Post by Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

Columbus: #8 in ARIE's Top 20. #53 for VC deals. The playbook? Customers first, capital second. ARIE + Technical.ly found: OSU pulls talent. Founders validate with nearby buyers. A Black-led CDFI deployed $3.5M to 60 borrowers in one year—with debt rescue saving one founder $3K/month. Download ARIE → nasdaqcenter.org/ARIE Case study → https://lnkd.in/efXqGVZg #ARIE2025 #Entrepreneurship #Columbus #ColumbusOH