Rev1 Fund II

Rev1 Fund II is a venture capital fund managed by Rev1 Ventures, based in Columbus, Ohio. Established in 2005, Rev1 Ventures specializes in seed-stage investments across various sectors, including software, advanced manufacturing, fintech, health-tech, insur-tech, and life sciences. The fund typically invests between $0.5 million and $2 million in each company, focusing on startups with high growth potential. Rev1 Ventures combines access to capital with strategic support, linking innovators with corporate and research partners to facilitate market entry and business development. The firm has a strong reputation in the Great Lakes Region, recognized as one of the most active venture capital firms in recent years. With over $100 million in capital under management, Rev1 Ventures aims to help entrepreneurs address real market needs through innovative solutions.

Chris Anderson

Director of Venture Development

Kristy Campbell

Chief Operating Officer

Rick Coplin

Director of Venture Development

David Dillman

CFO and CCO

Melinda Gloriosa

Associate

Ryan Helon

Executive Vice President, Investment Funds

John Hrivnak

Director, Investment Funds

Michael Kindrat-Pratt

Managing Director

Ron Landthorn

Director of Platform Lab

Parker MacDonell

Managing Director

Mike McCann

Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

Gary D. Rawlings

Director of Technology Commercialization

Tom Walker

President and CEO

Bob Wiggins

Senior Vice President, Venture Acceleration and Information Technologies

222 past transactions

Enzee

Seed Round in 2023
ZapIT provides a quality assurance practice management system for medical imaging and radiation oncology and related documentation needs. ZapIT is driven by a goal to improve accessibility of data and involvement for each facility all while fostering collaboration and benchmarking. ZapIT develops EQAR- the most comprehensive available.

Upshift

Series B in 2022
Upshift is an on-demand staffing platform that connects businesses to pre-vetted W2 Upshifters in the light industrial and hospitality sectors.

Strongsuit

Seed Round in 2022
Speedwell & Yarrow, Inc. provides the professionals with the reminders to celebrate and remember the important occasions and events. The company through its mobile application allows user to create a digital profile with the important dates of their life. Speedwell & Yarrow, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

STAQ Pharma

Series C in 2022
STAQ Pharma offers safety, transparency, availability, and quality to compounded medications. It features Onsite production of non-sterile to sterile solutions. And sterile-to-sterile repackaging. Inventory systems to forecast needs and proactively provide partners with critical products. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

ConverSight

Seed Round in 2022
ConverSight.ai is artificial intelligence and analytics-based platform that uncovers actionable business insights for enterprises through natural language conversations and enables them to take action instantly. The platform generates tremendous efficiencies across organizational hierarchies from junior to senior leadership, reducing our customer report generation costs by over 50%. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Indianapolis.

Lucy

Series A in 2022
Lucy is an AI personal assistant for businesses. It allows business owners to use Lucy as their assistant for running their business.

Healthy Roster

Convertible Note in 2021
Healthy Roster, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a virtual athletic training app and injury communication platform designed to enhance the management of sports-related injuries. The platform allows athletic trainers to efficiently track, manage, and communicate about injuries, ensuring that parents, coaches, and school or league administrators are promptly informed of any updates or developments. By bridging the communication gap among athletic trainers, coaches, and parents, Healthy Roster facilitates a coordinated approach to injury care, providing instant access to certified athletic trainers for high schools, middle schools, and youth leagues. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Healthy Roster aims to improve patient engagement, care coordination, and secure communication within sports medicine departments, ultimately enabling better support for athletes and their families.

Aware

Series C in 2021
Aware is a cloud intelligence platform that adopts the latest advancements in cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and behavioral analytics to amplify enterprise value by monitoring the social graph. They harness the power of their platform’s insights into human behavior and interactivity to create great value for the enterprise. They have only built a fraction of what they imagined and now they are looking for incredibly talented people to help us achieve their aspirational vision.

Redi.Health

Seed Round in 2021
Redi.Health is a healthcare technology company that develops health management platforms for patients. The company aims to connect patients with chronic diseases to patient support programs. These programs are created in partnership with pharmaceutical manufacturers and are always free to the patient.
Eikonoklastes Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that was established in 2019. The company focuses on developing innovative immunotherapies targeting tissue factor, a cell surface receptor that is prevalent in certain pathologic conditions, particularly in various solid tumors. Eikonoklastes aims to address significant unmet medical needs associated with high-mortality cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and metastatic melanoma. In addition to its cancer therapies, the company is exploring applications for other conditions, such as endometriosis, which also exhibits high levels of tissue factor expression. By employing a recombinant fusion protein approach, Eikonoklastes seeks to provide healthcare professionals with effective treatment options for these challenging diseases.

