NCT Ventures

NCT Ventures is a Columbus, Ohio-based venture capital firm established in 1986, focusing on seed and early-stage technology companies that are disrupting major industries. The firm typically invests between $250,000 and $1 million in early funding rounds and can provide up to $5 million in growth rounds as portfolio companies expand. With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, NCT Ventures emphasizes hands-on operational support to assist innovative entrepreneurs in achieving their goals. The firm particularly targets the software sector and is dedicated to fostering early-stage technology-based companies throughout the Midwest.

Jeffrey Allen Bell

Venture Partner

Nick Braun

Partner

Michael Butler

Partner

Calvin Cooper

Director and Venture Partner

Bill Frank

Partner

Jeff King

VP

JT Kreager

Venture Partner

Richard Langdale

Managing Partner & Founder

Kyna McCarley

Controller and Office Administrator

Past deals in Ohio

Aver Inc.

Series C in 2020
Aver’s solutions help healthcare payers and providers design, implement, and administer value-based programs. Together, we are simplifying value-based healthcare.

SHARE Mobility

Seed Round in 2019
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

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.

OROS

Seed Round in 2018
OROS designs, develop, and integrates insulative technology that delayers outerwear. It's patented Aerogel-based Solarcore technology is what makes the delayering possible. Originally developed from the NASA technology used for space suit insulation and the Mars Rovers, OROS has successfully extended Aerogel infusing it to create Solarcore, helping to make outerwear thinner, warmer, and more flexible. In doing so, OROS makes the impossible possible.

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.

PriorAuthNow

Series A in 2018
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.

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.

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.

inTouch

Seed Round in 2017
InTouch develops a mobile software development application which helps businesses communicate easily through text, video, and other media using bluetooth technology. It also helps in understanding the customer trends through a content management platform. InTouch also enables micro-location user engagement and tracking in mobile applications. It software integrates into mobile solution and leverages smart IoT sensors; allowing to engage app users in precise physical locations and obtain valuable data on those interactions.

SHARE Mobility

Venture Round in 2017
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

FactGem

Venture Round in 2017
FactGem integrates your data sources in minutes through the FactGem Data Fabric. We don't disturb existing applications. Data instantly connects according to the business rules that you created in our visual model builder. You no longer have to write expensive code to enforce the business rules for your data.

JadeTrack

Seed Round in 2017
JadeTrack is a provider of energy management and sustainability software that focuses on simplifying the management of utility data for organizations. The company offers tools for automated utility bill management, real-time monitoring, and facility benchmarking, enabling stakeholders to access critical information efficiently. By streamlining these processes, JadeTrack aims to support organizations in achieving their financial, social, and environmental goals. Their approach emphasizes ease of use and affordability, making energy management accessible to a wide range of clients. Through effective software solutions and dedicated customer support, JadeTrack assists organizations in optimizing their energy use and enhancing sustainability practices.

PriorAuthNow

Venture Round in 2017
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.

Heureka Software

Seed Round in 2017
Heureka provides organizations with tools to help them solve challenges related to managing unstructured data. Its platform makes it fast and easy to search and manage your data across your entire enterprise. It gives you real-time access to unstructured data on network file systems, servers, VM’s, laptops and desktops in order to respond to eDiscovery requests, comply with GDPR & privacy regulations and to automate information governance policies.

Data Inventions

Venture Round in 2017
Data Inventions, founded in 2014, specializes in developing a business analytics platform that enhances the productivity of manufacturing operations. By leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT), the company provides a solution that connects devices across an enterprise, enabling the collection and analysis of manufacturing data from machinery. This innovative approach allows manufacturers to make real-time operational improvements, ultimately increasing efficiency and productivity. Through its platform, Data Inventions aims to transform how manufacturers utilize data to optimize their processes.

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.

