Hundreds of startup founders, tech professionals, and industry leaders from around the state gathered on May 16 in Columbus for the 3rd annual Ohio Tech Summit. OhioX’s flagship event, presented by Verizon, was held at the Ohio Union on the campus of Ohio State University and marked the third-straight
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If you’ve never heard of green technology, you’re about to. Columbus is setting the pace for tech and IT sustainability, outlining basic principles in what’s known as the Green IT Playbook to establish the world’s first “Green IT Zone.” The vision is simple for the Columbus
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="8192"] Photo: Google [/caption] COSI Science Festival attendees got a better idea of how the internet works thanks to a unique first-hand experience with Google. The tech company brought its new “Where the Internet Lives” exhibit to the festival on May
Dayton
Niobium, a leading custom silicon provider based in Dayton, has raised a $5.5 million seed round to revolutionize the field of Zero Trust Computing with its cryptography hardware. Niobium’s flagship product is a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) hardware accelerator, which allows for computing on encrypted data, providing a
Over the past few years there has been an incredible amount of investment and momentum for Ohio technology and innovation. From Intel's $20 billion announcement they’re building a new manufacturing hub in Ohio to Innovation Districts across the state, JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef calls
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2000"] PeaceRise partners and team members at the opening ceremony | Photo by PeaceRise [/caption] A Cincinnati initiative is now underway hoping to make a big impact on the world. PeaceRise, an international competition designed to create solutions in the field of
Cleveland
Cleveland’s WAN Dynamics has been acquired by Chicago-based network-as-a-service provider Nitel, the combined organization boasting deeper technical, management, and support capabilities around its managed SD-WAN offering. Nitel says the acquisition enhances its capabilities around delivering custom-tailored managed network solutions. In addition, the move represents an opportunity to add complementary
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Three former employees of renowned augmented reality (AR) company Magic Leap have raised $2 million to build their own AR business in Columbus. Greg Tran, Martin Smith, and Sean Couture unveiled their company, Trace, by announcing an oversubscribed $2 million pre-seed, co-led by Rev1 Ventures and Impellent Ventures. Founded in
The State of Ohio has announced the award of $86 million in funding through its Ohio Venture Fund and Early Stage Focus Fund to Ohio based venture capital organizations. The funding comes from the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a program from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
A new TechCred application round is now open. This latest round of the state program that helps businesses address their workforce needs by upskilling current and prospective employees is open through May 31st. Businesses interested in applying can visit TechCred.Ohio.Gov. In a tight labor market, Ohio’s TechCred
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1648"] Image: Intel - Ohio groundbreaking [/caption] In Ohio, construction is well underway on Intel’s newest U.S. site in more than 40 years, the company said while sharing an update of progress at its 10 biggest projects around the
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1302"] Image: Nationwide Children’s Hospital [/caption] Several of Ohio’s biggest names in healthcare have teamed up for a first-of-its-kind partnership to produce and commercialize pediatric medical devices. With support from a $6.95 million grant from the Food and