep Pennsylvania competitive for game development. Ask your legislators to restore this incentive.