Source + qualify
Identify startups, growth companies, investors and strategic operators whose expansion plans, sector focus or portfolio needs align with a region’s economic priorities.
Viralize Technology · Economic Development
Build your U.S.
operation in Ohio.
Viralize selectively connects qualified global and U.S. startups, growth companies and investors with economic-development organizations when there is a credible opportunity to create jobs, investment, commercialization, customer relationships or ecosystem value. Ohio offers one state, seven regional gateways and an unusually deep set of operating resources for U.S. market entry.
4,000+international establishments
42countries represented
600+international corporate projects
$18B+capital investment
45K+jobs associated with supported projects
How Viralize works
Relationships become economic-development deals.
We do not operate as a public incentive administrator or a generic lead-generation agency. Viralize engages selectively when a company, investor and place have a plausible reason to work together.
The goal is to create qualified, high-context conversations that can become expansion projects, investment, pilots, commercialization relationships, strategic partnerships or broader ecosystem opportunities.
Match + position
Translate the opportunity into the language each side needs: company requirements, regional strengths, workforce, customers, research, sites, capital and potential project support.
Convene + structure
Bring the right economic-development, corporate, research, investor and operating relationships into the conversation and help define what a productive next step looks like.
Route + advance
Once a project becomes actionable, route it to the official state, regional and local organizations that can evaluate sites, labor, incentives, financing and implementation.
Why Ohio
A serious operating base, not just a soft landing.
Ohio combines broad market access, talent, advanced-industry infrastructure, research depth and coordinated economic-development support. Approximately 60% of the U.S. and Canadian population is within a one-day drive.
01
U.S. market access
Central geography provides efficient reach to customers, suppliers and major population centers across the Midwest, East Coast and South.
02
Talent
Major universities, engineering programs, skilled manufacturing labor, healthcare talent and business-services workforces create multiple hiring pathways.
03
Operating economics
A competitive environment for headquarters, R&D, production and distribution gives companies room to scale without disconnecting from customers and technical talent.
04
Advanced industry
Statewide depth spans manufacturing, mobility, aerospace, semiconductors, healthcare, finance, logistics, energy, food and advanced materials.
05
Research + innovation
Universities, federal and applied-research assets, healthcare systems, technology-transfer offices and venture-development organizations create collaboration pathways.
06
Coordinated landing support
JobsOhio and seven regional partners help companies evaluate markets, sites, labor, workforce strategy, project economics, incentives and expansion opportunities.
Find Your Ohio
Seven regional gateways. Different advantages.
The right landing point depends on the operation: who you need to hire, the customers and suppliers you need to reach, research relationships, infrastructure, real estate and the timeline for launch.
01 · Central OhioColumbus
Regional partner: One Columbus
A broad U.S. landing environment for technology, business services and advanced industry, with major corporate customers, Ohio State, Battelle, startup infrastructure and specialized cargo capacity.
02 · Northeast OhioCleveland · Akron · Canton
Regional partner: Team NEO
Major healthcare and research institutions sit alongside deep manufacturing, metals, polymers and advanced-materials capabilities. Cleveland, Akron and Canton offer distinct submarket strengths within the larger regional workforce.
03 · Southwest OhioCincinnati
Regional partner: REDI Cincinnati
A tri-state business market with global companies, the University of Cincinnati and 1819 Innovation Hub, strong consumer and manufacturing ecosystems, and major air, river and interstate logistics infrastructure.
04 · West OhioDayton
Regional partner: Dayton Development Coalition
Ohio’s most specialized environment for aerospace, defense and engineering-intensive expansion, anchored by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Air Force research ecosystem and major university research assets.
05 · Northwest OhioToledo
Regional partner: Regional Growth Partnership
Manufacturing scale with Great Lakes access, major interstate and freight-rail connections, automotive and EV supply chains, energy assets, Foreign-Trade Zones and port infrastructure.
06 · Eastern OhioYoungstown · Lake to River
Regional partner: Lake to River
A dedicated regional gateway built around advanced industry, metals, EV and manufacturing supply chains, with America Makes, the Youngstown innovation ecosystem and development-finance resources.
