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
2026 September
Mar 2nd, 2026
Applications Open
Jun 10th, 2026
Final Deadline
Sep 14th, 2026
Accelerator Starts
Dec 10th, 2026
Demo Day




