On Thursday night, Pittsburgh’s tech and business community got another slate of winners at Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 2023 Tech 50 Awards.
The annual event — see 2022’s winners here — is a gathering of who’s who among local technology companies to highlight the impact they’ve had over the past year.
“Our innovators are spearheading breakthroughs across multiple industries, contributing $27 billion to our regional payroll. Tech 50 is a night to celebrate these achievements and share the inspiration,” said Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Tech Council, in a written statement.
Below, see who took home awards at the 2023 event.
(P.S. Check out the winners of the inaugural Pittsburgh Startup Community Awards, and look for voting to open for the 2023 Technical.ly Awards next week.)
AI/ML/Robotics — Gecko Robotics
Dan Shetterly of Comcast (left) with Al Biglan of Gecko Robotics at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: Accipiter Systems, Astrobotic, HEBI Robotics, Maven, Rivers Agile, Thoro.ai, VISIMO
Consumer/Integrative Tech — Duquesne Light
Jeremy Gill of Duquesne Light (left) with Geoff Locher of K&L Gates at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: CannonDesign, DeepLocal, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, GNC, Allegheny County Airport Authority, Schell Games, The Wolfe Companies
Cybersecurity — GrayMatter
Jim Gillespie of GrayMatter at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: Certes Networks, Seiso
Education Community — Tech Elevator
Jennifer O’Brien of Tech Elevator at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: Carnegie Science Center, Troutwood
Manufacturing: The Kurt J. Lesker III Award for Excellence — Covestro
Samir Hifri of Covestro (left) with Petra Mitchell of Catalyst Connection at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards.
- Finalists: The ARM Institute, Dynamic Manufacturing – A Matric Company
MedTech/Health IT — RareMed Solutions
Bill Valenta of RareMed at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: ConnectiveRx, CytoAgents, eHealth Technologies, Rimsys
Solutions Provider: Innovative Tech — Lucas Systems
The Lucas Systems team at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: CivicMapper, Industrial Scientific Corporation, Optimus Technologies, SmithMicro
Solutions Provider: Services — Translate.One
Peter Smith of Translate.one (left) with Deb Mohapatra of CGI at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: AC&NC JetStor, Aspirant, Data Ideology, iraLogix, Logix Guru, RoadBotics by Michelin, TIER1 Performance, Wabtec
Startup — Mayvue
Andy Feeney of AT&T (left) with Rob Schultz of Mayvue at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: GetBlok Farms, HIKE2, Kloopify, SHzoom Technologies, Unio
Company Culture — CannonDesign
Jeffrey Murray (left) of Cannon Design with Nathan Wadding of Kindling at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: Accipiter Systems, Aspirant, ConnectiveRx, Covestro, GrayMatter, Industrial Scientific, Mayvue, Tech Elevator
CEO of the Year — David Kane, Ethical Intruder
Matthew George (left) of PNC with David Kane of Ethical Intruder at the 2023 Tech 50 Awards. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Technology Council)
- Finalists: Ira Moskowitz, ARM Institute; Avi Geller, Maven; Colin Huwyler, Optimus Technologies; Dr. Gordon Vanscoy, RareMed; James Gianoutsos, Rimsys; Gene Natali, Troutwood; Jordan Joltes, TruSummit Solutions; James Julius, VISIMO
“Pittsburgh’s heartbeat of innovation is rooted in a legacy of builders who’ve fueled the engines of every great American economic revolution ever to come to pass,” Russo said. “Tech 50 winners and finalists aren’t merely passengers on Pittsburgh’s journey into the future; they are the builders of that future!”
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