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Idea Foundry
Accelerator · Homestead, PA, United States · North America
Idea Foundry is a Pittsburgh-based investor and accelerator that works with global and local entrepreneurs to turn business ideas into commercial activities. It runs founder-support programs, impact investing initiatives, and international soft-landing and bridge programs connecting Pittsburgh with other markets.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechReal Estate & ConstructionE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordssocial impactlife sciencesroboticsintelligent systemseconomic developmentaccelerator
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Or find every investor that fitsIdea Foundry lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (40%), Real Estate & Construction (20%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (20%). 75% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside AAF Management, AMR Action Fund and Coal Hill Ventures.
No funding round on record names Idea Foundry yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 8th | 6 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 73th | 40% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 40% | 15% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 20% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 20% | 6% |
| Fintech | 20% | 12% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Idea Foundry head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
7 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumis is a technology company that aims to disrupt the traditional clinical and healthcare training experience by making it more immersive, interactive, and engaging. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs, manufactures, and builds sustainable housing using modular construction. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Optimus Technologies innovates and perfects a suite of products for fleets to operate using biogenic or traditional fuels. | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Peptilogics is a surgical therapeutics company that develops a novel anti-biofilm drug to cure and prevent medical device-related infections. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides a B2B commerce platform for manufacturers and their distribution networks in Africa | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company processes goat meat and offers related products for sale. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- ideafoundry.org
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 7
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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