AskAVC show featured VC Ray Leach of JumpStart in Cleveland. He highlighted his organization's impact on startups and the economy in NE Ohio on our show March 2 and answered audience questions.

DATA POINTS

Ohio Venture

2022: 195 deals at $2.1B

2012: 162 deals at $572M

Great Lakes Region Venture

2022: 1192 deals

2012: 732 deals

Source: PitchBook/NVCA

Ranking of Regions by Deals 2022

West Coast: 5769

MidAtlantic: 3718

Southeast: 1356

New England: 1279

Great Lakes: 1192, up 63% in 10 years

South: 1152

Mountain: 1063

Midwest: 239

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