AssetWatch

Venture Round in 2016
AssetWatch is a wireless power technology company that specializes in converting radio frequency (RF) energy into direct current (DC) power for electronic devices. Founded in 2014 and based in Columbus, Ohio, the company has developed a flexible and efficient technology that captures usable power from various ISM radio bands, including signals from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LTE. Its innovative solutions are designed to support low-power wireless sensors and address the limitations of battery life in modern electronic devices, particularly within the expanding Internet of Things (IoT) sector. By providing state-of-the-art wireless power solutions, AssetWatch aims to enhance user experiences, eliminate maintenance issues, and improve the overall functionality of contemporary products. The company's team consists of skilled electrical engineers and experienced business leaders committed to advancing wireless power technology in the marketplace.

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.

OROS

Seed Round in 2016
OROS designs, develop, and integrates insulative technology that delayers outerwear. It's patented Aerogel-based Solarcore technology is what makes the delayering possible. Originally developed from the NASA technology used for space suit insulation and the Mars Rovers, OROS has successfully extended Aerogel infusing it to create Solarcore, helping to make outerwear thinner, warmer, and more flexible. In doing so, OROS makes the impossible possible.

Kare Intellex

Seed Round in 2016
Kare Intellex is a U.S.-based company established in 2014 by Lar Lubbers, Hanad Duale, and Ray Shealy. It offers a mobile platform for iOS and Android that streamlines the homecare visit process for caregivers. The platform automates key tasks such as patient onboarding, care documentation, billing, and claims submission while ensuring the security of patient health information through HITRUST certified databases. Kare Intellex employs a proprietary verification system to prevent fraud during pre-billing, enhancing compliance and security. By linking verified visit documentation with claim submissions, the platform facilitates auto claim adjudication, empowering healthcare providers with efficient technology and keeping all stakeholders informed.

Olive

Series C in 2016
Olive AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence and robotic process automation solutions tailored for healthcare organizations. The company provides an AI-as-a-Service platform designed to streamline various workflows, including claim status checks, account updates, and prior authorizations. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Olive aims to alleviate the burden of repetitive, high-volume tasks through automation, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on more complex responsibilities that require human creativity and empathy. Originally established as CrossChx, Inc., the company rebranded to Olive AI, Inc. in July 2018, reflecting its commitment to enhancing operational efficiency in the healthcare sector.

OnSeen

Seed Round in 2016
OnSeen Marketing, Inc. specializes in mobile workforce management software designed to optimize the management of people, places, and assets. The company offers a range of solutions tailored to various sectors, including insurance, home healthcare, transportation, and government. Its LiveClaims Solution assists property and casualty insurance companies and independent adjusters in streamlining their claims processes. The LiveCare Solution supports home healthcare providers in managing in-home healthcare and administrative tasks. Additionally, the LiveTrans Solution provides dispatchers with real-time visibility of shipments and logistics, while the LiveGov Solution connects job seekers with employers and support resources. Founded in 2016 and based in Columbus, Ohio, OnSeen aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce project costs through its innovative platform, which facilitates scheduling, dispatching, and real-time collaboration among remote staff and contractors.

Aver Inc.

Series B in 2016
Aver’s solutions help healthcare payers and providers design, implement, and administer value-based programs. Together, we are simplifying value-based healthcare.

Exacter

Venture Round in 2014
Exacter, Inc. specializes in outage-avoidance technology and services tailored for the electric utility sector. The company has developed EXACTER, a system designed to alert utilities to potential failures in critical components such as transformers, regulators, insulators, cutouts, and lightning arrestors. In addition to its core technology, Exacter offers services that include program deployment design, distribution overhead surveys, and the identification and reporting of failing components. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Exacter has established strategic partnerships to enhance its service offerings and industry reach.

Azoti Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Azoti.com is a planning and eProcurement platform specializing in demand-driven, "plug-n-play" REGIONAL FOOD SUPPLIER CONNECTIVITY so consumers get more affordability, transparency, safety and varieties of locally grown food. Customers include retailers, foodservice/restaurants, cafeteria management firms, GPO's and perishable product distributors.

