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By Lauren Zyber
Grand Rapids Startup CertifID Raises $12.5M Series A Funding
CertifID announced today that it has raised $12.5M in Series A funding to accelerate its mission to prevent wire fraud. The round was led by Arthur Ve[...]

By Evan Weese
Columbus Transit Agency Partners with Startup Studio on Transportation Tech
Columbus’ public transit agency is getting a lift from a local startup studio to find and support emerging transportation technologies. The Central Oh[...]

By Alli Kelly
Michigan startup SkySpecs accelerates growth with $80M investment
SkySpecs, the Michigan-based energy renewal startup, announced today that an $80 million capital raise has closed. SkySpecs provides service and softw[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The latest startup and tech news from Ohio
The Ohio startup and tech scene continues to grow. New funding, big tech expansion, and always lots of hiring. Catch up on this week's startup and te[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Ford is building on its mission to redefine mobility
Over 110 years ago, Ford Motor Company changed the way people moved with the Model T. Once again, Ford is revolutionizing the way people get around. F[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Cincinnati startup Astronomer raises $213M, acquires Datakin
Cincinnati tech startup Astronomer has just announced a new funding round of $213 million along with the acquisition of Datakin. Founded in 2018, Ast[...]

By Ryan Landau
$180M for Ohio, $329M Venture Fund & this Week's Midwest Tech News
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that smaller cities away from the coasts, like Madison, Wis. and Durham, N.C., have seen a strong increase i[...]

SXSW collaboration celebrates innovation, opportunity in Midwest
Last week, after two years of disruption, the South by Southwest Conference & Festival returned to Austin, TX. We partnered with our friends to br[...]

By Lauren Zyber
BrandXR partners with UC Davis using AR to show climate change impact
The Sierra snow pack is rapidly declining to the point where there could be low to no snow within in the next 80 years. Purpose Jobs member BrandXR is[...]
By Ted Velie
The Midwest is Going to South by Southwest
After two years of disruption, the South by Southwest Conference & Festival returns to Austin, TX this March, and a coalition of more than 30 Midw[...]

By Lauren Zyber
CoverMyMeds founders launch new venture, raise $57M in financing
Former CoverMyMeds co-founder and CEO Matt Scantland is working on a new venture in healthtech. Yesterday, AndHealth emerged from stealth mode after t[...]

By Evan Weese
Columbus’ Hot Streak Continues with Hyperion’s Battery Tech Investment
Fresh off Intel’s historic announcement, Columbus is in line for another major tech investment. Hyperion, a hydrogen power company, will invest more t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Two southeast Michigan cybersecurity startups raise new funds
Two cybersecurity startups in Ann Arbor and Detroit today announced new funding rounds. Ann Arbor startup Censys raised $35 million in Series B fundi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
May Mobility raises $83M to deploy autonomous vehicles with Toyota
Ann Arbor startup May Mobility announced today its initial Series C funding round, an $83 million investment. The round was led by Mirai Creation Fund[...]

By Evan Weese
Intel Announces Historic $20B Investment in Central Ohio
When it comes to tech jobs, there is rarely news quite like this. Intel Corp. on Friday confirmed reports that it will invest $20 billion to build a [...]

By Connie Loh
5 Reasons Why the Detroit Region is America's Next Tech Hub
When people think of Detroit, their first thought typically isn’t technology. They think of Henry Ford’s Model T, our history of automotive innovation[...]

By Laura Cowan
Michigan’s Startup & Tech Leaders on Emerging Tech Trends for 2022
The last two years changed a lot about business, particularly in the tech and startup space. In the Midwest, things are changing even more rapidly. We[...]

By Evan Weese
Drive Capital Portfolio Company Raises $58M, Rebrands to Enlace Health
Columbus-area technology companies continue raising big money. Aver Inc., an early portfolio company of Drive Capital, has raised more than $58 millio[...]
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By Erin Gregory
UpRys Leverages JobsOhio Inclusion Grant to Elevate Underrepresented Orgs
The last two years have been challenging for businesses everywhere, but nonprofits and small businesses were hit especially hard. One Columbus busines[...]

By Evan Weese
Root Insurance Backs Former Employee Aiming to Reinvent Title Industry
Empora Title Lands Investment from Root Insurance; Columbus’ Startup Flywheel in Full Effect A former employee of Root Insurance has launched a new ve[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How The Midwest Startup & Tech Scene Boomed in 2021
As the old saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was Silicon Valley, nor the Silicon Prairie. What’s happening in the Midwest has been[...]

