PGH Lab, an initiative run by the city of Pittsburgh’s Department of Innovation and Performance, announced its seventh cohort of local startup companies on Dec. 27.
PGH Lab was started in 2016, and it aims to connect startups and their solutions and services with local government and city agencies. The program encourages the participating startups to test their products and gather market feedback, and the local government is able to explore new technologies and services. The program lasts for six months.
The startups that make up PGH Lab 7.0 are:
Robot Armin LLC
Robot Armin is run by Armin Samii, who, according to his LinkedIn profile, specializes in 3D visualization tooling, computer graphics and ranked-choices voting visualizations. PGH Lab will be working with Robot Armin's Dashcam for your Bike project, an app that transforms your phone into a low-powered camera that can be mounted to record bike rides and any potentially dangerous encounters.
Doors Unhinged LLC
Doors Unhinged specializes in recycling materials and providing high-quality doors, frames and hardware for a variety of commercial industries.
Farm to Flame Energy
Farm to Flame Energy manufactures biomass-powered generators that use a wide range of biomass feedstocks and burns fuels without smoke, odor or particulates.
Komodo Analytics
Komodo Analytics provides a platform for analysts to create unique and customizable pricing models for issuing municipal bonds.
Royally Fit LLC
Royally Fit is a holistic health and wellness brand focused on body positivity, self care, nutritional wellness and providing access to resources for disadvantaged communities.
Kloopify
Kloopify provides tools to users that evaluate environmental impact and sustainability performance and promote sustainable procurement and supply chain management.
Street Sense
Street Sense uses cameras and AI to gather and provide data on urban transportation with the goal of making transportation more efficient and equitable.
Local startup companies had to apply to be accepted into the cohort. They were evaluated on how well they could improve citizen engagement in local government, improve government operations through data and new technologies and their effect on climate change and the environment. There was also an open call for a pilot project that would “make a great impact,” on the city or directly address one of its challenges.
The seventh PGH Lab cohort will begin its six-month long pilot projects in 2022.