Adfiki

Venture Round in 2013
Adfiki is the premier provider of advertising leads. Adfiki generates high quality advertising leads for media vendors, agencies, and specialists across the United States. Utilizing a growing network of sites and web strategies, Adfiki connects thousands of advertisers with potential partners. Based in the heart of “the heart of it all”, Columbus, OH, Adfiki has a small team of entrepreneurs excited about using its web marketing strengths to bring new business opportunities to its vendors and agencies.

Agile Networks

Venture Round in 2012
Agile Networks, the premier provider of hybrid fiber wireless broadband data networks, provides connectivity to empower individuals and transform organizations. Agile Networks’ hybrid network – The Agile Network – utilizes vertical infrastructure along with the latest in fiber-optic and wireless technologies to provide world-class data solutions. Engineered to the stringent specifications required to support public safety, The Agile Network boasts carrier-grade performance and military-grade security. Agile’s hybrid network synergy makes delivering solutions to rural areas just as feasible as major cities. Once The Agile Network is live in an area, our “Last-Mile Agility” offers you the flexibility of connectivity – so you get the correct connectivity to propel your organization forward. Agile’s team members treat every project as their own and will engineer your project in a way that best fits your environment. Let Agile help you empower your employees and transform your organization through Agile Connectivity.

Impact Economics

Venture Round in 2012
Impact Economics is a company focused on social entrepreneurship & driven by a vision to deliver innovative products and build scalable business models that seamlessly provide sales, marketing and distribution solutions for partners in the value chain. While vast in scope, our commitment and passion keep us grounded in ensuring that global opportunities are addressed on platforms we can lend our time and energy to. We believe that real change will come when we promote the idea of partnerships and business opportunities in areas in need of economic development. Collaboration will be the single most important ingredient in true and profound change.We believe that our most important asset is bringing private and public organizations together to help nurture & promote innovative ideas that breed sustainability and success.

Acceptd

Series A in 2011
Acceptd LLC operates a digital audition platform that connects applicants with performing arts programs. The company’s platform helps in identifying, recruiting, and reviewing performing arts applicants; and finding candidates that best fit for the program. Its platform allows applicants to build their digital portfolio and submit their materials online; faculty to pre-screen applicants; and administrators to review student applications in real-time in collaboration with other decision makers. Acceptd LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.

BringShare

Series A in 2011
BringShare, Inc. is a Columbus, Ohio-based company founded in 2010 that offers online marketing aggregation tools designed for agencies and marketers both in the United States and internationally. The platform enables users to create comprehensive market reports and dashboards that encompass various online marketing initiatives, including paid search, SEO, social media, and website performance. By compiling data from multiple sources into a single, user-friendly dashboard, BringShare allows marketing professionals to easily assess the effectiveness of their campaigns and identify which strategies yield the best return on investment. The service streamlines the process of evaluating marketing performance, enabling users to connect accounts such as Google Analytics and social media platforms quickly. With its cost-effective and customizable plans, BringShare aims to provide valuable insights that help businesses optimize their marketing efforts while saving time and resources.

Seamless Logistics

Venture Round in 2011
Through our state of the art technology platform that coincides with a diverse portfolio of carriers, our process turns transportation and logistics into a competitive advantage for our clientele.

Venture Highway

Seed Round in 2010
Venture Highway don't just give you tools and text to TEACH entrepreneurship courses, they help you make more successful entrepreneurs. They help you get students and other learners interested and PASSIONATE about becoming an entrepreneur. They help you to teach them to see the opportunities in the chaos and to put together a business model that reduces inefficiencies and waste, things that kill startups. And, they put this all together in an awesome integrated learning platform to make it easy for everyone.

