Radar · High Tech in Pittsburgh
Best High Tech Companies in Pittsburgh, United States
The 160 best High Tech companies in Pittsburgh, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Skild.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
160companies tracked
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
3unicorns
89have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × PITTSBURGH
Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies
$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
424kcombined LinkedIn audience
54%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Pittsburgh
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skild 🦄 Developer of artificial intelligence to control robots for physical tasks 67Funding top 15%Moat top 26%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $314M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $314M | 5 mo ago | 6 | Abhinav Gupta Co-Founder & President | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | — | 8 job openings · 1 award |
| 2 | Seegrid Provider of vision-guided vehicles with auto-navigation features 67Patents top 13%Innovation top 14%Funding top 15%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 14% Fundingtop 15% Moattop 26% Producttop 34% Talenttop 37% Markettop 47% Newstop 49% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Patents: 311 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 Innovation: 311 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $240M | 9 mo ago | 350 350 → 199 (-43%) · sector median +39% | Hans Moravec Co-Founder | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+25 | 311 patents Autonomous guided vehicle navigation, sensor integration, and material handling automation | — |
| 3 | Gecko Robotics 🦄 AI and robotics for infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and operational excellence 87Innovation top 11%Patents top 15%Funding top 19%Moat top 22% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 11% Patentstop 15% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 22% Partnerstop 24% Growthtop 36% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 39% Techtop 41% AItop 45% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 199 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 Patents: 199 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $229M | 13 mo ago | 145 145 → 322 (+122%) · sector median +39% | Jake Loosararian Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 199 patents Robotic ultrasonic inspection and corrosion mapping for industrial assets | 2 partnerships |
| 4 | Abridge Inc 🦄 Provider of AI-based health record platform | $208M | 12 mo ago | 17 | Zachary Lipton Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 3 patents AI-powered conversation analysis and automated action extraction for enterprise communication tools | 1 launch |
| 5 | Petuum Distributed machine learning framework | $108M | 104 mo ago | 41 | — | — | 45 patents Scalable distributed machine learning platforms and autonomous AI control for industry and healthcare | — |
| 6 | Stronghold Digital Mining Crypto mining solutions using renewable sources of energy | $105M | 29 mo ago | 115 | Gregory Beard CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | Fifth Season provider of solutions for soil based cultivation practice & technology for indoor farming | $85M | 80 mo ago | 104 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Plextronics Developer of conductive polymers and inks for electronic printing | $59M | 152 mo ago | 31 | — | — | 293 patents Conductive polymers for organic photovoltaics, OLEDs, capacitors, and device encapsulation | — |
| 9 | Aethon Autonomous robots for internal logistics in hospitals | $55M | 149 mo ago | 103 | Aldo Zini President & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | 59 patents Autonomous mobile robot logistics: tracking, diagnostics, secure container locking, and asset status. | — |
| 10 | RedZone Robotics Robotic and software solution for wastewater network monitoring | $53M | 124 mo ago | 76 | Dave Petrosky Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+32 | 100 patents Robotic modular platforms for visual and sensor‑based inspection of underground infrastructure | — |
| 11 | Ebb Therapeutics Provider of IoT-enabled wearables for sleep monitoring | $45M | 113 mo ago | 13 | Don Spence Member Board Of Directors | — | — | — |
| 12 | Gather AI Provider of physical artificial intelligence for intralogistics, warehouse, and plant operations 69AI top 26%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 32% All 11 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 32% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 37% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 46% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision Funding: Raised $34.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $34M | 5 mo ago | 40 | Geetesh Dubey Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 23 patents Targeted advertising and user-driven media publishing platforms | 1 award |
| 13 | Apollo Neuroscience Developer of wearable technology for stress reduction, sleep improvement, and performance enhancement | $31M | 26 mo ago | 12 | Kathryn Fantauzzi Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+46 | 20 patents Wearable haptic actuators for transcutaneous neuromodulation and sensory stimulation | — |
