Entrepreneurs from Columbus-based company to pitch products on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’
Two former college roommates from Ohio will be taking the floor on “Shark Tank” Friday night. Chris Pavlica, 36, and Kevin Consolo, 36, developed [...]
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What Forge’s huge VC round means for growing Columbus biotech hub
The founders of Forge Biologics Inc. came from leadership roles in Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s gene therapy program and spinoff companies – and cofounder [...]
Path Robotics raises $56M for ‘aggressive’ expansion of AI-powered welding
Path Robotics Inc. has raised $56 million to perfect the engineering of its AI-driven autonomous welding robot and aggressively expand sales to manufacturers across the [...]
Rapchat raises $2.3M to help users make money streaming their music
Rapchat, a Columbus-built mobile app that puts a music studio in users pocket, has raised $2.3 million toward aggressive growth and adding the ability for users to make money [...]
How Central Ohio Technical College is responding to Amazon, Google and Facebook’s growth here
The college says there is a “burgeoning workforce need” with the recent growth of nearby tech companies. Amazon in 2020 announced a new shipping operation in Etna [...]
Accenture acquires Ohio-based Root Inc. – no not that one
Accenture Plc’s latest acquisition in Ohio causes quite a double-take. Click here to read the complete story. Story excerpt provided by Columbus Business First. Written [...]
Drive-backed gene therapy startup raises $120M to amp up biotech manufacturing in Grove City
A gene therapy startup that launched last summer has raised $120 million toward expanding its biotech manufacturing capacity in Grove City. It’s the largest Series B [...]
COhatch coworking at Ohio State Gateway adds VC, startup resources
A fledgling venture capital firm open to retail investors and other resources for technology startups will be part of COhatch The Gateway at the edge of OSU’s campus. [...]
Ohio’s healthcare savings test seems tailor-made for Sean Lane’s Medicaid startup Circulo
The Medicaid managed care startup that Sean Lane founded on the technology backbone of his Olive AI Inc. intends to compete for a cost-reduction test proposed in next state [...]
Bearing fruit: 80 Acres set to expand produce offerings
Officials at Hamilton-based 80 Acres Farms appear ready to make moves beyond growing the leafy greens and bite-size tomatoes that have become its norm. A new partnership [...]