JumpStart reports $1.6 billion in economic impact on Ohio in 2023
The recently released annual impact report from JumpStart, a Northeast Ohio-based venture development organization celebrating its 20th anniversary this year provides one of the latest examples of the out-sized economic and social benefits states and regions receive by making sustained investments in well-designed nonprofit, public-private TBED initiatives supporting innovation-driven entrepreneurs.
The Jumpstart 2023 Economic Impact Report documents tech startups served by JumpStart and its network of 13 entrepreneurial support providers directly generated $682 million of economic activity in Ohio in 2023 alone. The figure is 35% higher than reported in 2022. The report also notes that those same tech startups created and maintained 4,698 direct jobs supporting 3,175 households across the state last year
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