# Innovation Works

> Pittsburgh nonprofit venture development organization and early-stage investor serving Southwestern Pennsylvania as the Ben Franklin Technology Partners regional partner. Provides seed capital plus mentoring and resources for software, hardware, robotics, and life-sciences startups. HQ: Nova Tower 2, Two Allegheny Center, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Public materials cite ~$93M invested across hundreds of companies since the late-1990s seed-fund era.

## Profile

- **Typical check size:** $250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **AUM:** N/A
- **Rounds they lead:** Pre-Seed, Seed
- **Rounds they invest:** Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

## Links

- [Website](https://innovationworks.org/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovation-works)

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/innovation-works