Idea Foundry offers its business acceleration services to companies both local and abroad. We also have a number of initiatives designed to foster global connections.
The Impact Innovations Accelerator transforms business ideas into fundable startups which generate positive societal impact through the disruptive nature of innovation.
The Impact Innovation Transformation Fellowship Program is designed for early stage companies which generate impact through the disruptive nature of innovation to actuate growth and prepare startups for continuing investment.
The Explore level of services are the first step in exploring the U.S. market for foreign companies, offering virtual services of market-potential analysis and validation by a company with almost 2 decades of experience helping companies launch in the U.S.
The Navigate level of the Impact Globalizer helps foreign companies take a deeper dive into business model adaptations to best serve the U.S. market to avoid setbacks and unnecessary costs.
Global Innovation Bridges are competitive programs open to entrepreneurs and professionals. Participants travel to Pittsburgh to meet with U.S.-based counterparts and work with the Idea Foundry team to identify and create collaborative and customized partnerships, projects, and business ventures.
Idea Foundry owns and operates the Pittsburgh Regional Investment Center (PRIC), focused on bringing investments from around the world to Pittsburgh-based projects.
FriendlyPittsburgh is a non-profit marketing program that promotes tourism, business, education and innovation in Greater Pittsburgh Area to China through local partnerships and activities.