ClearSaleing

Series C in 2009
Founded in 2006, ClearSaleing, Inc. provides advertising portfolio management technology that helps marketers identify ways to more effectively and profitably allocate ad spend across a complex mix of online advertising investments. ClearSaleing’s platform enables true attribution management through our patent-pending Purchase Path technology. Purchase Path accurately attributes profit and ROI across the multiple marketing touch points that contribute to and influence a sale. In addition, ClearSaleing is a thought leader in the growing scientific field of attribution management and founder of the Attribution Management Forum, the profession’s e-community for interactive marketers. ClearSaleing’s unique ability to give marketers telescopic insight into their online ad investment is attracting major brand customers, such as American Greetings and Nationwide Insurance.

QStart Labs

Venture Round in 2008
QStart Labs is a web development company that helps start-ups and their investors reduce the typical cash outlay, time-to-market, and risk associated with launching a new web based venture. Originally formed as the tech team for NCT Ventures in Columbus, Ohio, we've spent years helping NCT's portfolio companies save on technology costs and utilize more of their investment for momentum building activities that drive better, faster exits! Our Model: Alignment = Successful Outcomes! When was the last time your technology partner tied their success to your your success? Rather than continue to let entrepreneurs and investors waste millions of dollars on failed technology efforts, we focused on being a partner, sharing in your risk, and success. We focused on what a relationship would look like if there was a team that could remove barriers for start-ups, advise them in key business areas such as strategic planning, sales and marketing, HR and Finance, and IT, and create alignment with their objectives and exit strategies. We then built a unique business model around that which means: We only succeed when your company succeeds! Experienced Web Development and Start-up Advisory Team: Our team has decades of software development experience in key areas of project management, systems administration, database, middle-tier architecture, and design. We have entrepreneurs, nerds, a suit, a designer, and a project manager. The key to being successful with our clients is a combination of our proven process, our ability to be pragmatic, and a track record of doing the impossible, on-time and on-budget! See what others are saying: www.qstartlabs.com/results Learn about QStart Labs for Investors:http://www.qstartlabs.com/for/VC.html Learn about QStart Labs for Start-ups:http://www.qstartlabs.com/for/StartUps.html

Embrace Pet Insurance

Venture Round in 2008
Embrace Pet Insurance Agency LLC provides pet insurance services in the United States. It offers insurance products for pets, such as puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats for unexpected accidents or illnesses. The company develops Embrace360, a software application that enables veterinary hospitals to integrate pet insurance into their practice. Embrace Pet Insurance Agency LLC was formerly known as Embrace Pet Insurance, LLC and changed its name to Embrace Pet Insurance Agency LLC in December 2006. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio. As of April 1, 2019, Embrace Pet Insurance Agency LLC operates as a subsidiary of Cleverland Holdings, LLC.

DOmedia

Venture Round in 2008
DOmedia, LLC is a technology company based in Columbus, Ohio, that specializes in developing a software platform designed for buying and selling out-of-home media. Founded in 2007, DOmedia provides a cloud-based marketplace that connects agencies, brands, and media providers, facilitating the management of media information and client analytics. The platform includes tools for RFP/Proposal Management and Vendor Management, enabling users to streamline their media buying processes. Media providers can create profiles for their properties, while advertisers and agencies can access a comprehensive database to discover new opportunities and plan their campaigns effectively. Through its innovative applications, DOmedia aims to enhance reporting and analytics, ultimately transforming the out-of-home media landscape.

EnergyGateway

Angel Round in 2000
EnergyGateway.com, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is harnessing the power and speed of the Internet to create a new global marketplace for energy goods and services: a marketplace providing buyers and sellers with reduced costs, simplified transactions, and expanded intelligence about available energy sources and options. The EnergyGateway.com system went live online in mid-September of 1999. After just six months, more than $200 million in transactions had been committed to it by leading companies such as Procter & Gamble, PPG Industries, and International Paper. The system, a highly customizable Internet-based e-commerce transaction platform, includes four “Energy Marketplaces” -- natural gas, electricity, commercial energy savings and residential energy savings. Each marketplace operates as a hub community of buyers and sellers, allowing both to transact more efficiently and effectively. EnergyGateway.com can also provide large customers with a licensed version of their software platforms for utilization in their own e-commerce initiatives.