Techstars Columbus Powered By The Ohio State University Announces Fall 2025 Cohort

This month marks the 2 year anniversary of Techstars Columbus, which we're celebrating by welcoming our 4th cohort!

With this new cohort, we'll have backed 42 companies in 24 months. That's nearly $6m invested in companies either based in, or now deeply connected to, Columbus and The Ohio State University. Those companies have collectively gone on to raise 4x that amount and have created tens of millions in market value.

Our partnership with Ohio State and the Center for Software Innovation has played a critical role in these companies’ growth, along with the dozens of mentors, investors and early customers across the Columbus ecosystem.

Now it's time to activate this community once again. Today we welcome 8 new companies to Techstars Columbus, representing a wide spectrum of founders, products and geographies, united in their missions to address key issues in the world around us. Ohio is rich with innovation in critical sectors like healthcare, aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing, and this density is a proven attractant for companies building on the coasts, and this class is no exception.

On behalf of our exceptional partners Shereen Agrawal and Ratmir Timashev, our EIRs and our countless mentors, we introduce the Fall 2025 Techstars Columbus class!

P.S. If you want to be among the first to meet these founders, please join us on September 9th for a meet & greet at Ohio State’s Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship.

~ Autumn, Gaby & Tim

Clear Solar

(New York, NY)

Revolutionizing the solar panel cleaning market with electrostatic robotics.

FelixFusion

(San Francisco, CA)

AI platform matching manufacturers to government contracts.

FibrX

(Las Vegas, NV)

Platform-as-a-Service solution for structural health monitoring using fiber optic sensors to measure strain, temperature, and corrosion in real time.

KeystoneBio

(Columbus, OH)

Modernizing novel biotech product development via AI-powered R&D and data analytics.

Khaki AI

(Columbus, OH)

A first-of-it's-kind consumer email experience, curated by AI and designed to delight.

hey nouri

(New York, NY)

Expert, compassionate obesity care for children, combining medical nutrition therapy, behavioral support, and targeted therapeutics.

Origami Space

(Boulder, CO)

Dual-use, multi-domain antennas that stow small and deploy on command, extending the reach of RF systems while maintaining maneuverability, low SWaP, and stealth.

Theanna

(Columbus, OH)

Milestone-based AI platform to help women tech founders grow their businesses from $0 to $1M+.

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