TechColumbus' TechStart program has been generously funded largely by the Ohio 3rd Frontier, which has provided grant funding of $20,025,000 to TechColumbus since inception and Ohio TechAngels. The Ohio 3rd Frontier is the state's largest-ever commitment to expand Ohio's high-tech research capabilities and promote innovation and company formation that will create high-paying jobs for generations to come.
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The city of Columbus was founded in 1812 and has served as the state capital since 1816. The city has gradually grown into the most populous city in the state of Ohio. Helping to facilitate this population growth has been the city's tremendous land area expansion.
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Located just 15 minutes north of Columbus, Dublin is one of the area's fastest growing suburbs and home to the headquarters of a number of companies, including Wendy's, Cardinal Health, Ashland Inc., and OCLC.
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The Village of New Albany is a founding partner of the entrepreneurial Signature Program and have pledged to contribute $750,000 over the next three years. It has also created a regional office in the village to support TechStart activities in Morrow, Knox, Licking and northeastern Franklin counties.
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The City of Upper Arlington was incorporated in 1918 and has grown into a primarily residential community of approximately 34,000 residents covering 9.67 square miles. It is actively involved in the development of business and jobs in the area and works with Tech Columbus through the Entrepreneurial Signature Program towards that end.
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As a business advocacy organization representing 2,500 members, the Columbus Chamber leads the way for economic growth in the region.
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The Franklin County-TechColumbus partnership helps nurture, coach and fund high tech companies in the region and put the region at the cutting edge of the development of the light technology of the future.
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Greif is a world leader in industrial packaging products and services. The Company creates competitive advantage for its customers through extensive experience in steel, plastic, fibre, corrugated and multiwall containers and protective packaging for various industries.
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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $54 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has more than 141 years experience serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through over 600 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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NCT Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Their main focus is on early-stage growth companies with revenue and profits that are ready to scale
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The Ohio TechAngel Funds are contributed capital and “sidecar” angel funds with over two hundred members and partners from throughout Ohio.
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The Ohio State University (OSU) is a public research university in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest single-campus university in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best public university in Ohio, among the top 60 universities in the United States, and among the top 20 public universities in the United States. Ohio State has been officially designated as the flagship institution of the state's public system of higher education by the newly centralized University System of Ohio.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a primary pediatric hospital in Ohio, with more than 950 medical staff members and over 6,000 total employees. In recent years, the hospital has been ranked as one the best hospitals in the United States by US News & World Report. It is also the pediatric teaching hospital for The Ohio State University School of Medicine
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