Going Deep With Aaron Watson

Rich, President & CEO of Innovation Works, leads one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors. In this conversation, we discuss a recent report IW authored with Ernst & Young that detailed the last decade of venture investing in the region.   Some highlights of recent activity include the $225 million acquisition of security awareness trainer Wombat Security by California-based Proofpoint and the $1 billion round of funding recently raised by self-driving car intelligence provider ArgoAI from Ford.   Further, Pittsburgh tech companies have attracted over $3.5 billion in funding over the past 10 years, including $2.1 billion in the past five years. What will this mean for the future of the region?   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Rich’s Challenge; Advocate for the startup community in your region to elected officials.   Connect with Rich LinkedIn Twitter Website   Connect with Piper Creative YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Website   If you liked thi