If you believe the numbers, it’s hard to deny that we’re in the midst of an incubator bubble.
An Xconomy survey recently found that the number of venture incubators in the U.S. has risen to 64 in 2011, nearly double the 34 of the prior year, and more than triple the amount in 2009.
Ohio has seen its share of entrants into the competition, including one incubator in Hudson that recently opened. LaunchHouse came to Shaker Heights earlier this year, while even the state itself has gotten into the act with an incubator-like summer venture competition it called OneFund that was sponsored by the Ohio Department of Development. Add those to several existing incubators in the state, such as one that was established at Ohio University in 1983, and it’s clear that Ohio has no shortage of incubators — though the number recently dropped by one when a Cincinnati biotech incubator shut it doors.
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Author:Brandon Glenn
