Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.

Heroku is a cloud-based, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that gives startups a powerful solution for building, deploying, and operating their business-critical apps. The Heroku platform is fully-managed, meaning that we take care of servers, hardware, and infrastructure, so you can keep your team lean and focused on product. Heroku grows with your business — use a range of free services to get established and then scale up with increased usage.

The partners offer a plan that dovetails with the goals of Erie’s Comprehensive Plan and is designed to serve three critical community needs including the stopping of brain drain, replacing low-wage jobs with family-sustaining jobs, and revitalizing downtown Erie.

Since 1990, Velocity Network has provided professional IT support and hardware for businesses in Erie, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area. We strive to give our partners enterprise-level services and solutions at prices that are affordable for small businesses. After nearly three decades of experience, we’ve developed a set of best practices and seamless workflow procedures that are designed to keep your business running smoothly.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) has been investing in tech startups and small manufacturers located in our 32 county footprint for more than 30 years.

Werkbot is a website design, branding and digital marketing agency based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Our team has a passion for helping leading businesses in the manufacturing, e-commerce, and financial sectors create websites, apps and build brands that outperform competition.

One of the nine companies who came to Erie for the security-focused Secure Erie Accelerator in July of 2018, SimpleSense installs building sensors that help firefighters find victims faster in an emergency.

Where Erie’s freelancers, remote workers, & small businesses share a community driven space to get work done and enjoy doing it. Located in the heart of downtown, Radius is a 24/7/365 facility full of tech talent, designers, & ambitious entrepreneurs.