TechColumbus TechStart Business Incubator

Everything you need to make a great idea real.

The TechStart Incubator was created with one thing in mind: helping technology companies achieve sustainable growth as fast as possible.

The TechStart Incubator business program combines the two critical components needed for early phase success: highly skilled advisors, and affordable facilities and administrative support. Our experienced consultants know commercialization inside and out. And our award-winning business Incubator center offers more than 62,000 square feet of flexible, affordable lab, office, and conference space.

Our goal is to transform ideas and innovations into sustainable technology businesses using our business incubator model. And it really works:

Since January 2006, the TechColumbus Incubator tenants have greatly contributed to the Central Ohio economy:
•   Revenue:$122.9 Million
•   Capital Raised: $133.8 Million
•   Research and Development Grants: $22.4 Million
•   New jobs for Ohioans: 502

Learn how our business incubator helps

The TechColumbus Incubator provides a range of benefits to both participating companies and the Central Ohio innovation economy at large.

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Learn about the TechStart Incubator

Discover the advantages of this flexible, highly wired environment. Approximately 30 companies currently call the Incubator home. Will your startup be next? Learn how become an Incubator company

Meet the TechStart Incubator companies

Learn more about the current Incubator companies, or be inspired by the long list of graduate companies who’ve gone on to even greater success. View our clients and business incubator graduates

the Incubator advantage

The Incubator helps emerging technology companies move from R&D to commercialization. Our experienced staff guides participants in all areas of business creation and development. We help accelerate growth and shorten time to market.

Who we help

Like many businesses associated with TechColumbus, our Incubator companies represent one of three technology categories:

Our goals are to:

Commercialize intellectual property from academic or applied research
Facilitate technology transfer from the public or academic sectors to the private sector
Accelerate the time to market for business- or practice-based innovations

Funding is due largely in part to:

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It Starts with your idea

If you have a breakthrough tech idea, we can help make it real.
Here’s how to get started

Have a question?

View our FAQs for quick answer, or submit a question and a TechStart representative will follow up with you.