Driver Technologies

Venture Round in 2021
Driver is a hardware-free mobile app that allows users to video record their trip while receiving alerts when they are at risk of hitting another car or pedestrian, drifting out of their lane, falling asleep or getting too distracted - all for free. The app will also enable users to control their phone with their voice in order to enable safe consumption of original and partnership-based: entertainment, news, communications, traffic and augmented reality navigation.

Basking Biosciences

Seed Round in 2020
Basking Biosciences is a startup that’s developing a therapy to restore blood flow to the brain during ischemic stroke, preventing hemorrhage and long-term damage.

Aware

Series B in 2020
Aware is a cloud intelligence platform that adopts the latest advancements in cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and behavioral analytics to amplify enterprise value by monitoring the social graph. They harness the power of their platform’s insights into human behavior and interactivity to create great value for the enterprise. They have only built a fraction of what they imagined and now they are looking for incredibly talented people to help us achieve their aspirational vision.

Ubihere

Seed Round in 2020
Ubihere, Inc. specializes in developing asset-tracking hardware and data-tracking software, offering innovative solutions for various sectors. In the medical field, its technology is utilized to monitor staff, medication carts, and medical devices through advanced tagging and video systems. In retail, Ubihere provides tools for display monitoring, customer path analysis, and anonymous monitoring, enhancing the understanding of customer interactions and optimizing store operations. The military sector benefits from Ubihere's on-demand location reporting capabilities. Founded in 2016 and based in Columbus, Ohio, the company also offers customized solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients, enabling organizations to transform tracking data into actionable insights for improved decision-making.

Strongsuit

Seed Round in 2020
Speedwell & Yarrow, Inc. provides the professionals with the reminders to celebrate and remember the important occasions and events. The company through its mobile application allows user to create a digital profile with the important dates of their life. Speedwell & Yarrow, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Upshift

Series A in 2020
Upshift is an on-demand staffing platform that connects businesses to pre-vetted W2 Upshifters in the light industrial and hospitality sectors.
EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% faster and at half the cost. The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification. EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA.

Agile Ultrasonics

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Provider of flat and curvilinear polymer composite material manufacturing solutions for aviation, automotive and armor markets. The company designs and builds equipment that enables void-free, full width continuous run pre-consolidation and full consolidation of composite materials. Rather than improving existing processes Agile uses its patented approach to apply ultrasonic energy at the point of fabrication. Acting as an ultrasonic squeegee, the technology reduces or eliminates the need for autoclave, bake and press processes. Its solutions approach is applicable to tacking and consolidating carbon fiber, aramids and UHMWPE / armor materials allowing engineers to design lighter, thinner more innovative components. The technology is applicable to thermosets and thermoplastics, robotic additive manufacturing, 3D contouring, 3D grading and embeded technologies like sensors.

Teraki

Series A in 2019
Teraki GmbH develops software solutions for scaling of Insurance, predictive maintenance, and autonomous driving applications by enabling access to more qualitative data. Its software enables to fulfil low-latency SLAs required by the end-user and ultimately to adapt key KPIs such as cost-per-mile at the highest precision and lowest latency. The software also enables automotive insurance (UBI), predictive maintenance, fleet management and AD applications to perform in high volume, production series. It also offers crash detection, and autonomous driving services. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Healthy Roster

Convertible Note in 2019
Healthy Roster, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a virtual athletic training app and injury communication platform designed to enhance the management of sports-related injuries. The platform allows athletic trainers to efficiently track, manage, and communicate about injuries, ensuring that parents, coaches, and school or league administrators are promptly informed of any updates or developments. By bridging the communication gap among athletic trainers, coaches, and parents, Healthy Roster facilitates a coordinated approach to injury care, providing instant access to certified athletic trainers for high schools, middle schools, and youth leagues. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Healthy Roster aims to improve patient engagement, care coordination, and secure communication within sports medicine departments, ultimately enabling better support for athletes and their families.

MentorcliQ

Funding Round in 2019
MentorcliQ operates as a mentoring software solution that helps organizations launch, support, and grow high-impact employee mentoring programs. Its approach drives employee participation and satisfaction by engaging user experience and supporting training resources. MentorcliQ system makes it easy to manage multiple mentoring and talent development programs from a single place. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

BeeHex, LLC

Seed Round in 2019
BeeHex, Inc. designs and manufactures commercial three dimensional food printers and fresh-food producing robots. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Cypress, Texas.

Deep Lens

Series A in 2019
Deep Lens is a provider of a digital pathology workflow platform intended to allow pathology groups to collaborate on groundbreaking cancer research. The company's platform includes AI-powered image detection and workflow support, collaboration, cloud storage, and built-in APIs for the ingestion of third-party AI models and integration to EMR, LIMS, and other systems, helping patients, pathologists, and physicians work together to accelerate and optimize treatment. Founded in 2017, Deep Lens is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% faster and at half the cost. The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification. EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA.

