AlphaLab Gear
AlphaLab Gear

AlphaLab Gear 2025

Hardware
Deadline
Oct 14, 2024
Applications
Closed
Location
Pittsburgh
Duration
-

Applications are closed

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About this program

  • Program Type: In-person
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Investment: up to 100k
  • Program duration: 4 months
  • Equity: 2%
  • Stage: Angel, Pre-seed or Seed
  • Industry of Focus: Electronics, Computer Hardware, Hardware Design, Hardware Support, Wireless Solutions, Green Technology, Industrial Tech, Assistive Devices.
  • Other Important Information:

This is an in-person accelerator based in Pittsburgh, and will only support companies based in Southwestern Pennsylvania. We cannot accept any companies into this program that are not based in Southwest Pennsylvania.

Our program is completely custom to meet a company’s immediate needs ranging from developing new versions of a prototype, to deep-dive financial analysis, to design improvements for large scale manufacturing. We help companies build their products reliably, at scale, and at a price their customers are willing to pay.
Whether you are launching your initial product or getting ready to manufacture at scale, AlphaLab Gear helps companies reach these points faster through up to $100,000 in investment, hands-on 1:1 engagement, network building, office and workshop space and more.

  • We have a variety of ways to support you after AlphaLab Gear ends.
  • Up to $800,000 in follow-on investment from the Innovation Works seed fund
  • Continued access to our office space
  • Invitations to portfolio programming and events

Program questionnaire

35 questions

What AlphaLab Gear asks on its own application. Nothing is answered here, prepare these, then apply on their site.

  1. 1

    Short description (75 characters)

  2. 2

    Location

  3. 3

    What markets are you in? (more is better)

  4. 4

    What stage are you at? a) Idea, b) prototype, c) users, d) paid users

  5. 5

    How much revenue does it have? Last Month and Last 12 Months

  6. 6

    What do you do in detail? (2500 characters)

  7. 7

    What's different/interesting about your startup?

  8. 8

    Are you registered or incorporated?

  9. 9

    When did It start?

  10. 10

    Product Video (Show how your product or prototype works in 1 minute or less.)