These 8 Pittsburgh-area startups make up the third class of the city-backed PGH Lab incubator PITTSBURGH — PGH Lab, a startup incubator led by the city of Pittsburgh, today announced its third class of companies.… Read More
Is a startup ‘funding gap’ holding Pittsburgh back? Tech leaders disagree over popular theory PITTSBURGH — This city’s tech clout has grown immensely in recent years, yet it is often said that Pittsburgh still… Read More
County exec on Pittsburgh’s Amazon HQ2 secrecy: ‘You can’t have 1.3M people negotiating a deal’ PITTSBURGH — Rich Fitzgerald is confident he can forge a mutually beneficial partnership between Amazon and Pittsburgh if the region… Read More
Former Microsoft Research chief Rick Rashid on the rise of ‘invisible’ tech, robotics, AI, and Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — So much has changed, in this city and in the technology world, since Rick Rashid arrived in 1979… Read More
At community forum on Amazon HQ2, Pittsburgh looks to avoid becoming the next Seattle PITTSBURGH — Seattleites like to point to the San Francisco Bay Area as a case study in problems to avoid:… Read More
Pittsburgh Profiles: Black Tech Nation CEO Kelauni Cook is on a mission to make tech more inclusive PITTSBURGH — Two years ago, Kelauni Cook moved from North Dakota to Pittsburgh chasing an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.… Read More
Niche raises $6.6M, aims to be one of Pittsburgh’s ‘game-changing’ startups with school and neighborhood reviews PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that… Read More
‘Smoketown’ author Mark Whitaker on Pittsburgh’s tech revival, and its impact on the black community PITTSBURGH — Mark Whitaker chronicles one of this city’s most fascinating eras in his new book, “Smoketown: The Untold Story… Read More
‘InnovatePGH’ initiative launches in effort to make Pittsburgh a world-class tech hub, with a new innovation district PITTSBURGH — This city punches above its weight in the innovation economy, but Pittsburgh is still working to compete on… Read More
Why is GeekWire in Pittsburgh? Here’s the story behind all these stories you’ve been seeing lately PITTSBURGH — What the heck is with all the coverage from this place all of a sudden? We know that… Read More
When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid PITTSBURGH — When Uber started eyeing this city as a testing ground for self-driving cars back in 2016, Mayor Bill… Read More
We rode in Uber’s self-driving car, and now we’re less confident in the future of autonomous vehicles PITTSBURGH — Our first self-driving car experience was going great. And then we hit a pothole. We were riding in… Read More
Super Bowl tech round-up: Amazon ads, NFL startup competition winners, and how to stream the big game TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Hey, Yinzers! I’ve been having fun living and working in Pittsburgh for… Read More
Seattle freeze, meet Pittsburgh nice: A love letter and a warning to the Steel City PITTSBURGH — With bone-chilling temperatures dipping into the teens and a light dusting of snow on the ground, Pittsburgh’s bitter… Read More
What makes Pittsburgh’s tech scene special, and how it needs to improve Pittsburghers love to party. We learned that on Thursday night as more than 200 people gathered at the second floor… Read More
After raising $93M, Pittsburgh’s Petuum aims to hire 120 people this year in quest to be the ‘VMware of AI’ PITTSBURGH — Petuum moved into its new office 10 months ago. Now, the early-stage startup is already planning to expand into… Read More
Behind the scenes: Pittsburgh’s mayor talks with GeekWire about Amazon HQ2 and more PITTSBURGH — One of the highlights of our first week here was the chance to sit down with Pittsburgh Mayor… Read More
Pittsburgh Profile: Matt Kowalczyk’s love of football and computers attracted recruiters from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft Matt Kowalczyk grew up about an hour outside of Pittsburgh in Youngstown, where residents “basically did one of four things:… Read More
Watch: GeekWire talks Amazon HQ2, Steel City tech and more on ‘Pittsburgh Today Live’ PITTSBURGH — Everywhere we go in Steel City, curious Pittsburghers have asked us some variety of the question: What do… Read More
Bones of the past, capacity for the future: Pittsburgh has room to grow, but is it ready? PITTSBURGH — This is a city of steel bridges, mighty rivers, steep hills and classic architecture. It’s a place where… Read More
Zipcar, Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris Back in June, Pittsburgh and Paris were unwittingly connected by a comment from President Donald Trump defending his decision to… Read More
Pittsburgh’s mayor says Amazon HQ2 could boost his city more than any other contender — if tech giant can learn from Seattle’s problems PITTSBURGH — In his 53 years on this planet and in this city, Bill Peduto has never seen a real… Read More
An early pioneer in Pittsburgh, Google looks to continue growth as tech rivals arrive PITTSBURGH — When Google opened an engineering office in the Seattle area 14 years ago, it pioneered a movement of… Read More
What makes Pittsburgh different as an edtech hub? Collaboration — and Mister Rogers Ask those in Pittsburgh’s thriving education technology community what makes the city different from other edtech hubs such as Silicon… Read More
Video: First impressions of Pittsburgh, and takeaways on its future as a technology hub PITTSBURGH — It’s snowing here tonight, but our first day at GeekWire’s temporary outpost in Pittsburgh was sunny and crisp,… Read More
Pittsburgh Profile: Veteran Seattle investor Geoff Entress has Steel City roots going back 100 years As Managing Director of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, Geoff Entress is always looking to the future. It’s necessary… Read More
This city is in the running for Amazon’s HQ2: But do residents really want the tech giant to move in? PITTSBURGH — This city of bridges may be a long-shot for Amazon’s second headquarters. But residents here would certainly welcome… Read More
Can Pittsburgh land Amazon’s HQ2? Grading Steel City’s strengths, drawbacks and secret weapons Along the muddy Monongahela River in Pittsburgh sits a massive stretch of undeveloped land fertile with possibility. This gritty brownfield… Read More
Can GeekWire talk the talk in a new tech town? Here’s what yinz need to know about Pittsburghese Depending on who you talk to, or listen to, the popular belief is that there’s not really a distinct accent… Read More
Podcast Week in Geek Podcast: A $9B biotech deal and a look at Pittsburgh’s tech renaissance GeekWire is going to Pittsburgh to cover the city’s tech renaissance, the challenges it faces as it grows and the… Read More