Prevedere

Series B in 2019
Prevedere is an industry insights and predictive analytics company, helping business leaders make better decisions by providing a real-time view of their company’s future. While most companies can easily report on internal performance, Prevedere’s external real-time insights engine constantly monitors the world’s activity, identifying future threats or opportunities to business performance. Along with a team of industry experts, data scientists, and economists, Prevedere helps business leaders make the right decisions in an ever-changing world. Named a 2017 Red Herring Top 100 Global Company, the Best Business Intelligence Reporting & Analytics Solution of 2017 by the SIIA CODiE Awards and the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year by the 2016 American Business Awards, Prevedere works with top global companies.

Upshift

Seed Round in 2019
Upshift is an on-demand staffing platform that connects businesses to pre-vetted W2 Upshifters in the light industrial and hospitality sectors.

Healthy Roster

Seed Round in 2018
Healthy Roster, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a virtual athletic training app and injury communication platform designed to enhance the management of sports-related injuries. The platform allows athletic trainers to efficiently track, manage, and communicate about injuries, ensuring that parents, coaches, and school or league administrators are promptly informed of any updates or developments. By bridging the communication gap among athletic trainers, coaches, and parents, Healthy Roster facilitates a coordinated approach to injury care, providing instant access to certified athletic trainers for high schools, middle schools, and youth leagues. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Healthy Roster aims to improve patient engagement, care coordination, and secure communication within sports medicine departments, ultimately enabling better support for athletes and their families.

SHARE Mobility

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SHARE Mobility helps professional transportation operators use mobility-as-a-service to reach new customers, automate dispatching, and increase fleet efficiency. Organizations use SHARE Mobility to create mobility-as-a-service programs that connect private and public transit services and makes it easy to schedule and use mobility. We are delivering on mobility-as-a-service's promise to create equitable access to jobs, education, and healthcare. We give organizations the tools to make it possible

Deep Lens

Seed Round in 2018
Deep Lens is a provider of a digital pathology workflow platform intended to allow pathology groups to collaborate on groundbreaking cancer research. The company's platform includes AI-powered image detection and workflow support, collaboration, cloud storage, and built-in APIs for the ingestion of third-party AI models and integration to EMR, LIMS, and other systems, helping patients, pathologists, and physicians work together to accelerate and optimize treatment. Founded in 2017, Deep Lens is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

NeuVanta

Pre Seed Round in 2018
NeuVanta provides online education courses and certificate programs for professionals.

smallTalk

Pre Seed Round in 2018
smallTalk IoT products enable infants to interact with foreign language lullabies, songs and stories in awe-inspiring ways, setting them on a path of lifelong language learning and unlocking developmental benefits that can only be accessed during infancy.

ProteoSense

Seed Round in 2018
ProteoSense, LLC develops a platform to detect food-borne pathogens, such as E-coli, salmonella, listeria, and campylobacter. It offers RapidScan, a handheld testing system to test results on key food-borne pathogens in time-critical and remote applications. It serves growers, packers, processors, shippers, and wholesalers in food industry in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Med-Compliance IQ

Seed Round in 2018
Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. engages in development of compliance software for health care companies. It offers WoundWiseIQ, a HIPPA-compliant imaging and analytics application that captures the image of a wound consistently and accurately. The company provides a system, which uses a photo from an iOS camera to measure the exact planimetric area of a wound and its skin characteristics and sets up a consistent comparison of changes and trends in the wound with previous measurements to outpatient wound care centers, long-term care, research hospitals, home health care, nursing facilities, telehealth, and military. Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Peerro

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Peerro is a free, revolutionary human resources platform that helps employers identify, hire, and retain qualified candidates by reducing employee hiring time, increasing employee moral, and reducing employee turnover.

AwareAbility Technolgies

Seed Round in 2018
AwareAbility Technologies enables businesses gain new insights from analytics on data from almost anywhere in the physical world. They overcome barriers to gathering and processing data in austere environments through three core technologies: Radiological power technologies, Internet of Things -style data collection and Machine Learning analytics.

Intellirod Spine

Series B in 2018
Intellirod Spine, Inc. is a biomedical company focused on developing and commercializing a wireless implantable microelectronic lumbar spine fusion sensor. Its primary product, the IntelliRod system, is an implanted sensor that clamped onto a spinal fusion implant, monitors the fusion process by measuring the load on the rod over time. This technology enables spine surgeons to evaluate the success of spinal fusion procedures more accurately, potentially reducing the necessity for unnecessary post-operative CT scans and exploratory surgeries. By providing real-time insights into the fusion progress, Intellirod Spine aims to facilitate quicker recovery times for patients, helping them return to their daily activities sooner. Founded in 2003 and based in Akron, Ohio, the company was previously known as OrthoData, Inc.

