Meet the 2023 winners of Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50 Awards

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

• Finalists: Accipiter Systems, Astrobotic, HEBI Robotics, Maven, Rivers Agile, Thoro.ai, VISIMO

Consumer/Integrative Tech — Duquesne Light

• Finalists: CannonDesign, DeepLocal, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, GNC, Allegheny County Airport Authority, Schell Games, The Wolfe Companies

Cybersecurity — GrayMatter

• Finalists: Certes Networks, Seiso

Education Community — Tech Elevator

• Finalists: Carnegie Science Center, Troutwood

Manufacturing: The Kurt J. Lesker III Award for Excellence — Covestro

• Finalists: The ARM Institute, Dynamic Manufacturing – A Matric Company

MedTech/Health IT — RareMed Solutions

• Finalists: ConnectiveRx, CytoAgents, eHealth Technologies, Rimsys

Solutions Provider: Innovative Tech — Lucas Systems

• Finalists: CivicMapper, Industrial Scientific Corporation, Optimus Technologies, SmithMicro

Solutions Provider: Services — Translate.One

• Finalists: AC&NC JetStor, Aspirant, Data Ideology, iraLogix, Logix Guru, RoadBotics by Michelin, TIER1 Performance, Wabtec

Startup — Mayvue

• Finalists: GetBlok Farms, HIKE2, Kloopify, SHzoom Technologies, Unio

Company Culture — CannonDesign

• Finalists: Accipiter Systems, Aspirant, ConnectiveRx, Covestro, GrayMatter, Industrial Scientific, Mayvue, Tech Elevator

CEO of the Year — David Kane, Ethical Intruder

• 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!”