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06/12/2026
AI is alive and well in Cincinnati.
This week, leaders, founders and researchers from across the region came together for Cincy AI Week to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, organizations and the way we work.
It was great to see so many members of the ecosystem represented throughout the week, University of Cincinnati faculty and researchers and our corporate partners all helping move the conversations forward.
A few takeaways that stood out to our team:
💡 Any size of company can come up with the innovation that will be the aha moment, the Yahoo or the Google, of the next century.
💡 When we don't have the ecosystem - whether it's universities or companies, energy or the workforce - we're not going to succeed in the long term.
💡 AI is a thought partner. It can brainstorm with you and ideate with you to organize your ideas.
One thing was clear: Cincinnati is actively building, testing and applying AI across many industries. We love seeing the momentum continue and we're grateful to everyone helping grow the region's AI ecosystem!
What was your biggest takeaway from Cincy AI Week? 👇
Sensational work coming out of the Venture Lab and Tech Transfer & Commercialization teams and happening right here at 1819!
In just the past few months, our portfolio companies have continued to turn early support into tangible traction:
✨ QURE, Inc
• $200K Ohio Phase 2 award
• $40K Venture Lab funding
• Supported through a technology partnership connecting the team with the University of Cincinnati inventors
✨ Meteora3D
• $200K in state support to push toward commercialization
• Tech Transfer & Commercialization-supported technology at the core of its commercialization pathway
✨ Qualz
• $200K award to accelerate growth
✨ Empatheq
• $500K raised in outside capital
• $40K Venture Lab funding
• Connected with UC capabilities for technology validation and research collaboration
The pathway is clear - idea ➡️ funding ➡️ traction ➡️ scale.
It's happening across the 1819 ecosystem:
• 40 active companies
• 81 jobs created
• 6.06M raised in six months
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