Our Vision
Mission
Keystone Innovation Collaborative is building Pennsylvania's premier innovation infrastructure—connecting capital, research commercialization, and founder support into a unified, repeatable system. By activating and aligning stakeholders across the Commonwealth, KIC enables more scalable ventures, greater investment efficiency, and long-term innovation sustainability.
For investors, we create a structured, transparent visibility into deal flow at all stages, allowing them to participate earlier, more strategically, and with greater confidence, as well as to segregate companies by stage, removing friction for direct investments where they feel most comfortable. KIC enables ideas and capital to freely flow across Pennsylvania.
Vision
KIC envisions a future where Pennsylvania is a nationally recognized leader in venture-backed innovation—and where university research, founder talent, and risk-aligned capital come together through a transparent and integrated platform. Startups no longer have to leave the state to scale, and investors no longer have to guess where the best opportunities lie. Anchored in Central PA and extending across the Commonwealth, KIC delivers a smarter, more accessible innovation economy—one that drives both impact and returns.