SafeWire

Seed Round in 2018
SafeChain Financial, LLC develops software to prevent fraud in property transactions for title service offices, mortgage bankers, and realtors. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.SafeChain, Inc. develops and provides fraud prevention software for title professionals. The company's solution has portfolio of features including decreasing closing time, decreasing fraudulent liabilities, decreasing manual due diligence, client identity verification, verification of ownership of bank accounts, and securing wire transactions. The company's solution uses block chain technology. The company develops software to prevent fraud in property transactions for title service offices, mortgage bankers, and realtors. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Cape Analytics

Series B in 2018
Cape Analytics uses deep learning and geospatial imagery to provide instant property intelligence for buildings across the United States. Cape Analytics enables insurers and other property stakeholders to access valuable property attributes at time of underwriting—with the accuracy and detail that traditionally required an on-site inspection, but with the speed and coverage of property record pre-fill. Founded in 2014, Cape Analytics is backed by leading venture firms and comprised of computer vision and risk analysis experts.

Scioto Biosciences

Series A in 2018
Scioto Biosciences, Inc. is focused on developing an Activated Bacterial Therapeutics (ABT) platform designed to deliver live therapeutic bacteria to the gut. This innovative platform allows for the delivery of active and live bacteria that can persist in the intestinal environment and adhere to the intestinal mucosa, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of microbiome-based treatments. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company aims to transform the delivery of microbiome therapeutics, providing medical practitioners with advanced solutions to improve patient healing outcomes.

nChannel

Venture Round in 2018
nChannel, Inc. operates a Software-as-a-Service based multichannel management software for merchants. The company’s software enables merchants to sell any product in any channel, online or offline, by providing a single, cloud-based platform that integrates with existing systems to help sellers improve the management of product information, streamline supply chain processes, and enhance the overall shopping experience for customers. It offers solutions for product information management, multichannel listing, inventory synchronization, multichannel order management, drop ship management, supply chain management, vendor managed inventory, accounting integration, marketplace integration, and customer experience management. In addition, the company’s platform provides solutions for eCommerce, POS, ERP, and supply chain integration. It serves merchants of various sizes, as well as outdoor and sporting goods, consumer goods, apparel, gift and novelty, non-profit, and home industries. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Ecolibrium Solar

Venture Round in 2018
Ecolibrium Solar, Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative solar panel roof mounting and racking systems for both commercial and residential applications. The company's product offerings include a range of commercial solar racking systems such as the EcoFoot2+, EcoFoot5D, EcoMount, and EcoTray, which cater to various installation needs on commercial rooftops. For residential setups, Ecolibrium Solar provides the EcoX, a rail-less racking system featuring pre-assembled components for easy installation. The company emphasizes simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and ecological soundness in its designs, aiming to enhance efficiency while reducing overall project complexity. Ecolibrium Solar markets its products through a network of distributors across the United States. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Athens, Ohio, the company also has a research and development lab in Boulder, Colorado. As of July 2020, Ecolibrium Solar operates as a subsidiary of Unirac, Inc.

Matterport

Venture Round in 2018
Matterport is a technology company that operates a cloud-based platform designed to create 3D and virtual reality models of real-world spaces. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to capture, modify, and share digital representations of environments through its proprietary 3D camera, which captures both visual and spatial data. The platform includes Matterport Cloud for hosting and processing, as well as tools such as Matterport Spaces and a web-based 3D player that allow users to navigate and visualize these models. Matterport's offerings facilitate immersive experiences in various applications, including real estate and architecture, allowing users to explore and interact with multi-dimensional spaces online.

SafeWhite

Seed Round in 2018
SafeWhite, Inc. specializes in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative protein-based teeth whitening products both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company has pioneered patented technologies that allow for instant teeth whitening results in under five minutes. Their unique whitening solution, HaloSmile, binds to tooth enamel, creating a durable layer that not only whitens teeth but also protects against stains and enamel erosion. This approach addresses common issues associated with traditional whitening methods, such as sensitivity and health concerns related to peroxide use. With the global teeth whitening market exceeding $10 billion and lacking significant innovation for over 30 years, SafeWhite is positioned to capitalize on a substantial opportunity by offering products that align with consumers' growing desire for effective and safe oral care solutions.

MentorcliQ

Funding Round in 2018
MentorcliQ operates as a mentoring software solution that helps organizations launch, support, and grow high-impact employee mentoring programs. Its approach drives employee participation and satisfaction by engaging user experience and supporting training resources. MentorcliQ system makes it easy to manage multiple mentoring and talent development programs from a single place. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Lentechs

Seed Round in 2018
Lentechs is a medical device company that develops a novel soft bifocal contact lens. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

F13 Works

Seed Round in 2018
F13 Works is a software solutions provider based in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 2016. The company specializes in connecting manufacturers, drop-shippers, and order fulfillers with a vast network of online stores. Its platform enables brands to effectively sell their products through established e-commerce channels, facilitating access to a larger client base. Additionally, F13 Works automates order and payment processing, streamlining operations for its users. Through these services, the company supports various businesses in enhancing their online sales capabilities.

