Fort Washington Investment Advisors

Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., founded in 1990 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a privately owned investment management firm that serves a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, institutional investors, and various entities such as foundations and government organizations. The firm specializes in managing separate equity and fixed income portfolios, as well as mutual funds, focusing on both growth and value stocks of all-cap companies. Fort Washington employs a blend of fundamental and quantitative analysis through a bottom-up and top-down investment strategy. In fixed income, it invests in a range of high-quality securities, including government bonds, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Fort Washington manages approximately $49.5 billion in assets and operates as a subsidiary of Western & Southern Investment Holdings LLC, leveraging a stable capital base to maintain a long-term investment perspective. The firm is committed to aligning its interests with those of its clients while providing personalized service.

M. Robert Maeder

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Equity

Julia Ossipov-Grodsky

Managing Director and Member of the Private Equity Team

27 past transactions

Capture Media

Seed Round in 2013
Capture Media has developed a platform designed for news and media publishers to access and utilize user-generated content, specifically social media photos and videos. This technology enables publishers to search for, request, and publish these user contributions on their websites, television stations, and other media properties. By facilitating the integration of authentic user content, Capture Media empowers brands to enhance their storytelling and audience engagement through diverse and relatable visual materials.

Aspen Avionics

Series C in 2012
Aspen Avionics, founded in 2004 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on enhancing general aviation through advanced avionics technology. The company offers products that improve situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, facilitating safer flying in various conditions. Aspen Avionics emphasizes affordability and ease of installation, allowing aircraft owners to transition from traditional flight instrument displays to modern glass cockpit systems without incurring excessive costs. This approach aims to make cutting-edge aviation technology accessible to a broader range of users while promoting safer flying practices.

TOA Technologies

Series D in 2011
TOA Technologies specializes in field service management software designed for businesses that operate in the field. Their flagship product, ETAdirect, is a cloud-based solution that utilizes a patented time-based predictive analytics platform. ETAdirect analyzes how work is performed by individual employees, identifies patterns, and predicts the most efficient routes based on real-time data. This system communicates updates to consumers throughout the service process, enhancing transparency and engagement. By implementing ETAdirect, TOA's clients can improve the effectiveness of their field service teams, leading to reduced customer wait times and increased productivity in service operations.

TruTouch Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
TruTouch Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing noninvasive alcohol testing systems designed for various applications, including workplace safety, medical diagnostics, and law enforcement. The company’s flagship product, the TruTouch device, utilizes light to measure blood alcohol content through the skin while simultaneously confirming user identity through biometric verification. Founded in 2005, TruTouch Technologies aims to enhance safety in sectors such as energy, transportation, and warehousing by providing accurate and reliable alcohol screening solutions. The company is headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with a research and development facility located in Riverside, California.

ThinkVine

Series B in 2009
ThinkVine Corporation develops marketing planning, attribution, forecasting, and optimization solutions for marketers and analysts. It provides marketing and data science, scenario-driven software, and tailored advisory services for B2C organizations. The company also offers various marketing trends; technologies; and marketing tactics, such as online, offline, digital, and traditional for customers. It serves consumer packaged goods, retail, financial services, travel and entertainment, and household goods sectors. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of October 18, 2016, ThinkVine Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Ignite Marketing Analytics.

Lumidigm

Series C in 2008
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric company dedicated to enabling convenient, secure, and reliable identification and verification. Lumidigm powered sensors work because they produce high-quality images every time, in all conditions. Everyone is identifiable. Lumidigm provides biometric identity management for civil ID, point-of-sale, time & attendance, physical and logical access, and portable electronic device applications.

Comet Solutions

Series A in 2007
Comet Solutions, Inc. specializes in developing software applications that streamline engineering simulation for product development. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company offers a range of tools known as SimApps, which automate modeling and simulation tasks for manufacturers. These applications facilitate "what if?" analyses, assess the impact of design changes, and promote collaborative efforts among design and engineering teams, even involving non-experts in the simulation process. Additionally, Comet Solutions provides Gearbox SimApps, an automated solution focused on optimizing performance in areas such as acoustics, dynamics, durability, and cost management. The company also offers a variety of services, including SimApp development, training, and consulting for computer-aided engineering (CAE) processes. Its products are applicable in various sectors, including aerospace, consumer goods, electronics, and automotive industries. Comet Solutions operates additional offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Troy, Michigan; Shanghai, China; and India.

AssureCare

Series C in 2007
AssureCare, LLC is a healthcare technology company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that specializes in integrated population care management software for healthcare and human services organizations. Founded in 1979, the company offers its flagship product, MedCompass, which streamlines care management processes for utilization, case, and disease management. MedCompass enhances healthcare delivery by automating workflows and facilitating real-time, proactive care management. This platform connects providers, payers, and patients, enabling coordinated interactions and improving decision-making to enhance the quality of care. AssureCare's solutions serve a wide array of healthcare providers across the United States, impacting millions of patients daily.

