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NFI Ventures, LLC, a venture capital group affiliated with the ownership of NFI, a fully integrated North American supply chain solutions provider, today announces a capital investment in Carnegie Foundry spinoff, Freespace Robotics, which has the potential to be the fastest, densest, and most cost-effective Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) for optimizing warehouse and supply chain operations.

Carnegie Foundry company makes major accuracy improvements in voice AI enables banks, financial services and security firms to catch fraudsters before they cause harm - while improving customer experience and reducing costs.

Robotics venture studio closes lead investment in a recently launched, special purpose vehicle (SPV) designed to fast-track funding for the next generation of startups in robotics, automation and Industry 4.0 coming out of Carnegie Foundry.

Richard Fruehauf and Jay Iyengar, senior strategic and technology executives at U.S. Steel and Oshkosh corporation respectively,  join Carnegie Foundry's Board of Directors.

An inaugural roundup of connectors in Pittsburgh, highlighting people across government, industry, academia and nonprofits. Here's who's moving the region's tech and entrepreneurship economy forward. These are the people who broker venture capital deals, people who build the hardware behind robots, people at the lab bench and people negotiating behind government doors.

Venture companies have been making some huge strides over the last year with innovations driven by both established players and startups entering the scene. This list showcases some of the top Venture Capital companies and startups in Pennsylvania focusing on companies with great track records, innovative offerings or huge future potential.