Simple-Fill

Venture Round in 2018
Simple-Fill, Inc. develops compressed natural gas technology that uses liquid to compress the gas into usable fuel. Its technology comprises a unit filled with glycol-based fluid that takes the moisture out of the gas during compression, as well as compresses, cools, and dehydrates the natural gas. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Celenex

Seed Round in 2018
Celenex is developing treatments for rare genetic diseases.

Motivational Medicine

Seed Round in 2018
Motivational Medicine provides medical services for resident of Columbus in Ohio. Dr. Ben Bring founded it in 2012, with its headquarters in Columbus in Ohio.

SafeWire

Seed Round in 2017
SafeChain Financial, LLC develops software to prevent fraud in property transactions for title service offices, mortgage bankers, and realtors. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.SafeChain, Inc. develops and provides fraud prevention software for title professionals. The company's solution has portfolio of features including decreasing closing time, decreasing fraudulent liabilities, decreasing manual due diligence, client identity verification, verification of ownership of bank accounts, and securing wire transactions. The company's solution uses block chain technology. The company develops software to prevent fraud in property transactions for title service offices, mortgage bankers, and realtors. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Med-Compliance IQ

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. engages in development of compliance software for health care companies. It offers WoundWiseIQ, a HIPPA-compliant imaging and analytics application that captures the image of a wound consistently and accurately. The company provides a system, which uses a photo from an iOS camera to measure the exact planimetric area of a wound and its skin characteristics and sets up a consistent comparison of changes and trends in the wound with previous measurements to outpatient wound care centers, long-term care, research hospitals, home health care, nursing facilities, telehealth, and military. Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

PopCom

Seed Round in 2017
PopCom, Inc. designs and manufactures vending machines for consumer products. PopCom, Inc. was formerly known as Solutions Vending International and changed its name to PopCom, Inc. in August 2018. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

MassMatrix

Seed Round in 2017
MassMatrix delivers protein bioinformatic solutions that accelerate advances in science to improve people’s lives. With an innovative approach tailored to meet the unique needs of research organizations and pharmaceutical companies, MassMatrix combines advanced algorithms and a user-focused experience to help scientists gain accurate insights from biological data, resulting in fewer false discoveries and increased productivity.

AwareAbility Technolgies

Pre Seed Round in 2017
AwareAbility Technologies enables businesses gain new insights from analytics on data from almost anywhere in the physical world. They overcome barriers to gathering and processing data in austere environments through three core technologies: Radiological power technologies, Internet of Things -style data collection and Machine Learning analytics.
EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% faster and at half the cost. The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification. EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA.

The Toasted Oat

Seed Round in 2017
The Toasted Oat, Inc. is a bakery company based in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in the production of soft and chewy granola. Founded in 2013, the company offers its products through an online platform. The Toasted Oat's granola is crafted from authentic, good-for-you ingredients, and is designed to be both delicious and nutritious. Unlike traditional granolas, their product has a texture reminiscent of a crumbled cookie, setting it apart with its appealing taste. The granola is gluten-free, made from non-GMO and plant-based ingredients, and includes options like organic cocoa. Baked in small batches from scratch, The Toasted Oat aims to evoke nostalgia while providing modern, healthier snack alternatives for consumers.

MavenView

Seed Round in 2017
Super-H Analytics, Inc. operates as a a data analytics firm that collects information on intellectual property and leverages artificial intelligence to help clients in strategic planning and decision making. The company was formerly known as SuperH LLC. Super-H Analytics, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Print Syndicate

Series B in 2017
Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Innovate IP

Seed Round in 2017
Innovate IP, Inc. is an online platform based in Columbus, Ohio, established in 2017, that specializes in life-cycle management for intellectual property (IP) assets. The company provides a comprehensive solution that integrates various aspects of IP management, including the creation, protection, and disposition of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and know-how. Innovate IP enables IP-holding entities to streamline their internal processes while facilitating interactions with third parties for marketing, transferring, and licensing their assets. This approach aims to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in managing intellectual property.

Myonexus Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2017
Myonexus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, rare disease gene therapy company developing first ever treatments for Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) Types 2D, 2B, 2E, 2L, and 2C based on research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a global leader in muscular dystrophy gene therapy discovery and translational research.

ProteoSense

Venture Round in 2017
ProteoSense, LLC develops a platform to detect food-borne pathogens, such as E-coli, salmonella, listeria, and campylobacter. It offers RapidScan, a handheld testing system to test results on key food-borne pathogens in time-critical and remote applications. It serves growers, packers, processors, shippers, and wholesalers in food industry in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Prevacept Infection Control is a clinical-stage company focused on developing and commercializing products that prevent infections associated with indwelling catheters.

