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Buckeye Executive Network
Entrepreneurs wanted.
Experienced entrepreneurs who have a desire to help advance Ohio State technologies can do so by becoming a member of the Buckeye Executive Network.
Central Ohio Ecosystem
Startups formed with Ohio State technology benefit from becoming part of the central Ohio entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
- In 2017, Columbus ranked third on the Kauffman Foundation’s annual index of growth entrepreneurship — a measure of how hospitable a city is for high-growth startups — ahead of San Jose and San Francisco. That year, the Kauffman Foundation also named Columbus the top metropolitan area for scaling young companies.
- VentureOhio notes that more venture capital funding is flowing through Ohio than at any other point in the state’s history. In 2016, $470 million was invested in 210 startups, a 46 percent increase over the previous two years. Cited by Venture Beat magazine, Columbus was also one of the few U.S. cities to see its total number of startups raising their first round of venture capital financing grow over the past seven years.
According to Forbes and Venture Beat, a solid base in research and producing talent in Columbus has helped the city to grow in startup activity. Other key factors include:
- Location: nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population is within a day’s drive of Columbus.
- Access to corporate partners: Columbus has a large Fortune 1000 base, and many corporations are signing on to be startups’ first customers while also investing in them.
- Low operating costs: according to KPMG and EY, Columbus’ tax climate was ranked as one of the top three most business-friendly environments in the U.S. In comparison to traditional entrepreneurial hubs like New York City, Boston and Silicon Valley, Columbus offers comparatively low operating costs for businesses.
Featured Startups
Contact Us
Senior Director, Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship
Cheryl Turnbull
turnbull.58@osu.edu614-247-8881
Grants & Contracts Specialist (Accelerator Awards)
Corine St. Gelais
st-gelais.2@osu.edu614-292-1739
News & Events
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Join us for the 2021 Research and Innovation Showcase this Thursday - April 15
April 12, 2021
This Thursday! Join us for our annual celebration of the impacts of research and creative inquiry at Ohio State and beyond. The Research and Innovation Showcase w...
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Two more Ohio State startups acquired
April 7, 2021
Two more startups spun out of Ohio State technology have been acquired - Innovate IP and TransChart.

You may not be able to catch COVID-19 from dust -- but it still may be useful for monitoring outbreaks in offices, nursing homes and schools, new @OSUengineering research finds. https://t.co/cKOh2JUswe

Men were more likely to be the spouse with the most knowledge of a couple’s finances in 2016 than they were in 1992 – especially in wealthy couples, a new study led by @OSUehe suggests. https://t.co/AtnroiT67W
RT @PeterMohler: Great visit to Ohio State University Innovation District to see the incredible progress on new Interdisciplinary Research…
Traditional masculine traits linked to better parenting for some dads of infants, study led by @OhioStatePsych finds. Key is to combine those traits with the the belief that they should be nurturing, highly involved fathers. https://t.co/YHlmexy65X
RT @PeterMohler: Collaborative efforts from The Ohio State Global Health Initiative will impact public health in Ethiopia @OhioStateMed @OS…
It’s one thing to decide among a few snacks at a friend’s house. But what do you do when faced with a vending machine offering 36 options? Researchers used an eye-tracker to see how people made the choice. @OhioStatePsych @OSU_Econ https://t.co/eT1hSSZBeP
RT @hackohio: Today we have sold out of ShowOHI/O Tickets! But don't worry, we have decided to add a limited amount of tickets to keep regi…
Ohio State researchers: Interested in learning more about corporate research and how to engage industry? Join this webinar on 4/20 at 12:30pm presented by @OSUCorpEngage. https://t.co/xqbUb3Qbj5
New computer chip technology produce digital fingerprints so unique that it would take longer than the lifetime of the universe to test every possible combination. @OSUPhysics https://t.co/U5W7boYSfx
RT @bethVhume: Check out some of our @OhioState undergraduate students' amazing research this week at the virtual 26th Annual Denman Underg…
Thanks to the Coca-Cola Foundation, @WomensPlaceOSU is offering #OhioState faculty and PhD/terminal master's candidates grants to support research that explores women's lives, gender equity, and gender broadly conceptualized. Apps due 4/19. https://t.co/bDpcB8WOV5
RT @PeterMohler: As part of my first @researchatOSU tour I visited @ElectroSciOSU and @cdmeosu with Directors Ridgway and Ames. Thank you…