Novarra

Series E in 2007
Novarra, Inc. specializes in wireless Internet solutions, focusing on mobile search, portals, advertising, and web access for mobile devices. The company offers a range of platforms, including the Vision Platform, which supports mobile data services such as mobile Internet, video, and location-based services. Its Vision Mobile Web platform serves as a content transformation server designed for carrier-grade applications. Additionally, the Vision Multimedia Platform enables real-time transformation of various media formats, while the Vision Advertising Platform facilitates the delivery and management of graphical advertisements. Novarra's services cater to mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, web content providers, and enterprises. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, the company has expanded its reach with locations in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand. Formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc., it adopted its current name in 2000.

Aspen Avionics

Series B in 2007
Aspen Avionics, founded in 2004 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on enhancing general aviation through advanced avionics technology. The company offers products that improve situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, facilitating safer flying in various conditions. Aspen Avionics emphasizes affordability and ease of installation, allowing aircraft owners to transition from traditional flight instrument displays to modern glass cockpit systems without incurring excessive costs. This approach aims to make cutting-edge aviation technology accessible to a broader range of users while promoting safer flying practices.

Alluxa

Venture Round in 2007
Sirrus Technology, Inc. offers precision optical thin film interference filters for laser systems, telecommunications equipment, and biomedical instruments. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

iSqFt

Series C in 2006
Construction Software Technologies, Inc., doing business as iSqFt, provides online bid solicitation and preconstruction management solutions to general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in the United States. Its service products include private construction office that enables general contractors to distribute project plans, specs, addenda, and other documents to subcontractors and suppliers; and Internet Plan Room, which provides subcontractors, suppliers, and professional estimators with access to project information, plans, specs, and addenda for publicly bidding construction projects. The company's products also include SupplyLink LEADS for building product manufacturers to generate and deliver leads through a network of construction plan rooms. Construction Software Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

BlueArc

Venture Round in 2006
BlueArc is a prominent provider of high-performance unified network storage systems tailored for enterprise and data-intensive markets. The company specializes in delivering storage hardware that supports both network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) services on a converged network storage platform. Its offerings include SiliconFS, a file system engine designed for efficient data movement, and JetClone, which facilitates data storage in virtual environments using a VMDK file structure. Additionally, BlueArc provides a suite of software solutions aimed at optimizing the performance of its storage systems, as well as tiered storage options that allow for the consolidation and deployment of various storage types within the same network-attached storage framework. The company's products serve a diverse range of sectors, including entertainment, federal government, higher education, internet services, oil and gas, and life sciences.

Comet Solutions

Series A in 2006
Comet Solutions, Inc. specializes in developing software applications that streamline engineering simulation for product development. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company offers a range of tools known as SimApps, which automate modeling and simulation tasks for manufacturers. These applications facilitate "what if?" analyses, assess the impact of design changes, and promote collaborative efforts among design and engineering teams, even involving non-experts in the simulation process. Additionally, Comet Solutions provides Gearbox SimApps, an automated solution focused on optimizing performance in areas such as acoustics, dynamics, durability, and cost management. The company also offers a variety of services, including SimApp development, training, and consulting for computer-aided engineering (CAE) processes. Its products are applicable in various sectors, including aerospace, consumer goods, electronics, and automotive industries. Comet Solutions operates additional offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Troy, Michigan; Shanghai, China; and India.

Aspen Avionics

Series A in 2005
Aspen Avionics, founded in 2004 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on enhancing general aviation through advanced avionics technology. The company offers products that improve situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, facilitating safer flying in various conditions. Aspen Avionics emphasizes affordability and ease of installation, allowing aircraft owners to transition from traditional flight instrument displays to modern glass cockpit systems without incurring excessive costs. This approach aims to make cutting-edge aviation technology accessible to a broader range of users while promoting safer flying practices.

TruTouch Technologies

Venture Round in 2005
TruTouch Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing noninvasive alcohol testing systems designed for various applications, including workplace safety, medical diagnostics, and law enforcement. The company’s flagship product, the TruTouch device, utilizes light to measure blood alcohol content through the skin while simultaneously confirming user identity through biometric verification. Founded in 2005, TruTouch Technologies aims to enhance safety in sectors such as energy, transportation, and warehousing by providing accurate and reliable alcohol screening solutions. The company is headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with a research and development facility located in Riverside, California.

