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Idea Foundry
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Idea Foundry

Idea Foundry

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Idea Foundry: A global non-profit fostering innovation and job creation across industries.

Location
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Founded
2002
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Idea Foundry is a Pittsburgh-based global investor focused on social impact and innovation across diverse industries. The firm provides soft landing services, impact investment, innovation seeding, and innovation bridge programs. Idea Foundry typically invests through convertible notes, with occasional debt financing and early-stage equity rounds.

The organization has supported over 100 companies and projects, generating more than $1 billion in direct economic impact. Notable portfolio companies include Astrobotic Technology, First Insight, Nanogriptech, and Optimus Technologies. Idea Foundry offers hands-on business development support and facilitates economic connections between Pittsburgh and the global market, emphasizing its role in fostering entrepreneurship as a global economic asset.

Idea Foundry - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments47
Current Portfolio Count39
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Convertible Note39 (84.8%)
Angel3 (6.5%)
Debt Financing2 (4.3%)
Pre-Seed1 (2.2%)
Series A1 (2.2%)

Stage Mix

Convertible Note 85%Angel 7%Debt Financing 4%Pre-Seed 2%Series A 2%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

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Idea Foundry - Classification

Also Known As
  • Idea Foundry, Inc.
NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 9 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 7300Business Services
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end