Flywheel Programs
accelerators
Our Flagship 9-Week accelerator programs provide founders with coaching, connections, and pitch opportunities to advance their innovative solutions. This program has supported over 190 founders who have created hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in follow-on investment over the last decade.
Elevate Impact: For early-stage entrepreneurs tackling systemic social and economic inequities through innovative startups.
Sustainable Cincy: For early-stage startups creating environmental sustainability.
social innovation labs
Our Innovation Labs are a powerful platform for bringing together civic leaders, funders and entrepreneurs with a shared mission to create focused startup innovation on a focused on a priority community challenge. So far, we’ve led two Innovation Labs in partnership with the City of Cincinnati:
The Housing Stabilization Hackathon tackled the root causes of homelessness in 2024.
In 2025, the Pave The Way! Innovation Lab created early stage technical solutions for improving pothole mitigation in highly impacted neighborhoods.
On the Fly! Podcast
ON THE FLY! features the community of Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, located in Cincinnati Ohio, who have supported more than 70 social enterprises and generated $9,000,000 in revenues over the last decade.
ON THE FLY! highlights businesses, funders and leaders that dedicated to driving the double bottom line - both a return on investment and a positive social impact. This podcast will give you reason to smile and think. It aims to motivate you to act on ideas and personal passions.