AlphaLab Gear Archives

Autopods offer free rides for quick trips in select Pittsburgh neighborhoods

It's hard to miss the bright green Autopods offering free rides within Shadyside and East Liberty. Microtransport in and around other city neighborhoods costs $5.

23 Nov 2015

Trusst Lingerie getting its bras ready for business

Pittsburgh startup Trusst Lingerie is now taking pre-orders for their bras, which are designed for large-busted women.

08 Oct 2015

AlphaLab Gear National Hardware Cup is first national pitch for $50,000

A partnership with TechShop to host a national competition with the grand prize winner awarded in Pittsburgh.

20 Feb 2015

Entrepreneurs getting fired up for Startup Weekend Pittsburgh

Startup Weekend Pittsburgh is next weekend, an adrenaline rush of great ideas among enterprising strangers.

17 Nov 2014

Maven Machines wants to put a personal assistant in your ear

A new earpiece from Maven Machines could help you with everything from assembling a jet engine to remembering where you parked your car.

06 Oct 2014

Innovation Works lands nearly $1M for Pittsburgh startup incubator growth

Funding will help expand the AlphaLab program in the region. Could a Pittsburgh investment fund be next?

19 Sep 2014

SolePower chosen to represent Pgh at White House Maker Faire

Sole Power, which makes sole inserts that harness energy, was chosen to attend the Maker Faire as an example of a new generation of Americans “that will change the planet because they are makers of things, not just consumers of things.”

21 Jun 2014

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