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Published by Amelia Lucas, CNBC KEY POINTS: Restaurant tech start-up Agot AI has closed a $10 million seed funding round with Continental Grain, the Kitchen Fund and Grit Ventures as investors. The start-up installs overhead cameras in restaurant kitchens and uses computer vision to scrutinize if workers are preparing orders correctly. The drive-thru ordering boom during

By Patty Tascarella – Senior Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times Ekto VR, a startup based on the North Side, has raised $340,000 from Reinforced Ventures, an angel network launched last year by local veterans of Uber, Google and Apple that now stretches nationwide. The money will be used for product development and hiring, with the aim

The creator of TalkMeUp-an artificial intelligence (AI) smart coach training software that helps users improve communication skills-has won the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business’ inaugural Duquesne New Venture Challenge (DNVC). The DNVC, an entrepreneurship challenge open to the Pittsburgh community and beyond, awarded cash prizes totaling $25,000 to the top five finalists, with a $10,000 prize

  VentureBridge Program The VentureBridge program is an initiative of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship exclusively focused on helping Carnegie Mellon alumni founders succeed in their entrepreneurial ventures. The program provides seed funding, office space, access to a large network of mentors and innovators, and help with startup growth and future larger scale fundraising rounds.

Kailey Shara, ATLAS PhD student and a member of the Emergent Nanomaterials Lab, won two top prizes within several days in support of her company, Chembotix, taking home a total of $11,000 in prizes.   Shara’s team won $5,000 during the highly competitive New Venture Challenge 14 Female Founder Prize after presenting Chembotix in a virtual pitch session to a