Columbus, OH – OhioXcelerate, Ohio’s award-winning statewide startup pitch competition, announced the four innovative startups chosen for its second-ever cohort. This year’s selection, representing groundbreaking advancements across healthcare, sports digital, energy storage, and wound care technology, underscores OhioXcelerate’s commitment to fostering diverse innovation within the state. The 2024 finalists include: Kilele Health Inc. (Oakwood), spearheaded by CEO Andrew Cothrel, has invented “SunVida,” a wearable for continuous biomolecular monitoring aimed at reducing heart ..read more

    February 16, 2024 OhioX joined Lt. Governor Jon Husted, aiEDU, and education leaders in Dayton for the launch of the State of Ohio's AI Toolkit for K-12 school districts. Inspired by AI forums led by Lt. Governor Husted and OhioX, the toolkit is a practical guide for formulating policies and recommendations in light of the growing presence of AI and its many tools.  About the AI toolkit A seven-part comprehensive guide, the toolkit is designed to empower policymakers, superintendents, principals, IT staff, teachers, and parents to advance AI literacy within their respectiv ..read more

    Cincy Inno By Liz Engel January 18, 2024 Two of the state’s top startup support groups are teaming up again to bring back a program that pairs founders with experienced mentors. OhioXcelerate, a collaboration between OhioX, a Columbus-based tech-focused nonprofit membership group, and Alloy Growth Lab, a Norwood incubator, will return in 2024 with a pitch competition that promises its winner thousands in cash and prizes. The program debuted last year, and organizers then pledged to make it a reoccurring event. This year, OhioXcelerate will take place from March until May. It ..read more

     Platform for Elevating Entrepreneurial Success with Expert Mentorship Cincinnati, OH - OhioXcelerate, a collaborative effort between OhioX and Alloy Growth Lab, is excited to announce the commencement of applications for its 2024 program, taking place from March - May 2024. This initiative builds upon the success of the previous year, which was awarded an OEDA Innovative Programming . The program will continue to provide an essential platform for entrepreneurs to connect with leading mentors specializing in key business growth areas such as fundraising, sales, marketing, a ..read more

    More than 200 innovation focused educators and technologists gathered in Cleveland at John Carroll University on Thursday, March 2, 2023, for the inaugural Ohio EdTech Summit co-hosted by OhioX and the Boler College of Business. The Summit's theme was "Imagining the Future of Education" and attendees from across the state joined for an afternoon of panels, keynotes, and roundtable breakout sessions led by educators, non-profit leaders, and tech pros. Organizing partners for the Summit included: Ohio Department of Education, Women in Analytics, Dublin City Schools, Laurel School ..read more

A REFLECTION ON U.S. BLOCKCHAIN POLICY, AND CHARTING A PATH FORWARD FOR OHIO Read the Report April 5, 2022 Three years ago, the Washington, D.C.-based Chamber of Digital Commerce published the State Legislator’s Toolkit for Blockchain Technology. Its purpose was to educate state lawmakers about this new and important technology, and various policy proposals they could use to encourage its growth. Since then, interest in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have continued to grow, with some states (notably Wyoming, Texas, and Florida) developing innovative policies and procedure ..read more

    By: Carrie Ghose September 1, 2023 Ohio is ready to invest $111 million to become a limited partner in venture capital funds investing in tech startups. Lack of access to capital in the Midwest is "part of pretty much every conversation around tech," said Chris Berry, co-founder and CEO of OhioX, a tech industry membership group. The announcement of the two Ohio funding opportunities generated excitement at a medical technology conference in Cleveland this week, he said. "To have an administration care about technology and innovation, we can't give a bigger thanks," Berry said ..read more

  Panelists from Cleveland's health care industry participated in a forum on AI hosted by OhioX, a nonprofit trade association that aims to connect, promote, and advocate for technology in Ohio.   By: Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio—ChatGPT, the trendy AI software that writes for you, is only the beginning. That was the consensus of a panel of experts who spoke Wednesday at a forum on artificial intelligence at John Carrol University. “AI will affect everyone who thinks or creates for a living,” Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of the Marketing AI Institute, told a p ..read more

Cincy Inno June 29, 2023 By Liz Engel A Cincinnati startup building the world’s "smartest, safest and fastest" pedestrian walkways has been crowned the winner of a new contest that aims to pair entrepreneurs with top statewide business mentors. Beltways, which is building high-capacity, last-mile pedestrian walkways for airport customers and more, was declared the winner of OhioXcelerate. The virtual pitch feedback program was conceived earlier this year by Alloy Growth Lab, a Norwood-based incubator and startup catalyst; Queen City Angels, a Cincinnati-based capital investment firm; and ..read more

    Cincinnati, Ohio 6/23/23 – OhioXcelerate, the virtual pitch feedback program, successfully concluded its inaugural event, uniting Ohio-based startups with a diverse group of mentors from across the state. The event, held on June 21st, showcased the exceptional talent and entrepreneurial spirit thriving within Ohio’s startup ecosystem. The event concluded with the announcement of Beltways as the winner. Beltways, a dynamic startup from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, impressed mentors and judges with their innovative approach to mobility through next-generation accelerating wal ..read more