| 14 | Bridge Semiconductor Provider of thermal imaging sensors and cameras for perimeter intrusion detection | $24M | 169 mo ago | — | Lin Wen Chyang Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | Diamond Kinetics Provider of impact sensors and app for real time swing analytics 55Talent top 15%Funding top 28%Tech top 39%Moat top 39% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 28% Techtop 39% Moattop 39% Growthtop 43% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 30% Globalbottom 29% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $24.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $24M | 5 mo ago | 39 | — | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+19 | — | — |
| 16 | IAM Robotics Revolutionizing fulfillment through collaborative robotics and automation solutions | $20M | 91 mo ago | 57 57 → 89 (+56%) · sector median +39% | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Near Earth Autonomy Provides flight-proven core technologies to the aerospace industry | $18M | 49 mo ago | 78 78 → 94 (+21%) · sector median +39% | Marcel Bergerman Co-Founder & COO | — | 11 patents Autonomous navigation and landing for aerial/ground vehicles using limited sensors and lidar. | — |
| 18 | Voci Technologies Hardware accelerated speech recognition technology | $18M | 93 mo ago | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Carnegie Speech Spoken language training software leveraging AI for effective communication skills | $14M | 158 mo ago | 11 | Angela Kennedy Founder & CEO | MoodlePHPUbuntu+11 | — | — |
| 20 | RoadBotics AI-enabled road monitoring and maintenance tool for the government | $12M | 83 mo ago | 34 | Christoph Mertz Co-Founder | — | 14 patents AI-driven 3D imaging and analysis for automated road infrastructure condition assessment | — |
| 21 | Bloomfield AI-powered plant-level imaging for precision agriculture and crop management | $12M | 30 mo ago | 26 | George Kantor Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 22 | Thoro Provider of autonomous mobile robotics for commercial and industrial applications | $11M | 16 mo ago | 14 14 → 29 (+107%) · sector median +39% | Daniel Beave Co-Founder & CFO | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+6 | — | 1 partnership |
| 23 | Inpleo Offers AI & SaaS-based end-to-end procurement management solutions | $11M | 32 mo ago | 5 | Brian Jeon Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | PointsVille Provider of a gamified platform to collect AR points | $10M | 9 mo ago | 2 | Gabor Gurbacs Co-Founder & CEO | ReactReact RouterAmazon Web Services+6 | — | — |
| 25 | Powercast Provider of wireless power technologies, devices, development kits, and design services | $10M | 230 mo ago | 14 | Joe Walton co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 263 patents Wireless RF power transfer and energy harvesting for battery‑less IoT devices | 2 launchs |
| 26 | Conservation Labs Provider of IoT-based water pipeline monitoring solutions | $10M | 27 mo ago | 19 | Mark Kovscek Founder and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 51 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 27 | Arieca Provider of thermally conductive rubber | $10M | 19 mo ago | 4 | Navid Kazem Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 45 patents Advanced liquid‑metal thermal interface materials for high‑performance electronic cooling | — |
| 28 | Maven Machines Maven is the premier operating system of the transportation industry | $10M | 53 mo ago | 57 57 → 30 (-47%) · sector median +39% | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+39 | 7 patents Real-time wearable monitoring of vehicle operator physiological and behavior safety | — |
| 29 | Liquid X Manufacturer of functional metallic inks | $10M | 42 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Profitmind Provider of agentic AI platform for retail decision-making and analysis | $9M | 3 mo ago | — | Barney Govan Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 31 | Four Growers Developer of robotic tomato harvesters | $8M | 21 mo ago | 18 | Dan Chi Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | 16 patents Automated produce harvesting robots and packing cart systems for agricultural processing | — |
| 32 | Kaarta Provider of real-time 3D mapping and localization solutions | $8M | 65 mo ago | 9 | — | — | 45 patents Real-time LiDAR scanning, ego‑motion estimation, and SLAM‑based 3D mapping solutions | — |
| 33 | Crystalplex Develops alloy gradient quantum dots (QDs) for the Optoelectronics industry | $6M | 83 mo ago | 4 | Matt Bootman CEO & President | — | 41 patents Nanocrystal quantum dot dispersion and stabilization for optoelectronic devices | — |
| 34 | The Efficiency Network Provider of building energy efficiency management solutions | $6M | 123 mo ago | 29 29 → 59 (+103%) · sector median +39% | Rob Campbell Pe President and Co-Founder | SanityTailwind CSSEmotion+8 | — | 1 job opening |
| 35 | Boss Controls Energy management system with smart plugs | $5M | 93 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Freespace Robotics Provider of robotics and automation systems on warehouses | $5M | 27 mo ago | — | Robert Szczerba CEO | SilverstripePleskPHP+11 | — | — |
| 37 | All Hands AI Open-source software development agent | $5M | 21 mo ago | — | Graham Neubig Co-Founder | DocusaurusVarnishReact+5 | — | 3 launchs |
