Investments
5Portfolio Exits
2About Accelerator Fund
The Accelerator Fund makes early stage investments in life sciences located in western Pennsylvania, and outside the region. Sponsored and managed by the professionals of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), the Accelerator Fund is in the unique position of leveraging the talents and insights of those most closely aligned with western Pennsylvania's robust reputation as an incubator for a new American spirit of entrepreneurial talent in biotechnology and the life sciences.

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Latest Accelerator Fund News
Sep 21, 2023
Share this The Small Business Administration has selected 35 recipients of the Growth Accelerator Fund awards to support innovative startups and small businesses focused on national security and global competitiveness, domestic manufacturing and production, climate and renewable energy and underserved communities and other national priorities. Commenting on the award, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman said Wednesday, “This network of accelerators will help ensure high-growth small businesses and innovative startups have access to resources and networks to scale in critical technologies across America.” The agency has allocated more than $5 million in investment for the Stage Two winners of the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, a two-pronged initiative aimed at further building the U.S. innovation ecosystem in terms of capacity and connections. Bailey DeVries, associate administrator for investment and innovation at SBA, also remarked on the recent win. “These new Growth Accelerator partnerships will strengthen collaboration among local and national entrepreneurial organizations committed to enhancing the chance of success for science and technology driven companies to turn their innovations into impact,” said DeVries. Each winner will be provided $150,000 as part of the initiative. See the list of awardees here . Sign Up Now! Executive Gov provides you with Free Daily Updates and News Briefings about Technology Join Us Now
Accelerator Fund Investments
5 Investments
Accelerator Fund has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was in Hesa as part of their Seed VC on June 6, 2021.

Accelerator Fund Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/30/2021 | Seed VC | Hesa | $2M | Yes | 15 | |
9/30/2020 | Unattributed VC | |||||
8/31/2020 | Seed VC | |||||
4/11/2017 | Series C | |||||
10/15/2014 | Seed |
Date | 6/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | 8/31/2020 | 4/11/2017 | 10/15/2014 |
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Round | Seed VC | Unattributed VC | Seed VC | Series C | Seed |
Company | Hesa | ||||
Amount | $2M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 15 |
Accelerator Fund Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Accelerator Fund has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was ALung Technologies on May 05, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/5/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 5/5/2022 | |
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Exit | Acquired | |
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Sources | 2 |