By Laura Cowan
How the Midwest is becoming the leaders in climate tech
The Midwest is poised to become leaders in the climate tech space. Why? Not only has the awareness of the urgency of climate change shifted the landsc[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Chicago startup Hallow raises $40M to help people pray, find peace
Hallow, a Chicago-based startup building the world’s largest Catholic prayer app, just raised $40 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Dr[...]

By Laura Cowan
Workit Health Raises $118 Million for Virtual Addiction Treatment
Ann Arbor startup Workit Health, the nation's leading provider of virtual substance use disorder treatment, has just announced a $118 million Series C[...]

By Evan Weese
4 Companies Adding 1,200 Jobs in Columbus, Ohio
What do a dog treat supplier, a private jet company, an AI-based lender, and an e-commerce business have in common? They’re all expanding in Columbus.[...]

By Evan Weese
UnifiHealth Raises $5.4M to Provide Health Benefits to Small Businesses
Columbus startup UnifiHealth has raised $5.4 million in seed funding to provide digital-first health benefits to small businesses. Noting the complexi[...]

A Guide to Midwest Tech Events — Fall 2021
This fall, the calendar is loaded with tech events around the Midwest, and we are so excited about what's to come. Events can be such a great way to [...]

By Evan Weese
Ohio Tech Day launches this week: Q&A with OhioX President Chris Berry
Ready to talk tech in Ohio? Mark your calendar for this one. The first-ever Ohio Tech Day will be held on September 24th, bringing together companies,[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Columbus is a rapidly growing tech hub. Here's the top startup activity from the last 12 months.
In the Midwest, boomerangs are returning to the region to start companies, live sustainably, and find meaning in their work. Startup and tech companie[...]

By Lauren Zyber
SpotOn Raises $300M, acquires Appetize and ups valuation to $3.15B
SpotOn is one of the fastest-growing software and payment companies with a comprehensive suite of solutions for restaurants and retail businesses. Yes[...]

By Evan Weese
Columbus Firm’s New App Streamlines Ticketing for High School Sports and Events
High school sports may not be the first industry that comes to mind when talking about technology advancement, but that’s exactly where one Columbus f[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit startup Inpathy puts human connection back into social media
Social media scrolling can be a daily part of our lives, but that doesn’t mean it’s authentic. There doesn’t seem to be any place for talking with fri[...]

By Lauren Zyber
'Great Resignation' continues: 55% of workers likely to look for new job
There's no doubt that coronavirus pandemic has changed so much of the way we live our lives — and the way we work. It's left many re-evaluating their [...]

By Evan Weese
Bitcoin Company River Financial Picks Columbus for Global Operations Center
River Financial, a San Francisco-based company that lets people incorporate Bitcoin into their broader investment portfolios, has selected Columbus fo[...]

By Evan Weese
Columbus Tech Entrepreneur Keith Stevens Launches New Venture ‘UpRys’
Keith Stevens, a serial entrepreneur and Chair Emeritus of the Board of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, has launched a new venture to help nonprofit[...]

By Evan Weese
Google Investing Another $1B, Boosts Columbus as Cloud Computing Hub
Google on Thursday said it will invest another $1 billion into data center operations in New Albany while also expanding to Columbus and Lancaster, un[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Virtual Road Trip Shows Strength of Detroit & Ann Arbor Tech Hubs
This week, the Purpose Jobs crew made our first stops on our virtual road trip, landing in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Cities in the Midwest, like Detroit [...]

By Lauren Zyber
New Ann Arbor Ecosystem Report Reveals Record-Breaking Year of Growth
Ann Arbor as a tech ecosystem has grown leaps and bounds over the last few years with major acquisitions of Duo Security and Llamasoft and the rise of[...]

By Laura Cowan
The Entrepreneurial Ripple Effect is Happening in Detroit
It’s no secret that one successful startup can birth many more. In Detroit, this phenomenon is starting to take off with multiple startups beginning o[...]

By Lauren Zyber
First but not only: Pride Fund 1 empowers LGBTQ+ community beyond Columbus
Despite expectations and the odds, 2020 VC activity was at a record high — for some founders. For women founders, VC funding shrank to 2.2%, and of t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Rise of the Rest celebrates growth in emerging tech hubs as people rethink where they live & work
There’s no doubt that the way we work and live has changed over the last year. The pandemic launched the country into a widespread remote-work experim[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit fintech startup Autobooks raises $25 million in Series B
Headquartered in Detroit, Autobooks is a top fintech startup in the Midwest that's making small business banking easy. Today they announced they raise[...]