The Startup Scene in Ohio

Browse the Ohio startup ecosystem featuring 48 investors and startups. Our directory includes 46 angel investors and VCs with an average check size of $15.1M, plus 2 startups across all sectors. 4 investors are actively investing, and 1 startups are generating revenue.

46
Investors
2
Startups
$15.1M
Avg Check
50%
With Revenue
Cincinnati
Top City
9%
Active Investors

Eric Frissell

Eric Frissell

Toledo, OH

Stampede Hosting

stampedehosting@gmail.com

Ohio

RevenueProduct Built

Triathlon Medical Venture Partners

Triathlon Medical Venture Partners

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $4.1M – $41.0M

Whether you're an entrepreneur or a venture capitalist, you'll find a warm welcome at Triathlon Medical Ventures. Prior to opening our doors in 2004, Triathlon's team has been investing in life...

Exploring16 portfolio co.

Covington Capital

Covington Capital

VC

Powell, OH

Check: $2.9M – $10.0M

Covington Capital Corporation (CCC) is an entrepreneurial real estate development and investment company that focuses on complex, creatively financed projects across the United States. Covington's...

Exploring8 portfolio co.

MCPF III Opportunity Fund

MCPF III Opportunity Fund

VC

Westlake, Ohio

Check: $100K – $500K
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VC

Columbus, Ohio

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Crystal Internet Venture Funds

Crystal Internet Venture Funds

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $1.5M – $17.0M

Crystal Ventures has grown into a family of funds with international offices in North America and Asia that facilitate the pervasive growth and development of worldwide innovation - with special...

Exploring29 portfolio co.

Reservoir Venture Partners

Reservoir Venture Partners

VC

Westerville, OH

Check: $3.5M – $22.2M

Reservoir Venture Partners is a Columbus, Ohio based venture capital firm bringing capital, business building acumen, and a strong network of advisors to entrepreneurs and their teams. Our goal ::...

Exploring8 portfolio co.

FlashStarts

FlashStarts

Corporate

Cleveland, OH

Check: $14K – $20K

FlashStarts is a business startup accelerator and consultancy that provides resources, capital and guidance to early stage entrepreneurs.

Exploring9 portfolio co.

Nationwide Mutual Capital

Nationwide Mutual Capital

VC

Columbus, OH

Check: $5.0M – $25.0M

Nationwide Mutual Capital takes a targeted, industry-focused approach to investing. We invest in the following areas: enterprise software, business process outsourcing, insurance, financial services,...

Exploring12 portfolio co.

River Cities Capital Funds

River Cities Capital Funds

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $250K – $35.0M

River Cities Capital Funds provides expansion-stage equity financing and business acumen to high potential private companies. The firm's practice is diversified between healthcare and IT and the...

Exploring18 portfolio co.

10Xelerator

10Xelerator

Corporate

Columbus, OH

Check: $20K – $70K

10Xelerator is a mentor-driven startup accelerator for entrepreneurs to convert their ideas into viable businesses.

Exploring15 portfolio co.

Bridge Investment Fund

Bridge Investment Fund

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $1.2M – $15.0M

Bridge Investment Fund is a venture capital fund focused on investing in Israeli medical device companies with strong synergies with the leading health care institutions and industries in Cleveland....

Exploring4 portfolio co.

North Coast Ventures

North Coast Ventures

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $250K – $2.0M
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASMANUFACTURING TECH+1

NCV invests in highly scalable B2B SaaS ventures with initial revenue or customers where NCV's member network and corporate relationships can drive accelerated customer introductions and domain...

Exploring58 portfolio co.

Early Stage Partners

Early Stage Partners

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $1.0M – $34.0M

Early Stage Partners was formed in 2001 with the belief that the Midwest would create and attract a significant number of companies that would be attractive early stage venture capital...

Exploring15 portfolio co.

RockBridge Capital Partners

RockBridge Capital Partners

VC

Columbus, OH

Check: $18.2M – $26.0M

RockBridge Capital is an investment firm focused on the hospitality industry . The philosophy has been and continues to be to partner with strong hotel operating companies and premium brands to...

Exploring7 portfolio co.

Fort Washington Capital Partners Group

Fort Washington Capital Partners Group

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $1.3M – $50.0M
Exploring278 portfolio co.

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $7.0M – $490.0M

Fidelity Investments is a provider of investment products and services.

Exploring6 portfolio co.

