Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
VC Fund
Pittsburgh, United States
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh is a VC fund in Pittsburgh focused on Information Technology and Manufacturing. Founded in 2010 in partnership with the Pittsburgh City Government, the URA focuses on technology focused companies based in Pittsburgh. The URA's sole investment vehicle is the convertible note and the URA invests primarily in seed and early investment rounds. The goal of the URA is not to provide the bulk of an investment, but to fill gapsin funding, allowing other investors to take the lead. The URA requires jobs be created in Pittsburgh, scaled based on the size of the investment, and looks to invest in companies with high growth potential.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh invests in
Stages Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh invests in
Countries Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 5 (23%)
- Manufacturing 4 (18%)
- Software 3 (14%)
- Health Care 3 (14%)
- Apps 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (68%)
- Convertible Note 2 (9%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (5%)
- Series A 1 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Optimus Technologies
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Optimus Technologies is a clean energy technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Optimus manufactures the Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology that enables diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel. Emissions reductions for heavy-duty fleet applications are challenging or impossible to achieve in a cost-effective mannerthrough other means. The Vector System integrates into existing operations to facilitate a seamless transition to low-carbon fuels. | $17.8M / Series A / Apr 18, 2023 | |
Kloopify
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Kloopify is the leading platform for reducing emissions from purchased goods and services. As businesses make the switch to more environmentally sustainable purchasing decisions, the software helps to accelerate revenue growth and reduce risk. | $1.5M / Seed / Feb 14, 2023 | |
Honeycomb Credit
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Honeycomb Credit is a developer of a peer-to-peer lending platform allowing friends and family to fund small businesses. | $1.8M / Seed / Mar 15, 2021 | |
nanoGriptech
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NanoGriptech has developed a nature-inspired microfiber based adhesive that functions in the same way a gecko’s feet stick to surfaces. As a dry, durable, residue-free, and customizable adhesive, nanoGriptech’s product provides a superior alternative to reusable adhesives currently being used in a large variety of industries such as clothing,sports, automotive, product design, and medical devices.The company has successfully engaged in partnerships with several multinational corporations across these industries and just started its first small volume sale in high friction/grip clothing material market. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 12, 2020 | |
Gridwise
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The Gridwise app is the leading business platform for gig economy drivers, helping them maximize their earnings and track their business performance all in one place. Their app empowers 100s of thousands of all US gig drivers to run their businesses with unique demand insights, earnings, and activity tracking, performance reporting, and amarketplace of gig worker benefits. | $1.3M / Seed / Apr 01, 2019 | |
Module
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Module is a provider of housing projects to create modular residential houses. Its housing projects include designing and building housing in a modular way that brings intelligent architectural design to a mass market and offers an affordable and flexible entry point for homeownership. | $860K / Convertible Note / Jun 20, 2018 | |
Flexable
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Flexable is bringing trust, safety, and accessibility to the childcare market by connecting millions of parents with fully vetted Flexable Certified Caregivers™, exactly when and where they are needed. Since August 2017, Flexable has been growing 70% month over month, exceeding $200K in revenue, and is seeking $1M seed investment to expand to threenew cities and grow revenue 10x by 2022.Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. | Pre-Seed / Jan 08, 2018 | |
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Optimus Technologies
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Optimus Technologies is a clean energy technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Optimus manufactures the Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology that enables diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel. Emissions reductions for heavy-duty fleet applications are challenging or impossible to achieve in a cost-effective mannerthrough other means. The Vector System integrates into existing operations to facilitate a seamless transition to low-carbon fuels. | Convertible Note / Dec 04, 2017 | |
TravelWits
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TravelWits, LLC is a Pittsburgh-based company whose goal is to help travelers find cheaper and more convenient ways to travel, both for business and leisure. TravelWits uses AI to find door to door itineraries optimized for meeting times and locations while saving companies money with an employee incentives and providing a lightweight way to managetravel policies. Our team consists of 3 co-founders. Maxim Likhachev (Professor at CMU) is a world-leading expert in real-time cost optimization and AI. This expertise is the key to developing the company’s unique technology. Arman Bimatov (BS in CS) and Alla Safonova (PhD in CS from CMU) have 30+ years of experience in web development. We are being advised by a reg. president of one of the largest TMCs on the market (20+ years of exp. in the travel industry). | Seed / Sep 01, 2016 | |
Jetpack Workflow
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At Jetpack Workflow, they believe in making even the most complicated features simple and accessible for companies of all sizes. So they not only offer in demand features like custom recurrence and client duplication, they also make them incredibly easy to use. | Seed / May 16, 2016 | |
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FAQ
What does Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh invest in?
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh invests primarily in Information Technology, Manufacturing and Software startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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