Klarna raised $1B – and immediately promised to give $10M to the planet
The company’s valuation tripled to $31 billion with the funding round to accelerate global expansion. Click here to read the complete story. Story excerpt provided by [...]
Innovation News
Cleveland Clinic recognized as world’s second-best hospital in Newsweek rankings
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the second-best hospital in the world in Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2021. The rankings [...]
Growing insurtech startup settles into new digs at Dayton Arcade
The fast-growing startup is among the first tenants to set up shop at The Hub Powered by PNC Bank at the Dayton Arcade — the first phase of a massive mixed-use center under [...]
Cologix plans ‘hyperscale’ data center, doubling its Columbus capacity
The fourth data center Cologix plans to build in Columbus is one of four “hyperscale” facilities in North America, more than double capacity of its existing three [...]
New software startup aims to make Cincinnati ‘major hub’
Cincinnati is poised to become a “major hub” for a new B2B startup that recently raised $1.25 million to launch. In mid-February, Onboard took its platform [...]
Applications open for Kroger-backed program tackling food waste
Cincinnati’s largest company is on the hunt for startups aiming to end food waste. This week, the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation announced applications [...]
Goodyear joins EASE Logistics, Dublin to launch connected mobility pilot program
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (NASDAQ: GT) is teaming up with EASE Logistics and the city of Dublin, near Columbus, on a pilot program that will experiment in the areas of [...]
Beam Dental raises $80 million in new funding; Nationwide among new investors
A company best known for insuring people’s teeth is getting an investment from a company better known for insuring homes and cars. Columbus startup Beam [...]
Entrepreneurs’ Center answers exploding need for business support
As a key section of the remodeled Dayton Arcade readies to open to virtual visitors Thursday, one of the Arcade’s key tenants is looking back on an extraordinary year. The [...]
Fast-growing mobile medical startup SmileMD moves HQ to Columbus from Dublin
A larger space shortly after closing a $5 million VC round gives SmileMD room to grow and a home base for recruiting doctors and hosting national trade groups. Click here to [...]