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The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.26.16

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.26.16

More Cbus love – Why All the Cool Kids Love Columbus, Ohio – National Geographic
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Columbus as Winner of Unprecedented $40 Million Smart City Challenge
Columbus, Ohio officially winner of DOT Smart City Challenge and $140 million in innovation grants – TechCrunch
Columbus wins $50 million DoT Smart Cities Challenge – CNN
Transportation Secretary Foxx On Why Columbus, Ohio Won The DOT’s $40 Million Smart City Challenge – Forbes
Columbus Just Won $50 Million to Become the City of the Future – Wired
The @OhioState @hackohio team representing at #HackConIV!
Ohio State to play a central role in implementing Smart City Challenge
RT @CBUSRegion: Startup incubator @LumosInnovation offering up to $20k to a Columbus business 💰 Apply by 6/30!
Battelle awards $565k to fund 14 out-of-classroom learning STEM projects
Clarivoy Unveils Proprietary Algorithm Used in Its TV Analytics Solution

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.20.16

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.20.16

3 Ways Cities in the Same Metro Area Can Benefit from Working Together – Columbus featured
Rev1 Impact Report, OTAF Launches New Fund & More – Metropreneur
$5.5M raised by 3 local startups, led by RevLocal – Columbus Business First
Columbus startup growing by helping brands like Chubbies and Soylent boost online sales – Columbus Business First
Via @Rev1Ventures 0 Proud to see #Columbus as the fastest growing city for #Startup activity. #StartupCBUS
via @CBUSRegion – Check out @TheGSMovement’s recent podcast featuring Phil George of Columbus-based @MentorcliQ
Congrats to @tellwesterville’s @Nexosis! Selected for the first ever @Target + @techstars Accelerator

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.13.16

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.13.16

Intelligent Community Forum Brings International Summit to Columbus
Columbus Puts Its Future Bus Rapid Transit Line at Center of Its Smart City Challenge Bid
Ohio TechAngel Funds Launches $5.1MM Fifth Fund
Columbus pitches for $50M in federal transportation grants
IBM passes 1,000 jobs at Big Data center in Columbus, gets another year to hit goal – Columbus Business First
THIS CAN’T WAIT—WE’RE NO. 1! – Columbus CEO
Central Ohio claims 3 EY Entrepreneur of the Year winners – Columbus Business First
Results Junkies North American Tech Tour visits Columbus – Sept 4 – 10
Nationwide Children’s launching $730 million expansion – Columbus Business First
Converse with other Cbus Startup folks on the Cbus Startup Slack channel – columbusstartups.com
Brandery announces class of 2015 – Cincinnati Business First
Columbus Partnership and the SmartCity Awards | Columbus CEO Magazine
Columbus Business First ranks Expedient as top Data Center

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.6.16

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 6.6.16

Columbus, Ohio, Ups the Stakes with $90 Million Addition to Smart City Challenge
CAS and BioOhio Team Up to Harness Big Data for Health Care Advancements
Ohio Cities Bring High-Tech Tools to the Fight Against Blight
Columbus is No. 1 in scaling up startups, Kauffman Foundation finds – Columbus Business First
OSU captures first-place win in the EcoCar competition – Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Region on Track for $2B in Startup Impact by 2018
Drive Capital Investment Channel IQ bought by Market Track
Anti-theft Flak Sack tote bag sets statewide Kickstarter record at $885,000, moves to Indiegogo – Columbus Business First
Graduating this year? Consider Columbus, ranked #5 for Young College Grads by Bloomberg
Learn all about Ohio’s contribution to the bioscience industry by reading @BioOhio’s 2015 Bioscience Growth Report.
Cbus innovator @JifitiGifts integrates gift giving w/Facebook via new API

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The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 5.23.16

Startups.Co: New Site, New Narrative
StrateSphere Acquires Venture Highway
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Recruits WUSTL’s Wilson, Mardis to Lead Genomic Medicine Effort
Columbus a finalist for $40 million high-tech transit grant
Columbus Foundation among first nonprofits to test Facebook ‘donate’ button on posts – Columbus Business First
Battelle demos a handheld anti-drone ‘gun’
Columbus #14 on Forbes list of 25 Best U.S. Cities to Have a Life And a Career in 2016
Kapow raises $14mm led by Drive Capital
Hologram, a Chicago-based Internet of Things startup, has raised $4.8 million, led by Drive Capital
Nationwide Children’s Hospital introduces AsthmaCare app – WBNS 10TV
Startups.co unifying brands after spate of acquisitions including Zirtual and Zana – Columbus Business First

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 5.16.16

The week in review – Cbus startups and tech – 5.16.16

‘iTBra’ could be the key to early breast cancer detection – WBNS10-TV
TECH CORPS is Accepting Applications for High School Coding Camps in Central Ohio! Apply Today!!
Jifiti Founders: ‘We Mentioned A Partnership Not Yet Finalized In Front Of The Press’ – Forbes
Do I have to leave to launch? – Science
Congrats to Startup Weekend Columbus – Smart Cities Edition winner – Fender Defender
Follow the Pitches from last night’s Startup Weekend Columbus
RT @cghoseBiz1st: Anti-theft bag from New Albany’s @loctote now at $239K on Kickstarter bizj.us/1mi4s4
Just released! Columbus 2020s new report examines our position in Healthcare IT & national trends w/ the industry
April digital health funding hit $220 million – CrossChx raises $15mm

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