F13 Works

Seed Round in 2017
F13 Works is a software solutions provider based in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 2016. The company specializes in connecting manufacturers, drop-shippers, and order fulfillers with a vast network of online stores. Its platform enables brands to effectively sell their products through established e-commerce channels, facilitating access to a larger client base. Additionally, F13 Works automates order and payment processing, streamlining operations for its users. Through these services, the company supports various businesses in enhancing their online sales capabilities.

ScriptDrop

Seed Round in 2017
ScriptDrop’s technology platform enables connectivity across the healthcare ecosystem connecting patients, pharmacists, providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The platform provides a seamless experience for patients, offering them prescription delivery in all 50 states and allowing for important additional services to be provided for better adherence. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Noxsano

Seed Round in 2017
Noxsano Inc. is developing a device to treat chronic wounds. Their proprietary technology delivers controlled localized dosing of clinically proven wound repairing molecules using a small, easy to operate device paired with a topically applied wound salve.

Invirsa

Seed Round in 2017
Invirsa Inc. develops therapeutic agents which enhances immunity and heals wound. It develops a compound, INV-102, which reduces cellular injury or death caused by adenovirus. The agent works by strengthening the immune response and stimulating the repair of damaged DNA. It treats patients suffering from keratoconjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract infections. Additionally, it develops in vitro and in vivo data. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Supply Dynamics

Series A in 2017
Supply Dynamics, Inc. develops a cloud and SaaS based supply chain management platform. The company's product offers demand aggregation; broadcasting and synchronizing demand; forecasting and planning; rationalizing and consolidating supply; orchestrating sourcing and procurement; monitoring, verifying, and maintaining supply; and visualizing supply. The company serves aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, energy and power generation, hardware and fasteners, industrial manufacturing, mining and metals, and oil and gas industries. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Loveland, Ohio.

Lyst Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2017
Lyst Therapeutics is a project at Nationwide Children's Research Institute to determine the effect of LYST antibody on inhibiting the formation of tissue engineered vascular graft stenosis.

Aware

Series A in 2017
Aware is a cloud intelligence platform that adopts the latest advancements in cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and behavioral analytics to amplify enterprise value by monitoring the social graph. They harness the power of their platform’s insights into human behavior and interactivity to create great value for the enterprise. They have only built a fraction of what they imagined and now they are looking for incredibly talented people to help us achieve their aspirational vision.

Intellirod Spine

Series A in 2017
Intellirod Spine, Inc. is a biomedical company focused on developing and commercializing a wireless implantable microelectronic lumbar spine fusion sensor. Its primary product, the IntelliRod system, is an implanted sensor that clamped onto a spinal fusion implant, monitors the fusion process by measuring the load on the rod over time. This technology enables spine surgeons to evaluate the success of spinal fusion procedures more accurately, potentially reducing the necessity for unnecessary post-operative CT scans and exploratory surgeries. By providing real-time insights into the fusion progress, Intellirod Spine aims to facilitate quicker recovery times for patients, helping them return to their daily activities sooner. Founded in 2003 and based in Akron, Ohio, the company was previously known as OrthoData, Inc.

ZeoVation

Seed Round in 2017
ZeoVation produces and supplies zeolite materials to the sun/skin care, home care, healthcare, coatings, water and gas purification markets. Our ready-to-use zeolite products include nanozeolites and hierarchical zeolites. We are dedicated to providing assistance to the research and corporate R&D community to develop products relevant to their interests using the unique features of our featured zeolites.

Updox

Series B in 2017
Updox provides a secure communication platform for physicians which is fully integrated with their EHR software. Updox provides an integrated fax solution, patient portal and secure messaging software platform allowing physicians and their staff to communicate with patients, labs, and third-parties.

Print Syndicate

Series B in 2017
Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

3Bar Biologics

Series A in 2017
3Bar Biologics Inc. is a bioscience company located in Columbus, Ohio, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through innovative solutions. Established in 2013, the company specializes in the development of Bio-YIELD, a microbe inoculant system that utilizes naturally occurring microbes tailored to specific crops and soil conditions. This all-natural product aims to increase crop yields and produce healthier plants by employing beneficial microorganisms. Bio-YIELD was first introduced to farmers in the eastern Corn Belt in 2014 and is supported by over 15 years of research conducted by scientists at The Ohio State University. The firm is committed to expanding its reach to global markets as it gathers further data to support its products, promoting sustainable farming practices that protect farmers' investments in their land and seeds.

Unific

Seed Round in 2017
Revenue Conduit is the leading marketing system for small online retailers, designed to help you automatically convert more visitors into customers and more customers into customers for life.

