IT Martini was founded in 2008 with the goal of celebrating technology, entrepreneurship and civic dedication. IT Martini went on to launch in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Indianapolis (2010), win the TechColumbus Community Choice Award (2012), feature Kevin O'Leary in SharkMeet (2014), help Columbus achieve the Intelligent Community of the Year honor (2015), host the ICF International Summit (2016) and build the tech community around CIO Tomorrow (2018-present).