TechColumbus

In 2007, corporate, research and government leaders came together to form a public-private partnership that could, and did, catapult Columbus into the national spotlight as a technology hub. TechColumbus (now Rev1) was charged with 1) funding and incubating highly promising technology startups; 2) providing a forum for critical professional development and networking opportunities for the region’s thriving IT community; and 3) elevating the region’s image nationally. In its first five years, TechColumbus built its professional membership base to over 30,000 members, produced hundreds of annual events and directly invested more than $22 million into 140 ventures which attracted to the region an additional $300 million in follow-on funding from outside investors.

Sparkafire was part of this movement, providing strategies for membership development, marketing communications, media relations and thought leadership for the organization and dozens of its technology startups.