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    Bobby Zappala and Kevin L. Jenkins join RK Mellon Foundation

    The two largest grants in 2021 were the biggest in the Foundation history's -- $150 million to CMU and $100 million to the University of Pittsburgh.
    16 Dec 2021

    Hazelwood Green Roundhouse opens with expansion of Silicon Valley incubator OneValley

    The $13.7 million, 26,000-square-foot rehabilitation by GBBN Architects is now fully inhabited by OneValley, an incubator and support system for growing startups.
    23 Sep 2021
    Pittsburgh skyline

    RK Mellon Foundation launches $1 million competition for for-profit companies making social impact

    “If you are an entrepreneur with a dream to change the world for the better, you should be in Pittsburgh.”
    15 Jul 2021

    Ascender highlights diversity in new class of 11 startups

    Each company will work with a coach from Ascender’s network of experts (and more than 60 alumni) to launch, build and grow their businesses.
    07 Jun 2021
    Next Leap

    How 10 creative businesses in the Next Leap program are working on growth and social impact

    This fall, Bridgeway Capital’s Creative Business Accelerator and Ascender combined their business building capabilities to offer the inaugural Next Leap Program.
    25 Nov 2020

    Nadyli Nuñez is named executive director at Ascender

    Ascender's first female and first Latinx executive director has "always been outspoken."
    07 Nov 2019
    Jenny Sharpe

    NEXT Up: Jenny Sharpe on why Pittsburgh should support all startup businesses

    "I’d like to see a Pittsburgh that supports all startup businesses, whether it is a new tech innovation or a corner bakery."
    19 Jun 2019

    Pittsburgh’s seventh Thrival Festival is set for September with a focus on local innovators

    The theme for 2019: By Pittsburgh. For Pittsburgh. For the World.
    12 Jun 2019

    Which Pittsburgh tech companies advanced in XPRIZE competitions?

    Nine Pittsburgh teams have forged ahead in XPRIZE competitions focused on AI, education and women's safety.
    18 Dec 2017

    Thrival Innovation Festival ups its game with national speakers and a focus on AI

    “We'd really like to make Pittsburgh not just an AI robotics development hub, but also a center where AI ethics and the responsible development of these technologies are also happening."
    29 Jun 2017
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