AlphaLab
alphalab.org Direct investor
AlphaLab is a Pittsburgh-based accelerator powered by Innovation Works that supports early-stage startups through specialized tracks in software, hardware, life sciences, and robotics. It provides capital, mentorship, and community resources to help founders validate their markets and prepare for fundraising.
AlphaLab is an accelerator headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 2008. It invests directly in companies, from pre-seed to seed, in software, hardware, life sciences and robotics. Its stated cheque size is $100K uncapped SAFE plus 3% convertible equity.
“AlphaLab, powered by Innovation Works , exists to accelerate high-growth startups on their journey from vision to venture.”
— AlphaLab, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Accelerator
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Invests in
- Pittsburgh
- Sectors
- software, hardware, life sciences, robotics
- Cheque size
- $100K uncapped SAFE plus 3% convertible equity
- Founded
- 2008
- How to reach it
- Its pitch / apply page on its own site
Team, as AlphaLab publishes it
- Aaron Tainter Director of Accelerator Programs
- Sara Longo Senior Program Manager, AlphaLab
- Kelsie LaBarbera Program Manager
- Lauren DeDomenic Partner Engagement Manager
Names and roles exactly as listed on alphalab.org. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page AlphaLab publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.alphalab.org/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, description, founded, status, confidence, cheque_size
- https://www.alphalab.org/about/thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, people
- https://www.alphalab.org/apply/approach_url
Record 9185 · added 2026-09-29 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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