Growth Lab FAQs

Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Alloy’s Growth Lab.

Alloy Growth Lab is a non-profit economic development entity that focuses its energies on the creation, development, and growth of Greater Cincinnati’s entrepreneurial endeavors. It is a mixed-use, technology-focused incubator. Since 1989, the Growth Lab has served over 300 start-up or early-stage companies.

An incubator is a physical location where an entrepreneur can develop and grow one’s business through the following: flexible space, access to administrative services, access to quality business consultation, and exposure to a vibrant entrepreneurial atmosphere. Alloy Growth Lab is one of the largest and most successful incubators in the United States.
The Growth Lab offers a variety of business assistance to its clients ranging from one-on-one consultation to goal setting and implementation, to Morning Mentoring, to its speaker series called the Huddle. We connect you to our vast network of resources, like accountants, lawyers, consultants, intellectual property specialists, technology commercialization specialists, early-stage seed and angel investors, banks and successful entrepreneurs.
The Growth Lab and its parent company Alloy Development Co., have strong relationships with the Ohio Department of Development, CincyTech, The Circuit, Cintrifuse, TechSolve, Innov8 for Health, Queen City Angels, Cincinnati Minority Business Collaborative, Product Development and Management Association, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Greater Cincinnati Venture Association, University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and Miami University.
The Growth Lab has struck agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Zendesk, Forecastr, Hubspot, Carta, Powderkeg, and Coda. These are constantly changing, so be sure to stop in Suite 100 to learn more about these and others.
The Growth Lab is actually a campus containing 4 acres of land and 2 large multi-purpose buildings. Dedicated Office, Lab, Workshop, Workshop, High Bay, Light Manufacturing, Warehouse, and CoWorks space is available. Sizes range from 150 to 6,000 square feet.

The Growth Lab is located in Norwood, Ohio, just north of the City of Cincinnati at 1776 Mentor Avenue. Our phone number is (513) 631-8292.

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"Alloy Growth Lab has been a great strategic partner for us. Their support has been instrumental to the development and progress of our company, and the Alloy Growth Lab is an ideal location to headquarter a new company or startup."
Geoff Klass
CEO, Sense Diagnostics