| 38 | RE2 Robotics Provider of robotic manipulation systems | $5M | 55 mo ago | 64 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Clean Robotics Manufacturer of a smart trash bin robot for sorting recyclables from landfill waste | $4M | 36 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Revive Internet first brand offering subscription-based urinary incontinence devices for women | $4M | 47 mo ago | 4 | Steve Bollinger Founder | PageFlyCart FunctionalityShopify+40 | 43 patents Modular, portable cardiac defibrillation devices and related software integrity systems | — |
| 41 | Capsen Robotics Developer of vision guided industrial automation and tunnel inspection systems | $3M | 48 mo ago | 10 | Jared Glover Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 42 | Sense Arena Provider of virtual reality-based hockey training solutions | $3M | 49 mo ago | 43 | Bohdan Tetiva Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsReact+25 | — | 1 launch |
| 43 | Atlas Robotics Provider of autonomous mobile robots | $3M | 18 mo ago | 12 | Tekin Meriçli Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+7 | — | — |
| 44 | Astrobotic Developer of landers, rovers, lunar surface power, and space robotics | $3M | 17 mo ago | 156 156 → 191 (+22%) · sector median +39% | John Thornton Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 award |
| 45 | Ultron-AI Product recognition software solutions for retail automation | $3M | 10 mo ago | 2 | Bruce McWilliams CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 46 | ESTAT Actuation Provider of actuators and clutches for robots | $2M | 13 mo ago | 18 | Stuart Diller Co-Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | 27 patents Compact electroadhesive rotary clutches for precise torque transmission in actuation systems | — |
| 47 | BioHybrid Solutions Developer of protein-polymer conjugates for drug delivery | $2M | 49 mo ago | 23 | — | — | 8 patents High‑throughput bioconjugate synthesis and affinity‑based protein purification technologies | — |
| 48 | OK2StandUP Provider of AI-based devices for fall prevention in elderly people | $460K | 32 mo ago | 4 | Eunice Yang Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | Bucket Robotics AI vision systems for manufacturing defect detection | $125K | 24 mo ago | — | Matt Puchalski Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPUnpkg+8 | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Pittsburgh
#1
Skild 🦄Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2023 · 6 employees$314.5Mraised▾
Skild 🦄
Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2023 · 6 employees
Developer of artificial intelligence to control robots for physical tasks. The artificial intelligence is designed to interact with and affect change in the real world. It is building a unified brain to control any robot for any task. The artificial intelligence enables robots to navigate unstructured environments. It executes skills like grasping and navigation on mobile platforms. The artificial intelligence learns precise skills to automate repetitive tasks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Moat
top 26%AI
top 30%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $314M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 89k LinkedIn followers — 21.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 8 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +8 · hiring: Computer Vision AI & ML Engineer, Software Engineer, AI Training and Infrastructure
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series C$1.4B
- Jun 2025Series B$100M
- Jul 2024Series A$300M
- 2023Seed$14.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, SoftBank Group, Bezos Expeditions, Felicis Ventures, Sequoia Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#2
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 350 employees$240Mraised▾
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 350 employees
Provider of vision-guided vehicles with auto-navigation features. It offers a platform for connected materials movement in industries. Its solutions includes guided vehicles working in coordination with the fleet management software.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Innovation
top 14%Funding
top 15%Moat
top 26%Product
top 34%Talent
top 37%Patents: 311 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 311 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · 4 new-product events in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $240M across 21 rounds · 21 rounds over 22 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$25M
- Sep 2024Series D$50M
- Jun 2023Series C$31.5M
- Jun 2022Series C$30M
Founders & team
Investors
G2 Venture Partners, Innovation Works, Giant Eagle, Leaders Fund, Northwood Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBeaver BuilderBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCookieyes
#3
Series E · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 17 employees$207.5Mraised▾
Series E · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 17 employees
Provider of AI-based health record platform. It offers a platform offering solutions for individuals to record health details. The users can communicate with the doctors on the care needs and symptoms. The recorded conversation can be presented to the doctor during the appointment. The app highlights the important points during the conversation. The previous record can be maintained in the app for future reference.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 80k LinkedIn followers — 18.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series E$315.9M
- Feb 2025Series D$250M
