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.
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Triathlon Medical Venture Partners
Cincinnati, OH
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...
Covington Capital
Covington Capital
Powell, OH
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...
MCPF III Opportunity Fund
MCPF III Opportunity Fund
Westlake, Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio
Crystal Internet Venture Funds
Crystal Internet Venture Funds
Cleveland, OH
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...
Reservoir Venture Partners
Reservoir Venture Partners
Westerville, OH
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 ::...
FlashStarts
FlashStarts
Cleveland, OH
FlashStarts is a business startup accelerator and consultancy that provides resources, capital and guidance to early stage entrepreneurs.
Nationwide Mutual Capital
Nationwide Mutual Capital
Columbus, OH
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,...
River Cities Capital Funds
River Cities Capital Funds
Cincinnati, OH
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...
10Xelerator
10Xelerator
Columbus, OH
10Xelerator is a mentor-driven startup accelerator for entrepreneurs to convert their ideas into viable businesses.
Bridge Investment Fund
Bridge Investment Fund
Cleveland, OH
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....
North Coast Ventures
North Coast Ventures
Cleveland, OH
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...
Early Stage Partners
Early Stage Partners
Cleveland, OH
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...
RockBridge Capital Partners
RockBridge Capital Partners
Columbus, OH
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...
Fort Washington Capital Partners Group
Fort Washington Capital Partners Group
Cincinnati, OH
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Cincinnati, OH
Fidelity Investments is a provider of investment products and services.
Drive Capital
Drive Capital
Columbus, OH
Drive Capital is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs in building long-term, sustainable businesses.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
Zapis Capital Group
Zapis Capital Group
Westlake, OH
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...
71/70 Angels
71/70 Angels (managed by Rev1 Ventures)
Columbus, OH
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;...
Athenian Venture Partners
Athenian Venture Partners
Athens, OH
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...
The Brandery
The Brandery
Cincinnati, OH
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,...
LOUD Capital
LOUD Capital, LLC
Dublin, OH
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)....
TechColumbus
TechColumbus
Columbus, OH
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.
Fundable.com
Fundable.com
Powell, OH
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...
Lightship Capital
Lightship Capital
Cincinnati, OH
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....
JumpStart Ventures
JumpStart Ventures
Cleveland, OH
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...
Ohio TechAngels Fund
Ohio TechAngels Fund
Columbus, OH
The Ohio TechAngels (âOTAâ) provide investment capital for commercialization of innovations in life sciences, information technology and physical sciences. The goal of all of our Funds is to...
Sunbridge Partners
Sunbridge Partners
Beachwood, OH
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...
Jeremy Turley
TPC
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...
Brand Ventures
Brand Ventures
Cincinnati, OH
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...
Portal Capital
Portal Capital
Beachwood, OH
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...
Firsthand Technology Ventures
Firsthand Technology Ventures
Columbus, OH
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...
SaaS Capital
SaaS Capital
Cincinnati, OH
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...
Myrian Capital
Myrian Capital
Dayton, OH
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,...
Adena Ventures
Adena Ventures
Athens, OH
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...
Blue Chip Venture Company
Blue Chip Venture Company
Cincinnati, OH
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...
North Coast Angel Fund
North Coast Angel Fund
Mayfield Heights, OH
North Coast Angel Fund is a contributed capital and sidecar pre-seed investment fund investing in early-stage technology companies.
CincyTech
CincyTech
Cincinnati, OH
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...
JumpStart
JumpStart
Cleveland, OH
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...
Queen City Angels
Queen City Angels
Cincinnati, Ohio
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,...
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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.
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