AlphaLab Gear Track
Hardware & Manufacturing · Run by Innovation Works · Pittsburgh, PA
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The facts
All fields verified Oct 1, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- up to $100,000
- Equity taken
- 3%
- Program length
- 26 weeks
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- early-stage hardware
- Sub-vertical
- hardware / physical products
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Innovation Works
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: The hardware (Gear) track of AlphaLab, the unified Innovation Works accelerator in Pittsburgh. Per the Gear track page, participating companies provide 3% common equity for the accelerator program and receive up to $100,000 invested via an uncapped SAFE. The four tracks (Software, Gear, Health, and Robotics) share one application process and the same six-month, in-person structure. The 2027 cohort application window closed July 17, 2026, with the program starting in early 2027. The AlphaLab Health track is the life-science equivalent.
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Terms in plain English
AlphaLab Gear is the hardware track of AlphaLab, the unified Innovation Works accelerator in Pittsburgh. Companies give 3% common equity for the program and receive up to $100,000 invested through an uncapped SAFE. The four AlphaLab tracks (Software, Gear, Health, and Robotics) share one application process and the same six-month, in-person structure. There is no separate program fee published.
Who this is actually for
Early-stage hardware and physical-product founders who can work in person in Pittsburgh for six months and want up to $100,000 in investment plus hardware-focused mentorship and prototyping support. See the AlphaLab Health track for the life-science equivalent.
AlphaLab Gear Track application deadlines
2028 cohort, applications expected spring 2027 based on the last two cycles: Timing expected, exact dates not yet confirmed.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the next AlphaLab Gear Track application deadline?
- A specific application window for AlphaLab Gear Track is not yet published. Timing is expected but not confirmed.
- How much does AlphaLab Gear Track invest?
- AlphaLab Gear Track lists an investment of up to $100,000.
- How much equity does AlphaLab Gear Track take?
- AlphaLab Gear Track lists equity of 3%.
- Where is AlphaLab Gear Track located and is it in person?
- AlphaLab Gear Track is based in Pittsburgh, PA and runs an in person program.
- Is AlphaLab Gear Track still active?
- As of our last check on Oct 1, 2026, AlphaLab Gear Track is active.
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Sources
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