Sophie Burkholder

Early Stage Investor @ Innovation Works

Role: Senior Investment Associate at Innovation Works
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Sophie Burkholder

I work at the intersection of strategy, operations, and emerging technology, specializing…

Experience

Senior Investment Associate
Innovation Works
Jul 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
2016 — 2020
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Engineering - MEng, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
2020 — 2021

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Current company

Innovation Works

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals · 103 employees · Founded 1999 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Innovation Works (IW) is the Pittsburgh region’s most active investor in and supporter of early-stage companies developing hardware, software and life sciences technologies. Though focused exclusively on helping startups in the southwest PA region, IW’s level of investment activity makes it one of the most active investors in the U.S. Innovation Works is part of the statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a network of four centers developed to help diversify PA’s economy and retain the state’s high caliber innovations that are invented and incubated here. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners are partially funded by the Commonwealth of PA and overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development. Founder of AlphaLab (http://alphalab.org)--one of the nation's top startup accelerators-- AlphaLab Gear (http://alphalabgear.org)--its hardware program -- AlphaLab Health (https://alphalabhealth.org/) -- its life sciences program and -- Robotics Factory (https://roboticsfactory.org/) -- its robotics program.

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About Sophie Burkholder

Experience

Senior Investment Associate

Education

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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