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Keystone Innovation

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Pennsylvania · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Keystone Innovation Collaborative (KIC) is described as Pennsylvania's unified innovation hub, connecting industry, investors, and universities to link ideas, capital, and talent across the state's venture ecosystem.

Invests inUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

HQ
Pennsylvania, US
Founded
2024
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
4

Team · 3 people

from public directories
Alec John Galanti· General Partner
F Matthew Rhodes· General Partner

What they invest in

from 2 of 4 portfolio companies

Advanced Manufacturing ×1Consumer ×1Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1Retail Tech ×1SaaS ×1Sports Tech ×1

HQs:United States×4

Investments · 4 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 14 dated

Gilson Snowgilsonsnow.comNov 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

GILSON Snow designs and handcrafts snowboards and skis in the USA using locally sourced Pennsylvania Poplar, building custom gear on demand for individual riders.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerSports TechSelinsgrove, US

Austin Royer(Co-founder)Nicholas Gilson(Founder)Andrew Mikowski(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Vanderhyden(Executive Officer, Director)Samantha Ginsberg(Director)David Johnson(Director)

Board seatMartin Fedorko· per SEC Form D · $1.3M raise · filed Nov 2023

Co-investorsDelaware Crossing Investor GroupWhite Rose Ventures

Return Logicreturnlogic.comin𝕏Mar 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

ReturnLogic provides a returns management platform for ecommerce merchants that automates returns workflows, tracks products through the return lifecycle, and offers analytics to optimize return policies.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSMechanicsburg, US

Peter Sobotta(Founder)inJayson Tichler(Mr. Tichler is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)

BoardBlair Garrou(Director)in

Board seatMartin Fedorko· per SEC Form D · $2.9M raise · filed Mar 2024

Co-investors37 AngelsMercury FundMoonshots CapitalRobin Hood VenturesSpringTime VenturesStout Street Capital+3 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Athlon, Inc.TEAMOLOGY, INC.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Where is Keystone Innovation located?
Keystone Innovation is headquartered in Pennsylvania, US.

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Keystone Innovation has written about the launch of its nonprofit platform connecting Pennsylvania's research institutions, founders, and investors, and the closing of its affiliated venture fund. The firm has also outlined how Pennsylvania's manufacturing heritage and research capacity position it well for the emerging physical-economy venture cycle. AI summary

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