Keybank

Keybank

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $45.0M – $130.0M
Exploring4 portfolio co.

Drive Capital

Drive Capital

VC

Columbus, OH

Check: $2.5M – $12.0M

Drive Capital is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs in building long-term, sustainable businesses.

Exploring28 portfolio co.

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic

Corporate

Cleveland, OH

Check: $500K – $60.0M

Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

Exploring10 portfolio co.

Zapis Capital Group

Zapis Capital Group

VC

Westlake, OH

Check: $500K – $4.9M

Founded in 2003, Zapis Capital Group is a closely held corporation that makes equity investments in people with passion and expertise to lead their business to success. Zapis Capital Group is...

Exploring2 portfolio co.

71/70 Angels

71/70 Angels (managed by Rev1 Ventures)

Angel

Columbus, OH

B2B SAASAPPLIED AIAI ML

Seed-stage angel fund based in Columbus (managed by Rev1 Ventures) investing in U.S.-based software and advanced technology startups that have market validation and a lead investor term sheet;...

Exploring1 portfolio co.

Athenian Venture Partners

Athenian Venture Partners

VC

Athens, OH

Check: $1.8M – $41.0M

Athenian Venture Partners identifies and cultivates intellectual capital in two of the most dynamic market segments: Information Technology and Healthcare. The Athenian team takes a thoughtful...

Exploring8 portfolio co.

The Brandery

The Brandery

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $20K – $400K

The Brandery is a seed stage consumer marketing venture accelerator, which was ranked as one of the top 10 programs in the United States. The Brandery runs a three-month-long program in Cincinnati,...

Exploring12 portfolio co.

LOUD Capital

LOUD Capital, LLC

VC

Dublin, OH

Check: $100K – $1.0M

LOUD Capital focuses on alternative investments combining profit with purpose, with strong emphasis on healthcare venture investing and private credit (revenue-based financing / specialty finance)....

Exploring21 portfolio co.

TechColumbus

TechColumbus

Corporate

Columbus, OH

Check: $50K – $2.0M
ENTERPRISE SAAS

TechColumbus accelerates the growth of the innovation economy by providing vital resources and assistance to people and enterprises that depend on technology to acheive their business goals.

Exploring55 portfolio co.

Fundable.com

Fundable.com

Corporate

Powell, OH

Check: $5K – $1.3M

Fundable is a crowdfunding site for startups. Fundable's platform takes advantage of the new JOBS Act, also known as the "Crowdfunding Bill," which now allows startup companies to publicly raise...

Exploring14 portfolio co.

Lightship Capital

Lightship Capital

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $130K – $6.0M
AI MLECOMMERCE MARKETPLACESDIGITAL HEALTH+1

Investing in underrepresented founders and funds that leverage modest resources to produce outsized returns. Focus sectors: CPG, e-commerce, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and health tech....

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JumpStart Ventures

JumpStart Ventures

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $250K – $2.0M
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASBIO HEALTHCARE+3

Early-stage, impact-focused venture investing in Ohio and the Midwest with emphasis on B2B SaaS, enterprise software & data analytics, and healthcare/biomedical tech. Provide capital, operational...

Exploring12 portfolio co.

Ohio TechAngels Fund

Ohio TechAngels Fund

VC

Columbus, OH

Check: $250K – $3.1M

The Ohio TechAngels (“OTA”) provide investment capital for commercialization of innovations in life sciences, information technology and physical sciences. The goal of all of our Funds is to...

Exploring8 portfolio co.

Sunbridge Partners

Sunbridge Partners

VC

Beachwood, OH

Check: $965K – $150.0M

SunBridge Partners is a US-based venture capital firm pursuing a targeted, research-based approach to identifying and investing in private US technology companies pioneering innovations based on...

Exploring12 portfolio co.

Jeremy Turley

TPC

Angel

Columbus, OH

71/70 Angels is a Columbus-based angel fund managed by Rev1 Ventures. We invest in high potential seed and early-stage software and advanced technology companies in Ohio and across the U.S. We focus...

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Brand Ventures

Brand Ventures

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $565K – $1.4M

Brand Ventures is the strategic investment arm of Rockfish, one of the fastest growing digital agencies in the country. We're redefining the term "strategic investor" with the inception of Brand...

Exploring3 portfolio co.