Lumidigm

Series B in 2005
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric company dedicated to enabling convenient, secure, and reliable identification and verification. Lumidigm powered sensors work because they produce high-quality images every time, in all conditions. Everyone is identifiable. Lumidigm provides biometric identity management for civil ID, point-of-sale, time & attendance, physical and logical access, and portable electronic device applications.

Advent Solar

Series B in 2004
Advent Solar, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in the production of silicon photovoltaic cells and modules. The company focuses on advanced technology that enhances the efficiency and design of solar energy solutions. Through its patented Ventura Technology, Advent Solar offers a comprehensive cell-to-module architecture that aims to deliver high-performance solar modules with significant value. The company operates a licensing model to distribute its innovative intellectual property, positioning itself as a leader in the solar industry. Advent Solar is committed to advancing solar technology and improving smart grid economics through its cutting-edge products.

Candera,Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
A Milipitas, Calif.-based provider of storage solutions for IT infrastructures

Novarra

Series D in 2003
Novarra, Inc. specializes in wireless Internet solutions, focusing on mobile search, portals, advertising, and web access for mobile devices. The company offers a range of platforms, including the Vision Platform, which supports mobile data services such as mobile Internet, video, and location-based services. Its Vision Mobile Web platform serves as a content transformation server designed for carrier-grade applications. Additionally, the Vision Multimedia Platform enables real-time transformation of various media formats, while the Vision Advertising Platform facilitates the delivery and management of graphical advertisements. Novarra's services cater to mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, web content providers, and enterprises. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, the company has expanded its reach with locations in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand. Formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc., it adopted its current name in 2000.

Asterand

Series C in 2003
Asterand Bioscience is the leading global provider of high quality, well characterized human tissue and human tissue-based research solutions to drug discovery scientists. Our mission is to provide human-based solutions to accelerate the identification and validation of drug targets and enhance the selection of drug candidates with an increased likelihood of clinical success. Asterand Bioscience has a well-established human tissue heritage, having been formed in 2006 through the merger of Asterand (founded 2000), a human tissue biorepository and Pharmagene (founded 1996) a human tissue-based drug discovery company. With this background and capability in human tissue procurement, characterization and research tools, Asterand Bioscience is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive approach to meet the research needs of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies, as well as academia. From our offices in Detroit, MI and Royston, U.K., our employees focus on providing services and products to accelerate drug discovery research from target identification through compound evaluation and drug safety.

BlueArc

Series D in 2003
BlueArc is a prominent provider of high-performance unified network storage systems tailored for enterprise and data-intensive markets. The company specializes in delivering storage hardware that supports both network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) services on a converged network storage platform. Its offerings include SiliconFS, a file system engine designed for efficient data movement, and JetClone, which facilitates data storage in virtual environments using a VMDK file structure. Additionally, BlueArc provides a suite of software solutions aimed at optimizing the performance of its storage systems, as well as tiered storage options that allow for the consolidation and deployment of various storage types within the same network-attached storage framework. The company's products serve a diverse range of sectors, including entertainment, federal government, higher education, internet services, oil and gas, and life sciences.

Novarra

Series C in 2001
Novarra, Inc. specializes in wireless Internet solutions, focusing on mobile search, portals, advertising, and web access for mobile devices. The company offers a range of platforms, including the Vision Platform, which supports mobile data services such as mobile Internet, video, and location-based services. Its Vision Mobile Web platform serves as a content transformation server designed for carrier-grade applications. Additionally, the Vision Multimedia Platform enables real-time transformation of various media formats, while the Vision Advertising Platform facilitates the delivery and management of graphical advertisements. Novarra's services cater to mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, web content providers, and enterprises. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, the company has expanded its reach with locations in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand. Formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc., it adopted its current name in 2000.

BlueArc

Series C in 2001
BlueArc is a prominent provider of high-performance unified network storage systems tailored for enterprise and data-intensive markets. The company specializes in delivering storage hardware that supports both network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) services on a converged network storage platform. Its offerings include SiliconFS, a file system engine designed for efficient data movement, and JetClone, which facilitates data storage in virtual environments using a VMDK file structure. Additionally, BlueArc provides a suite of software solutions aimed at optimizing the performance of its storage systems, as well as tiered storage options that allow for the consolidation and deployment of various storage types within the same network-attached storage framework. The company's products serve a diverse range of sectors, including entertainment, federal government, higher education, internet services, oil and gas, and life sciences.

Telenisus

Series C in 2001
Telenisus is a technology firm based in Illinois, founded in 1999, that specializes in providing e-commerce internet solutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of internet infrastructural services designed to help clients conduct their business securely online. These services include managed hosting tools, information security measures, and virtual private networking facilities, enabling businesses to operate efficiently and safely in the digital environment.
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