Columbus

Ohio's history of infrastructure, from rail to CompuServe to data centers, is actually a 150-year compute stack. Jace Martin argues Ohio startups should build on and own that history.

Midwest startup funding, week ending September 4, 2026: a thin week of three rounds, led by Stack Health's $21m seed, plus battleface and Silicon Prairie.

Voxel51's Brian Moore is building the Databricks of physical AI from Columbus, Ohio. How an open-source project became a $50M-backed infrastructure company.

R1 Capital spins out from Rev1 Ventures as a standalone venture firm in Columbus, Ohio, backing enterprise AI, deep tech, and life sciences founders.

Chad Delligatti of InnoSource shares his journey on the Lay of the Land podcast with Jeffrey Stern of the O.H.I.O. Fund. On leadership and how they leverage AI to enhance their delivery.

$60M Fund III to fuel reindustrialization in the Midwest, based on an owner-operator VC model for boosting industrial tech startups.

Ohio Startup News 2025: The Buckeye state's year of growth in VC, AI, and community-building, driving future economic impact.

Ohio biotech startup DNA Nanobots raises $3.5M for non-viral gene therapy to advance preclinical studies & Seed round.

The Loom, a fashion innovation hub in Columbus for boosting fashion entrepreneurship, is a partnership between CCAD & CFA and will open in 2026

Voyager selects team for VISTA, a US-first space research and manufacturing park at Ohio State, advancing in-space innovation and economic growth.

Aligned Data Centers to transform Ohio's Conesville Industrial Park into an AI hub, bringing billions in investment & new jobs by 2026.

Columbus-based Arvo Tech hires SaaS veteran as CEO to accelerate its bookkeeping, tax-credit and finance platform for small and mid-sized businesses.