Accelerators

Techstars Columbus Powered by The Ohio State University

We invest in founders and companies leveraging emerging technology to advance foundational industries - healthcare, energy, space, manufacturing and defense. Partnering with The Ohio State University, the US’s largest university in the Midwest, founders in our program connect with researchers at Ohio State and industry across the broader Ohio ecosystem to help provide an unfair advantage in product and customer development. With a particular focus on AI, Quantum and Deep Tech, Techstars Columbus is ideal for companies building bleeding edge solutions for business transformation at scale.

Columbus, United States

2025 March

In Person Program

Aug 26th, 2024

Applications Open

Nov 23rd, 2024

Final Deadline

Mar 10th, 2025

Accelerator Starts

Jun 5th, 2025

Demo Day

2025 September

In Person Program

Apr 8th, 2025

Applications Open

Jun 11th, 2025

Final Deadline

Sep 8th, 2025

Accelerator Starts

Dec 4th, 2025

Demo Day

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"Founders are the world’s most valuable natural resource. It’s critical we surround them with the necessary ingredients for success."

Tim Grace, Managing Director

Partner

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Ratmir Timashev
Serial Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Former CEO of Veeam
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Shereen Agrawal
Executive Director, Center for Software Innovation at The Ohio State University
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Chloe Johnston
Director, Center for Software Innovation

The Team

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Tim Grace
Managing Director
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Tim Grace
Managing Director
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Gabrielle Rudd
Investment Manager
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Autumn Hankinson
Program Manager
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Alan Gilbert
Entrepreneur In Residence
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Kayla Young
Events & Operations Associate
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Sakshi Shashiraj
Operations Associate
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Mohammed Ajzal
Design Associate

Who should apply?