Cleveland.com: Meet OhioX, Ohio’s first state-wide nonprofit dedicated to technology and innovation
Cleveland.com
By Emily Bamforth
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Imagine that a Northeast Ohio start-up invents a solution, but can’t find a nearby company with the problem that needs solved.
That business may end up moving away, to Silicon Valley or the East Coast, even if there’s a company elsewhere in Ohio that would make the perfect partner -- simply because the start-up doesn’t know the option is there.
OhioX, the first Ohio-wide nonprofit dedicated to technology and innovation, hopes to make those connections, President Chris Berry said in a Tuesday interview with cleveland.com.
Berry grew up in Akron, went to college at Miami University and now lives in the Columbus area. So he’s familiar with much of the state.
“Ohio is really lucky and blessed to have a lot of great groups and organizations in different regions,” Berry said. “(This group will) unite and promote those building the future across all 88 counties of Ohio.”
OhioX is currently working on two aspects of its mission: community building and promotion. The idea is to attract members to the network and share innovators’ stories statewide.