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Startup accelerators in Ohio

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

25
Startup accelerators in Ohio
25
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
3
Other types here
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 JumpStart Inc. Cleveland, United States 175 49 18 0
2 North Coast Ventures Cleveland, United States 97 20 10 27
3 The Brandery Cincinnati, United States 81 4 9 0
4 Ohio Third Frontier Columbus, United States 44 35 1 17
5 LaunchHouse Highland, United States 41 1 0 0
6 Bizdom Cleveland, United States 29 0 4 0
7 NewMe Accelerator Cincinnati, United States 27 0 0 1
8 Flashstarts Cleveland, United States 26 1 2 0
9 OCEAN Accelerator Cincinnati, United States 22 3 2 1
10 10Xelerator Columbus, United States 21 1 3 0
11 dunnhumby Ventures Cincinnati, United States 20 4 6 0
12 Lumos Accelerator Columbus, United States 13 1 1 0
13 Fintech71 Columbus, United States 9 1 1 0
14 FinTech Frontier Cincinnati, United States 6 6 0 0
15 RedHawk Launch Accelerator Oxford, United States 6 6 0 0
16 BioMotiv Cleveland, United States 6 2 0 0
17 Cintrifuse Cincinnati, United States 6 0 0 4
18 Lorain County Community College Innovation Fund Elyria, United States 4 1 1 0
19 Hillman Accelerator Cincinnati, United States 4 0 0 0
20 Innovation Fund America Elyria, United States 2 0 0 0
21 SEA Change Columbus, United States 1 1 0 0
22 Dust Ventures Russia, United States 1 0 0 0
23 Freshwater Innovation Fund Cleveland, United States 0 0 0 0
24 Lightship Foundation Cincinnati, United States 0 0 0 0
25 Start:ME Evanston Cincinnati, United States 0 0 0 0

Table 1. Startup accelerators in Ohio, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 25.

Investment stages

Among these 25
Seed investors20 Early stage investors13 Grant makers5 Venture investors4 Convertible note investors3 Late stage investors3 Private equity investors1 Debt investors1

Other investors in Ohio

Venture capital firms115 Angel investors68 Private equity firms54

Startup accelerators elsewhere

California306 New York141 England140 Seoul-t'ukpyolsi90 Central Region73 Texas54 Ile-de-France52 Ontario49 Massachusetts43 Berlin34 Illinois34 Dubai31 Catalonia30 Colorado28 New South Wales28 Maharashtra27 Madrid26 Washington26 Hong Kong Island25 Karnataka25 Pennsylvania25 Sao Paulo25 Tel Aviv25 Tokyo25
Cite: FundingWatcher, 25 startup accelerators in Ohio, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/accelerators/ohio-united-states/