PGH Lab is accepting applications for its Cohort 8.0 through Oct. 21, the Department of Innovation and Performance announced on Wednesday.
PGH Lab is a six-month partnership program connecting startups with local government. The city's early stage incubator provides the opportunity for businesses to pilot products and services, gain feedback and to network, and for local government to be more efficient, transparent, sustainable and inclusive through the new technologies.
“Since 2016, PGH Lab has collaborated with local startups to make government work for everyone,” Heidi Norman, director of Innovation and Performance, said in a prepared statement. “By providing local businesses with an opportunity to work directly with municipal government and authorities, we are working to find new ways to serve our communities better.”
Businesses that are ready to pilot a product or service that will help the City of Pittsburgh address the following priority areas are encouraged to apply:
- Process improvement and optimization
- Sustainability and environment
- Equity and inclusion
- Health and safety
The PGH Lab 7.0 Cohort featured four companies — Royally Fit, Dashcam For Your Bike, Farm to Flame and Kloopify — that worked directly with various departments. The projects supported by PGH Lab Cohort 7.0 have helped the city work toward its goals of reducing pollution, improving residents’ equitable access to resources and integrating environmental considerations into decision making.