ProteoSense

Seed Round in 2017
ProteoSense, LLC develops a platform to detect food-borne pathogens, such as E-coli, salmonella, listeria, and campylobacter. It offers RapidScan, a handheld testing system to test results on key food-borne pathogens in time-critical and remote applications. It serves growers, packers, processors, shippers, and wholesalers in food industry in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Print Syndicate

Series B in 2017
Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

pH Matter

Seed Round in 2017
pH Matter’s mission is “to use expertise in materials R&D and manufacturing to develop and deliver solutions for emerging applications related to alternative energy and catalysis”.

Prevedere

Series B in 2017
Prevedere is an industry insights and predictive analytics company, helping business leaders make better decisions by providing a real-time view of their company’s future. While most companies can easily report on internal performance, Prevedere’s external real-time insights engine constantly monitors the world’s activity, identifying future threats or opportunities to business performance. Along with a team of industry experts, data scientists, and economists, Prevedere helps business leaders make the right decisions in an ever-changing world. Named a 2017 Red Herring Top 100 Global Company, the Best Business Intelligence Reporting & Analytics Solution of 2017 by the SIIA CODiE Awards and the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year by the 2016 American Business Awards, Prevedere works with top global companies.
Prevacept Infection Control is a clinical-stage company focused on developing and commercializing products that prevent infections associated with indwelling catheters.

ALC Innovations

Seed Round in 2017
ALC Innovations (ALCI) Develops natural formulations for eco-friendly cleaning products for commercial use. The formulation is based on OSU licensed technology.

Ambassador Software Works

Venture Round in 2017
Ambassador Software Works is focused on the development of software solutions for the healthcare industry. Ambassador Software Works offers APEX amenity, a software solution that enables healthcare providers to prepare non-clinical care plans for patients to reduce their stress and anxiety. It also enables stewards to provide treatments and care according to the patients’ needs. Ambassador Software Works was founded by Tim Newcome in 2013. It is based in Columbus, Ohio.

iReconCars

Seed Round in 2016
iReconCars, LLC operates an automated reconditioning and customer engagement platform designed specifically for car dealers. The platform streamlines the reconditioning process, allowing auto dealerships and reconditioning companies to effectively track and analyze each touchpoint a used vehicle encounters from the time of dealer purchase to the final customer sale. One of its key offerings, MyCarPedigree, delivers essential information to potential buyers, addressing their primary concerns by providing detailed service history, original build specifications, and records of cosmetic reconditioning for used vehicles. Founded in 2011 by Michael Boyd, iReconCars is based in Columbus, Ohio, and has been a subsidiary of VAuto Inc. since 2018.

ORIS Intelligence

Seed Round in 2016
ORIS Intelligence, LLC develops a cloud-based platform that provides real-time analytics on pricing inconsistencies and unauthorized sellers for brands. The company's services include seller discovery, seller profiles and research tools, price monitoring, and enforcement. ORIS Intelligence, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. As of July 30, 2019, ORIS Intelligence, LLC operates as a subsidiary of PriceSpider.

Healthy Roster

Seed Round in 2016
Healthy Roster, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a virtual athletic training app and injury communication platform designed to enhance the management of sports-related injuries. The platform allows athletic trainers to efficiently track, manage, and communicate about injuries, ensuring that parents, coaches, and school or league administrators are promptly informed of any updates or developments. By bridging the communication gap among athletic trainers, coaches, and parents, Healthy Roster facilitates a coordinated approach to injury care, providing instant access to certified athletic trainers for high schools, middle schools, and youth leagues. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Healthy Roster aims to improve patient engagement, care coordination, and secure communication within sports medicine departments, ultimately enabling better support for athletes and their families.

Simple-Fill

Seed Round in 2016
Simple-Fill, Inc. develops compressed natural gas technology that uses liquid to compress the gas into usable fuel. Its technology comprises a unit filled with glycol-based fluid that takes the moisture out of the gas during compression, as well as compresses, cools, and dehydrates the natural gas. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Virtual Education Systems

Seed Round in 2016
Virtual Education Systems is an advanced virtual-reality patient case simulator that provides cognitive decision-making assessment, objective competency assessment, and reduced man-hours. Virtual Education Systems was founded to provide engaging, real-life, web-based and Virtual Reality experiences, with the aim to assist healthcare and emergency providers in reaching their full potential. We strive to grow our business by using a client-oriented approach. We believe that a well-served industry results in a successful business…not the other way around. Virtual Education Systems aims to inspire people and disrupt education with fully immersive and interactive Virtual Reality training that increases competency.

Theravasc

Venture Round in 2016
TheraVasc Inc. is a pharmaceutical company based in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in the development of drugs for chronic medical conditions. Established in 2009, the company focuses on repurposing drugs to address unmet needs in the vascular disease market. Its primary product, TV1001, is an oral formulation of sodium nitrite designed to treat peripheral arterial disease and diabetic neuropathy, particularly targeting individuals with poor blood flow to their extremities. TheraVasc aims to provide effective treatment options that promote wound healing and prevent tissue necrosis in both humans and animals suffering from these conditions.