07 · Southeast OhioAppalachian Ohio
Regional partner: Ohio Southeast Economic Development
A different landing proposition built around workforce availability, fabrication and production capabilities, industrial development opportunities, regional finance resources and Ohio University’s research network.
Start hereOpen to recommendation
HQ · Sales · R&D · Manufacturing · Assembly · Distribution
Initial headcount, facility requirements, capital investment, customer or supplier proximity, talent needs and target launch date are enough to start building a credible regional shortlist.
Statewide industry depth
Sector strengths cross regional boundaries.
Advanced manufacturingSemiconductorsAerospace + defenseAutomotive + mobilitySoftware + AIFinancial servicesHealthcare + life sciencesLogistics + distributionEnergy + chemicalsFood + agribusinessAdvanced materials
Available landing resources
A statewide network built around the project.
International companies do not need to understand every agency before they begin. The network can be assembled around the specific operating and deal requirements.
Statewide economic development
JobsOhio
Statewide business-attraction and expansion support spanning market and location evaluation, sites, workforce strategy, project economics, talent acquisition, R&D support and coordination with regional partners.
Regional market entry
Seven official regional partners
One Columbus, Team NEO, REDI Cincinnati, Dayton Development Coalition, Regional Growth Partnership, Lake to River and OhioSE provide confidential, market-specific support and local coordination.
Sites + infrastructure
Build a current location shortlist
Regional partners can match office, lab, industrial and distribution requirements to live inventory, infrastructure, utilities, interstate corridors, rail, airports, ports and Foreign-Trade Zones.
Workforce + talent
Build the U.S. team
Projects can tap state and regional labor analysis, talent-acquisition support, universities, community colleges, training partners and local workforce systems based on occupations, wages and hiring volume.
Research + commercialization
Connect to R&D
Universities, applied and federal research, healthcare systems, technology-transfer offices and commercialization organizations support sponsored research, licensing, testing, clinical relationships and innovation.
Finance + project support
Evaluate support against the project
JobsOhio, Ohio Development, regional partners, port and finance authorities and local communities administer project-specific tax credits, loans, grants, infrastructure assistance and workforce tools. Nothing is guaranteed until evaluated and approved.
Ecosystem connections
Customers, investors, suppliers + specialists
The economic-development relationship is more useful when it reaches beyond location selection. Viralize can help surface corporate customers and suppliers, venture-development organizations, investors, industry groups, research partners, port authorities, local EDOs and professional advisers when those relationships materially advance the opportunity.
Where deals can begin
Three sides of the same opportunity.
Viralize is most useful when there is a clear strategic reason for companies, investors and economic-development organizations to enter the same conversation.
For companies
U.S. expansion with a reason to land here.
Best fit includes startups and growth companies evaluating a U.S. operating presence or deeper market access.
- Headquarters or commercial teams
- R&D and technology operations
- Manufacturing or assembly
- Distribution and logistics
- Customer, research or supplier partnerships
For investors
Portfolio and thesis opportunities tied to place.
Investors may have portfolio companies considering expansion, sector theses aligned with regional strengths or opportunities that benefit from EDO relationships.
- Portfolio company expansion
- Regional customer access
- Strategic capital relationships
- Sector ecosystem intelligence
- Co-investment and convening opportunities
For EDOs
Qualified companies, investors and relationships.
Economic-development organizations can engage Viralize selectively around sectors, expansion targets and ecosystem-building priorities.
- Company sourcing and qualification
- Investor and portfolio relationships
- Sector-specific business development
- Strategic introductions
- Programs, delegations and convenings
Start with the opportunity
Tell us what
you are building.
Share the company, investment thesis or economic-development objective. We will determine whether there is a credible Ohio pathway and who belongs in the first conversation.
Discuss an Ohio opportunityViralize Technology is a connector and strategic facilitator. Incentives, financing, site availability and public economic-development support are project-specific and subject to qualification, diligence, current availability and approval by the relevant organizations.
Statewide international-investment and regional-network figures are based on JobsOhio international investment and JobsOhio regional network resources.