Can paying customers help fund the technology behind your next stage of growth?

Titan Robotics' Stuart Lawrence explains how early seed support, government-funded development and a deliberate push toward commercial markets helped build the Pittsburgh robotics company.

In this episode of 10 Minute Tech Talks, Jonathan Kersting and Audrey Russo explore Titan's financing journey—from Innovation Works and friends-and-family support to repaying that financing during COVID and considering outside investment after building a substantial operating business.

Three reasons to listen:
• Understand how customer-funded development helped Titan build its capabilities.
• Hear why moving from defense work into commercial markets takes sustained effort.
• Explore how a track record changes the conversation about raising growth capital.

An entrepreneurial lesson in capital efficiency, commercialization and knowing what investment should help you accomplish.