The BRITE Idea
Our Story
We empower founders to launch energy technology solutions – as the ONLY energy technology incubator and accelerator in Ohio, the future here is BRITE…
Mentorship. Capital. Connections. We provide startups the support, guidance and connects they need to start and scale. For more information on our services, please check out our Startups Overview Page

What We Do
- Provide complimentary services for early-stage companies
- Leverage our partnerships to create opportunities in entrepreneurship for everyone from kids to serial entrepreneurs
- Accelerate product development with cutting edge Labs
- Offer affordable coworking memberships and office spaces for individuals, entrepreneurs, and small businesses
- House community space for business meetings and special events
What Makes Us BRITE
BOLD
RESILIENT
INCLUSIVE
TRANSPARENT
EMPATHETIC
We do what is necessary, not just what is expected, for the success of our founders and community.
We acknowledge where people are by listening first, cultivating our curiosity and acting without judgement.
BOLD
We do what is necessary, not just what is expected, for the success of our founders and community.
RESILIENT
INCLUSIVE
TRANSPARENT
EMPATHETIC
We acknowledge where people are by listening first, cultivating our curiosity and acting without judgement.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to BRITE’s mission and values. As a nonprofit economic development organization, we recognize our unique position as an entity, service provider and physical space located in an under-resourced city for creating dynamic relationships across a diverse community. We intentionally curate a culture and environment that fosters diversity and inclusion for everyone – our employees, clients, partners, suppliers, funders, neighbors, and tenants.
The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our stakeholders invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but our reputation and achievement as well. We embrace and encourage founders’, entrepreneurs’ and the public’s differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make everyone unique.