1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (675+ words) Three Virginia founders are moving forward in a March Madness-style pitch competition between the DMV’s three jurisdictions — and are closer to the chance of winning $1 million. Called Battle of the Regions, the contest is a new initiative created by local…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1160+ words) A local computer chip manufacturer is raising millions, and Pittsburgh’s funding spree over the last month doesn’t end there. Major investments from the commonwealth are making tech more accessible for local farmers, and a multimillion-dollar philanthropic donation is bringing together…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (878+ words) There’s a specific, visceral road rage that comes with hitting a pothole, especially one that’s sat unrepaired for months. A Pittsburgh startup thinks its patent-pending, pothole-filling robot can help make those repairs faster by not relying on multiple crew members…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (871+ words) As global tensions and supply chain issues create a demand for EV motors that don’t depend on rare earth materials, an Arlington startup just passed the test to begin scaling its solution “We’re still very much in the process of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (780+ words) Uptown-based physical AI company Shelfmark raised a $3.5 million seed round, with plans to scale local hiring. Over the next 18 months, the company will use the funding to grow the team by roughly half a dozen people as part of its…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (495+ words) Agility Robotics, an Oregon-headquartered company that relies on its Pittsburgh outpost to develop humanoid robots, will soon be a publicly traded company. “We believe humanoids are at a meaningful inflection point in commercial adoption.” “We believe humanoids are at a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (883+ words) Waymo may trust cars without drivers. But after the company skipped a City Council hearing, Philadelphia officials are having a hard time trusting Waymo. City Council’s Joint Committee on Labor and Civil Service and the Committee on Transportation and Public…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1613+ words) Builders is a newsletter, live interview series and annual event: the Technical.ly Builders Conference returns May 6-8 in Philadelphia, aligned with America 250 celebrations. Join us for the nation's only conference focused on storytelling for entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders and place-based marketers....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (624+ words) No startups walked away empty-handed on Wednesday at the Forge to Field Pitch AI Competition. Instead of awarding one winner, the Shark Tank-style event committed investments to each startup that pitched — and even three companies that didn’t — bringing the total…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (670+ words) Two Pittsburgh startups are teaming up to make sure robotaxis pay their fair share to park. “We are ensuring municipalities don’t lose millions in revenue just because driverless vehicles can’t feed meters.” Autonomous vehicles (AVs) still require a human to…...