Startup accelerators in Pennsylvania
4 verified startup accelerators on Accelerator Atlas are based in Pennsylvania. They span HealthTech & MedTech, Hardware & Manufacturing, and Sports, Media & Gaming. Programs here include AlphaLab Gear Track, AlphaLab Health Track (formerly AlphaLab Health), and Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator. Each listing shows its source and the date we last checked it.
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| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
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| AlphaLab Gear Trackhardware / physical products | up to $100,000 | Not publishedThe hardware (Gear) track of AlphaLab, the unified Innovation Works accelerator in Pittsburgh. Innovation Works invests up to $100,000 for a low-equity stake (the exact percentage is not published) across four tracks (Software, Gear, Health, and Robotics) that share one application 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. | Equity for cash | PA | In person | None confirmed | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
| AlphaLab Health Track (formerly AlphaLab Health)life sciences / healthcare (incl. neuroscience sub-track) | up to $100,000 | 3% | Equity for cash | PA | In person | None confirmed | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
| Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Acceleratormedia / emerging technology | Not publishedA pilot-focused corporate accelerator run by Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs with VentureFuel, working with about six to eight companies per cohort across the Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky business units. The program is non-dilutive and does not take standard equity to participate; any investment is by separate negotiation. Program length and the next application window are not published. | Not publishedA pilot-focused corporate accelerator run by Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs with VentureFuel, working with about six to eight companies per cohort across the Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky business units. The program is non-dilutive and does not take standard equity to participate; any investment is by separate negotiation. Program length and the next application window are not published. | Equity-free | PA | Hybrid | None confirmed | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
| Dreamit Health | Not publishedDreamit no longer runs a cohort-based health accelerator. As of 2026, dreamit.com presents a venture fund model investing $500k-$1.5M in pre-Series A US companies (primary focus cybersecurity/securetech, with healthtech as an investment vertical), supported by quarterly 'Customer Sprints' and 'Investor Sprints' rather than accelerator cohorts. Accelerator-style terms therefore null. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Flagged possibly_inactive as an accelerator: no health accelerator cohort announced in 18+ months; firm operates as a fund. | Not publishedDreamit no longer runs a cohort-based health accelerator. As of 2026, dreamit.com presents a venture fund model investing $500k-$1.5M in pre-Series A US companies (primary focus cybersecurity/securetech, with healthtech as an investment vertical), supported by quarterly 'Customer Sprints' and 'Investor Sprints' rather than accelerator cohorts. Accelerator-style terms therefore null. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Flagged possibly_inactive as an accelerator: no health accelerator cohort announced in 18+ months; firm operates as a fund. | Not publishedDreamit no longer runs a cohort-based health accelerator. As of 2026, dreamit.com presents a venture fund model investing $500k-$1.5M in pre-Series A US companies (primary focus cybersecurity/securetech, with healthtech as an investment vertical), supported by quarterly 'Customer Sprints' and 'Investor Sprints' rather than accelerator cohorts. Accelerator-style terms therefore null. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Flagged possibly_inactive as an accelerator: no health accelerator cohort announced in 18+ months; firm operates as a fund. | PA | Remote | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | VerifiedPossibly dormantWe could not confirm a recent or upcoming cohort. It may have paused or wound down. Verify before applying. |
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