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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1600"] AgileBlue President Tony Pietrocola [/caption] When Tony Pietrocola co-founded AgileBlue in early 2020, he didn’t come from a traditional cybersecurity background. But what he lacked in credentials, he made up for with entrepreneurial instinct and an appetite for solving
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A coalition of Ohio’s public universities has formally backed the effort to relocate NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Cleveland. In a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, the Inter-University Council of Ohio—representing the state’s 14 public universities—urged federal
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Cleveland-based Coologics has closed an oversubscribed $3 million+ seed round—doubling its original $1.5 million target. The clinical-stage medical device company is developing Vlisse, a drug-free intravaginal cooling device for the treatment of vaginal infections, including bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. Why it matters More than 6.5 million
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6504"] James Voos, MD, Jack and Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at University Hospitals and Executive Director at the Haslam Sports Innovation Center [/caption] Sports tech startups across the globe are being called to Cleveland for a
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1600"] Isaiah Kaiser, CEO of Auxilium Health [/caption] Cleveland-based HealthTech startup Auxilium Health announced this week it has closed an oversubscribed $1.5 million pre-seed funding round—surpassing its original $1.2 million goal. The company targets the major wound care
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JumpStart has opened applications for Cohort 3 of its Trailblazer Software Accelerator, offering up to $125,000 in non-dilutive funding and extensive startup support for early-stage innovators. The application deadline is April 27, 2025. Unlike traditional accelerators, Trailblazer takes no equity. Instead, it invests directly in founders through a combination
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Northeast Ohio-based orthobrain, a tech-enabled orthodontic service platform, has secured $7.5 million in new funding. The capital injection aims to accelerate the company's growth and further develop its technology which helps dentists and dental service organizations integrate orthodontics into their practices. This funding round highlights the continued
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="5210"] Justin Wray, Executive Partner and Innovation Officer of MorelandConnect - left [/caption] MorelandConnect, a Cleveland-based software development firm, saw artificial intelligence as an opportunity to push the boundaries of innovation. Instead of waiting to see how AI would reshape industries,
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This article originally appeared on GreaterCle.com as part of their latest tech feature. Martina Dimoska’s career journey is nothing short of stellar. The tech trailblazer was honored as GCP’s "Best of Tech Rising Star" in 2024 for her outstanding contributions to the NASA Space Apps
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By Laura Beans Sika Startup success is a long game. The journey to a profitable exit can easily take 7-10 years, especially for startups in the healthcare technology sector where startups must navigate a highly regulated and often onerous landscape of laws and standards. Compliance – and patience – are critical for
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Avandra Imaging raised $17.75M and relocated to Brecksville to build a federated medical imaging network. Backed by Aegis and SpringRock Ventures, the startup aims to index 1 trillion images, solving critical data silos to accelerate AI and biopharma breakthroughs.
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6018"] Kindra Helm, Centric Cleveland Director, speaks at GCP's 2024 Best of Tech Awards. [/caption] This article originally appeared at greatercle.com as part of their 2024 Best of Tech celebration. AI is shaping the future of industries, and