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The People of StartupCincy

WE ARE FIRM BELIEVERS THAT EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL.

Our ecosystem is home to hundreds of founders, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and individuals that help them make their dreams happen. Our mission is to craft a dynamic library that not only amplifies their voices but also captures and shares the compelling narratives that define and enrich our StartupCincy ecosystem.

If you have a story close to your heart, we invite you to share it with us by completing the forms below. Your contribution plays a pivotal role in showcasing our StartupCincy ecosystem. Thank you for being an essential part of this narrative.

Share your story

Do you have a story to tell? We want to hear from all of our community members on what they are building and excited about. Share your story below and a team member will be in touch.

Nominate a peer

Has someone in our ecosystem inspired you with their business or created outsized impact in your journey? Nominate them to be featured using the form linked below.

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FOR FOUNDERS: STORY SUBMISSION

FOR NOMINATORS: STORY SUBMISSION

Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve done our best to answer the frequently asked questions, but if you need additional help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team!

By submitting a story on this form, you are allowing our team to use it publicly at any given date. Unless otherwise specified, stories will be published on any or all of the following: StartupCincy Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, StartupCincy blog, StartupCincy newsletters & email promotions, and StartupCincy press releases / earned media. Additionally, if you specify an organization you are associated with, your story will be made available to that organization for use on their own channels. 

If you have restrictions on how you’d like your story published, please let our team know in the additional comment section.

Absolutely! Please fill out the nomination form and our team will get in touch with them.

At this time, we request that you only submit one story about yourself. 

Yes! There is no limit on how many stories you can nominate.

Stories will be published throughout the year. We can’t guarantee any specific date, but if you or the featured individual in the story would like to have your feature published at a certain time, please let us. know in the additional comments and we will do our best to accommodate. 

Our team will review your submission and if your story fits our criteria we will reach out with a set of questions for you to answer as well as next steps. We will then work to get the story published on the appropriate channels.