Pittsburgh Entrepreneurship Supporters

Pittsburgh-area Economic Development Groups/Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship Supporters: 

Idea Foundry
Idea Foundry is a non-profit organization that supplies the critical ingredients for transforming an entrepreneur’s business idea into a Pennsylvania-based, fundable start-up. Idea Foundry bridges the gaps between business skills, knowledge, funding and relationships that are critical when launching an enterprise.
http://www.ideafoundry.org/

Innovation Works
Innovation Works (IW) fuels the technology economy in southwestern Pennsylvania through direct investments and business expertise. Every year, IW helps hundreds of entrepreneurs, researchers and small manufacturers create new markets and change the world with their ideas and innovations.
http://www.innovationworks.org/

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) provides capital investments and customized company formation and business growth services to the region’s life sciences enterprises. PLSG supports bioscience companies with promising innovations in the following concentrations: biotechnology tools, diagnostics, healthcare IT, medical devices and therapeutics.
http://www.plsg.com/

Pittsburgh Technology Council
Since 1983 the Pittsburgh Technology Council has been the principal point of connection for companies from four primary clusters (advanced manufacturing/materials, green technology, information technology and life sciences) of the southwestern Pennsylvania technology industry.
http://www.pghtech.org/

The Technology Collaborative
The Technology Collaborative (TTC) is a not-for-profit, member-driven, technology-based economic development organization focused on starting, attracting, and growing robotics, cyber-security and digital technology companies. TTC helps develop and commercialize technology, subsidize education and training, recruit world-class talent, incubate and mentor early-stage companies and facilitate networking. TTC works with other regional economic development organizations to implement an end-to-end strategy for transitioning technology from the Commonwealth’s universities into commercial products that are designed, engineered, produced, marketed and sold by companies based in Pennsylvania.
http://www.techcollaborative.org/

Venture Capital Groups/Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship Supporters:

Adams Capital Management
Adams Capital Management, Inc. (ACM) is a national venture capital firm specializing in early-stage applied technology investments. Established in 1994, ACM is a lead Series A investor and currently manages $815 million. ACM's well-defined, discontinuity-driven investment strategy is driven by the identification and exploitation of market discontinuities. This strategy recognizes emerging growth companies with value propositions driven by economics and product roadmaps that have the potential to define and dominate product categories.
http://www.acm.com/

BlueTree Allied Angels
BlueTree Allied Angels is a regional group of accredited investors who invest in regional early-stage companies. This members-only organization is designed to operate as a network of private equity investors who meet on a monthly basis to evaluate and consider pre-institutional, early-stage investments. The organization provides the structure to aggregate the money, knowledge and experience of the membership. Leveraging the members' knowledge and experience helps mitigate investment risk, thus strengthening the probability of investment success.
http://www.bluetreealliedangels.com/

Legal Services/Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship Supporters:

K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates delivers legal services on an integrated and global basis, with 1,700 lawyers located in 29 cities on three continents. It represents a broad array of capital markets participants, leading global corporations in every major industry, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. K&L also serves public sector entities, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations. Its lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.
http://www.klgates.com/

Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
With more than 1,400 lawyers in 22 offices around the world, Morgan Lewis offers seamless service and delivers effective solutions across practice areas to its clients.
http://www.morganlewis.com/

Strassburger McKenna Gutnick and Gefsky
With roots dating to 1908, Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky is one of the oldest and most respected law firms in Pittsburgh. The firm has established a national reputation for quality and personal service through a distinctive culture characterized by deep experience, lasting relationships with clients and exacting standards.
http://www.smgglaw.com/

Non-Profit Local Entrepreneurship Groups:

Alpha Lab
AlphaLab is a catalyst for launching the next generation of software, entertainment technology and Internet-related companies. Created by Innovation Works, one of the nation’s most active seed-stage investors, AlphaLab provides funding, hands-on business assistance, access to a network of entrepreneurs and expert advisors, and free office space as part of an intensive program in Pittsburgh. AlphaLab helps companies rapidly develop their technology, gain user feedback from early product releases, develop go-to-market strategies, and move toward successful commercial launch.
http://www.alphalab.org/

Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh
Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh is the region's leading networking organization for entrepreneurs. It produces the only business event series in Pittsburgh focused on the interests of entrepreneurs from all industries. Previously known as the MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh, the Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh refocused its name and graphic identity to reflect its commitment to the Pittsburgh region. However, the Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh actively maintains its connection to the global MIT Enterprise Forum and its chapters around the world.
http://www.enterpriseforumpittsburgh.com/

TiE Pittsburgh – The Global Network of Entrepreneurs
TiE-Pittsburgh is a not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs, corporate executives and senior professionals dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in the Pittsburgh region. The Pittsburgh chapter was founded in 2000, and currently has 32 charter members at its core. Members of TiE-Pittsburgh have created over 10,000 jobs in the Pittsburgh region and have brought in over $600M in venture capital investment.
http://pittsburgh.tie.org/