EndoSphere

Series C in 2016
Endosphere is a developer of the novel endo-metabolic device category that provides non-invasive endoscopic therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and metabolic diseases including obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes, and drug delivery. It treats obesity using the body's natural physiology that enables patients to safely and effectively lose weight without the need for surgery or medications. Endosphere was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

MavenView

Seed Round in 2016
Super-H Analytics, Inc. operates as a a data analytics firm that collects information on intellectual property and leverages artificial intelligence to help clients in strategic planning and decision making. The company was formerly known as SuperH LLC. Super-H Analytics, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Milo Biotechnology

Venture Round in 2016
Milo Biotechnology LLC develops therapies to increase muscle strength and prevent muscle atrophy. It develops AAV1-FS344, an adeno-associated virus delivered follistatin protein transgene for multiple muscular dystrophies that is delivered via an adeno-associated virus to achieve long lasting and potent expression in muscle. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Med-Compliance IQ

Convertible Note in 2016
Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. engages in development of compliance software for health care companies. It offers WoundWiseIQ, a HIPPA-compliant imaging and analytics application that captures the image of a wound consistently and accurately. The company provides a system, which uses a photo from an iOS camera to measure the exact planimetric area of a wound and its skin characteristics and sets up a consistent comparison of changes and trends in the wound with previous measurements to outpatient wound care centers, long-term care, research hospitals, home health care, nursing facilities, telehealth, and military. Med-Compliance IQ, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

PriorAuthNow

Venture Round in 2016
PriorAuthNow, Inc. is a software company based in Columbus, Ohio, established in 2014. The company specializes in developing solutions that facilitate the submission, monitoring, and completion of insurance prior authorization requests for medical providers. Its flagship product, PriorAuthNow, integrates with electronic health record systems and connects directly with insurance carriers, streamlining the prior authorization process. By serving a diverse range of clients, including hospitals, surgery centers, drug manufacturers, and other healthcare organizations, PriorAuthNow aims to enhance patient care access and improve the overall healthcare experience. The company focuses on creating a seamless workflow that empowers medical providers and their staff, ultimately driving patient satisfaction and transforming healthcare delivery.

Creatively Alive

Seed Round in 2016
Creatively Alive

Complion

Venture Round in 2016
Complion Inc. is a developer of a web-based document and workflow management platform tailored for clinical research sites, academic medical centers, hospitals, health systems, and contract research organizations. The platform enables secure and compliant management of regulatory documents and administrative tasks, providing features such as document tracking, e-signatures, and real-time compliance insights. It facilitates various aspects of clinical trials, including study startup, amendment processing, safety reporting, and training, while ensuring high data security. Complion's solutions streamline information for auditors and quality assurance personnel, enhancing collaboration among researchers and sponsors. The company also offers customer support, training resources, and a searchable online help center to assist users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Complion was previously known as RegBinder, Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Invirsa

Convertible Note in 2016
Invirsa Inc. develops therapeutic agents which enhances immunity and heals wound. It develops a compound, INV-102, which reduces cellular injury or death caused by adenovirus. The agent works by strengthening the immune response and stimulating the repair of damaged DNA. It treats patients suffering from keratoconjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract infections. Additionally, it develops in vitro and in vivo data. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

ProteoSense

Convertible Note in 2016
ProteoSense, LLC develops a platform to detect food-borne pathogens, such as E-coli, salmonella, listeria, and campylobacter. It offers RapidScan, a handheld testing system to test results on key food-borne pathogens in time-critical and remote applications. It serves growers, packers, processors, shippers, and wholesalers in food industry in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Print Syndicate

Convertible Note in 2016
Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

T-PRO Solutions

Seed Round in 2016
T-PRO Solutions, LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio, specializes in providing software applications designed to analyze and manage trade promotion investments for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers. Founded in 2014, the company offers a Software-as-a-Solution environment that integrates various data sources, including trade promotion management (TPM) data, syndicated and point-of-sale data, consumer marketing, and financial information. T-PRO Solutions delivers predictive analytics and optimization tools, enabling clients to conduct scenario planning, optimize trade promotions, and perform real-time post-promotion analyses. The company's capabilities are aimed at eliminating data silos within organizations, enhancing decision-making processes, and improving overall trade promotion effectiveness. In January 2019, T-PRO Solutions was acquired by Blacksmith Applications, Inc.

Milo Biotechnology

Seed Round in 2016
Milo Biotechnology LLC develops therapies to increase muscle strength and prevent muscle atrophy. It develops AAV1-FS344, an adeno-associated virus delivered follistatin protein transgene for multiple muscular dystrophies that is delivered via an adeno-associated virus to achieve long lasting and potent expression in muscle. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.