NEOTEC

NEOTEC

VC

Kent, OH

Check: $695K – $1.8M
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Portal Capital

Portal Capital

VC

Beachwood, OH

Check: $500K – $4.9M

Portal Capital is a Cleveland-based private equity investment firm that specializes in small-market private equity investments in Life Science related companies. Founded in 2008 by executives from...

Exploring2 portfolio co.

Firsthand Technology Ventures

Firsthand Technology Ventures

VC

Columbus, OH

Check: $7.1M – $48.2M

Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. (formerly SiVest Group, Inc.), the investment adviser to Firsthand Funds, was founded in 1994 by technology industry veterans who believe the secret to successful...

Exploring3 portfolio co.

SaaS Capital

SaaS Capital

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $2.5M – $3.5M

SaaS Capital recognizes the inherent value and stability built into the SaaS business model. Predictable high-margin revenue streams, in some cases supported by contracts, are the foundation of a...

Exploring142 portfolio co.

Myrian Capital

Myrian Capital

VC

Dayton, OH

Check: $5.7M – $26.0M

Myrian Capital is an investment management firm affiliated with the Mathile Family and located in Ohio (Dayton Region), Myrian investments include applied technologies in advanced media,...

Exploring3 portfolio co.

Adena Ventures

Adena Ventures

VC

Athens, OH

Check: $2.5M – $14.4M

Adena Ventures provides equity capital and operational assistance to high-growth businesses, primarily in Appalachia. The principals have decades of experience in venture capital, financial...

Exploring27 portfolio co.

Blue Chip Venture Company

Blue Chip Venture Company

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $1.2M – $41.5M

Blue Chip Venture Company is a venture fund focusing on technology companies serving the media & marketing industries; healthcare companies, including healthcare services, specialty providers, and...

Exploring14 portfolio co.

North Coast Angel Fund

North Coast Angel Fund

VC

Mayfield Heights, OH

Check: $250K – $22.2M

North Coast Angel Fund is a contributed capital and “sidecar” pre-seed investment fund investing in early-stage technology companies.

Exploring16 portfolio co.

CincyTech

CincyTech

VC

Cincinnati, OH

Check: $10K – $8.0M

CincyTech is a public-private partnership whose mission is to invest in high-growth startup technology companies in Southwest Ohio. They do this through management assistance, seed-capital...

Exploring58 portfolio co.

JumpStart

JumpStart

VC

Cleveland, OH

Check: $200K – $3.5M

JumpStart is a nationally recognized venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high potential, early-stage businesses. Through the depth of its entrepreneurial team and...

Exploring37 portfolio co.

Queen City Angels

Queen City Angels

Angel

Cincinnati, Ohio

Check: $25K – Varies
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASIOT+7

QCA is an angel group providing smart capital and experienced counsel to early-stage, high-growth startups, primarily in IT (with a preference for B2B SaaS, enterprise software, IoT), life sciences,...

Exploring11 portfolio co.

Gabe Szabo

Surgical Target Solutions

Akron, Ohio

Exploring2 portfolio co.

Paul Gardon

Surgical Target Solutions

Akron, Ohio

Exploring2 portfolio co.

Payton Lenz

HUML Health

Corporate

Cincinnati, OH

Exploring3 portfolio co.

Explore Ohio

About the Ohio Startup Ecosystem

Ohio is home to a thriving startup ecosystem with 46 investors and 2 startups in our directory. Key hubs include Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland.

The most active sectors in Ohio include B2B SAAS, ENTERPRISE SAAS, BIO HEALTHCARE. 4 investors have made recent investments, showing strong capital deployment activity in the region.

Local investors offer advantages beyond capital — regional network effects, knowledge of local market dynamics, and introductions to customers and partners. Geographic proximity often leads to more engaged board members and advisors.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many investors and startups are in Ohio?
We track 46 investors and 2 startups in Ohio. 4 investors have made recent investments, and 1 startups are generating revenue.
What is the typical check size for investors in Ohio?
The average check size among investors in Ohio is $15.1M. Check sizes vary by investor type — angels typically write smaller checks while VCs and funds invest larger amounts.
How do I connect with investors in Ohio?
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What sectors are most popular in Ohio?
The most active sectors in Ohio based on our data include B2B_SAAS, ENTERPRISE_SAAS, BIO_HEALTHCARE. However, investors and startups in our directory span all major sectors.
Which cities in Ohio have the most startup activity?
The highest concentration of investors and startups in Ohio is in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland. These cities have the strongest local ecosystems for fundraising and startup growth.

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