- Feb 2024Series C$150M
- Oct 2023Series B$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Union Square Ventures, UPMC, Bessemer Venture Partners, KdT Ventures, Pillar VC, Wittington Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAppsflyerAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2013 · 145 employees$229.2Mraised▾
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2013 · 145 employees
AI and robotics for infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and operational excellence. This company delivers a software platform powered by artificial intelligence to transform how critical infrastructure is built, operated, and maintained. They utilize robots that climb, crawl, swim, and fly, along with fixed sensors, to gather data on the physical world. This data is then combined with the predictive capabilities of AI to provide a single source of truth. Their solution empowers teams to improve operations, optimize capital outlay, and extend asset life across industries like energy, manufacturing, defense, steel, mining, and pulp & paper. The company offers solutions for asset management, predictive maintenance, and digital transformation, enabling confident decision-making at scale. They provide a cloud-based platform that delivers actionable insights for both immediate and long-term planning.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 11%Patents
top 15%Funding
top 19%Moat
top 22%Partners
top 24%Growth
top 36%Innovation: 199 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 199 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $229M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 58k LinkedIn followers — 13.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. ADNOC Onshore) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series D$125M
- Dec 2023Series C$100M
- Mar 2022Series C$73M
- Dec 2019Series B$40M
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Founders Fund, Usitfund, Drive Capital, Next47
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotDropboxGoogle Analytics
#5
Series B · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2017 · 40 employees$34Mraised▾
Series B · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2017 · 40 employees
Provider of physical artificial intelligence for intralogistics, warehouse, and plant operations. The company delivers an intelligence layer for existing warehouse systems. It offers computer vision, text recognition, and case counting. The company’s system captures data points, identifies products, and understands condition, placement, movement, and context. The system integrates with existing warehouse management systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 26%Funding
top 27%Growth
top 28%News
top 32%Moat
top 32%Innovation
top 37%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision
Funding: Raised $34.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$40M
- Mar 2024Series A$17M
- Oct 2022Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, Dundee Venture Capital, Expa, Bling Capital, Xplorer Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCalendlyCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2012 · 39 employees$24Mraised▾
Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2012 · 39 employees
Provider of impact sensors and app for real-time swing analytics. It offers real-time quantitative data, mechanics feedback, and training guidance to drive performance improvement. It requires a swing tracker sensor for data collection, and an app and online site to capture and analyze motion-based data. It has features like a 3D drill, sync data to video views, tracking swing progress, and the ability to connect with coaches and teams.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%Funding
top 28%Tech
top 39%Moat
top 39%Growth
top 43%Market
bottom 36%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Funding: Raised $24.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Pittsburgh Technology Council and Innovation Works) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$8.6M
- Jun 2025Series C$1M
- Feb 2024Series C$11.9M
- Nov 2023Series B$900K
Investors
Innovation Works, Elysian Park, SeventySix Capital, TNC Ventures, Eberg Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElfsightFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#7
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2022$9Mraised▾
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2022
Provider of agentic AI platform for retail decision-making and analysis. The platform identifies and quantifies opportunities across pricing, inventory, and assortment. It offers capabilities such as price optimization, assortment analysis, and competitive analysis. The platform also provides inventory analysis, product matching, and merchandise planning. It delivers performance analysis and strategic analysis.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$9M
Founders & team
Investors
Accenture, Magarac Venture Partners, AI Fund, Lightscape, Thorndale Farm
#8
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2020 · 2 employees$10Mraised▾
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2020 · 2 employees
Provider of a gamified platform to collect AR points. It provides a rewards management system that allows users to create and collect points, promotions, and hunts in a superimposed environment for marketing applications. It also provides location-based engagement solutions and enables users to shop for merchandise and collectibles.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Valor Capital Group, Tether, Superscrypt, SNZ, Credit Saison, K2 Integrity
