Ohio Startups Are Booming With Record Breaking Numbers

Ohio startups are thriving, and we have the numbers to prove it!

The last two years have been a challenge for all of us. But through it all, Ohio companies are still thriving, setting record numbers, stepping up more than ever before and even offering solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every day, a variety of organizations focused on startup success in Ohio make contributions to their communities and clients, helping businesses blossom and founders excel. This year, those organizations — and the startup climates they help create — hit major milestones that demonstrate the continued growth of the startup and small business scene across the Buckeye State.

Here are just a few tangible measures of that growth, showcasing the numbers behind one of Ohio’s most successful years ever:

Ohio companies received $2 billion in outside investment this year

In 2021, Ohio companies received more outside investment than ever before, reaching the $2 billion mark for the first time in a single year — and they hit that milestone all the way back in October. Investors from all around the country know that Ohio is the home of innovation, and they’re showing it with their wallets, even when companies weren’t planning on going the fundraising route.

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