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#9
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 14 employees$11Mraised▾
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 14 employees
Provider of autonomous mobile robotics for commercial and industrial applications. It offers tech algorithms to connect autonomy to manufacturers product lines. It has software that uses AI to enables autonomous navigation and movement of industrial applications It manufactures commercial floor cleaner robots based on carnnegie technology.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Big Joe Forklifts) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Series A$6.1M
- May 2023Series A$7M
- Oct 2020Series A$5.7M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesFramer SitesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#10
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2022 · 2 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2022 · 2 employees
Product recognition software solutions for retail automation. It is a smart retail company that provides artificial intelligence-supported computer vision for object detection.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed$1.3M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2023Seed$2.6M
Founders & team
Investors
April Ventures, Nurture Ventures, Zenture
Tech stack
GodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsHubspot
#11
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 4 employees$9.8Mraised▾
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 4 employees
Provider of thermally conductive rubber
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt$500K
- May 2022Series A$8.2M
- Mar 2021Seed$883.1K
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$256K
Founders & team
Investors
Nissan Chemical, 412 Venture Fund, Rohm Semiconductor, Monozukuri Ventures, Mountain State Capital, Innovation Works
#12
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 18 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 18 employees
Developer of robotic tomato harvesters. It provides solutions by reducing the production costs of greenhouse growers through the use of robotics technology. It focuses on creating farming technologies through automation and plant analytics.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$9M
- Jun 2021Series A$4M
- Dec 2020Seed$250K
- Jan 2020Seed$560K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, Climate Capital, Bassett Capital Group, Ospraie Ag Science, United States Department of Agriculture, Taver Capital
Tech stack
CloudwaysContact Form 7Core-JsGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
Funding & investor landscape
$1.9Btotal disclosed funding
86companies funded
342disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Abhinav Gupta
Co-Founder & President · Skild
Deepak Pathak
Co-Founder & CEO · Skild
Hans Moravec
Co-Founder · Seegrid
Joe Pajer
CEO · Seegrid
Zachary Lipton
Co-Founder & CTO · Abridge Inc
Sandeep Konam
Co-Founder · Abridge Inc
Jake Loosararian
Co-Founder & CEO · Gecko Robotics
Troy Demmer
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Gecko Robotics
Geetesh Dubey
Co-Founder · Gather AI
Sankalp Arora
Co-Founder & CEO · Gather AI
Barney Govan
Co-Founder & CTO · Profitmind
Mark Chrystal
Co-Founder & CEO · Profitmind
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Georgia Institute of Technology489
- IMEC343
- Intel325
- Purdue University West Lafayette218
- Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
▲
Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging in breakthroughs — papers jumped from 3 to 29, with convolutional neural networks newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics56→121
- Photonic integrated circuit49→81
- Artificial neural network3→29
- Detector25→48
- Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
◆
Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rapid single flux quantum research is intensifying in advancements — papers rose from 2 to 12 across U.S. semiconductor institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics45→59
- Artificial neural network2→14
- Rapid single flux quantum2→12
- Detector20→29
- Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
▼
Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware security module concerns are rising — papers doubled from 6 to 13, with exploit vulnerabilities newly emerging at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics10→28
- Hardware security module6→13
- Thermal10→16
- Automotive industry2→8
- Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where semiconductors is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Atlanta491 · +0.54
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Boston284 · +0.65
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
New York195 · +0.58
Austin146 · +0.52
Pittsburgh123 · +0.64
San Diego108 · +0.54
Ann Arbor87 · +0.68
Chicago71 · +0.63
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States
United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.
112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM19691
- Applied Materials13119
- Intel11689
- Micron Technology10011
- Texas Instruments4804
- LAM RES4667
- Sandisk Technologies3051
- Qualcomm2897
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