The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1870 as a land-grant institution. Originally established as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, it has evolved into a comprehensive university offering a diverse array of undergraduate, graduate, and research programs across various fields, including business, social sciences, law, medicine, and public affairs. The university operates a regional campus system with locations in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster. In addition to its academic offerings, Ohio State boasts a vibrant student life, featuring over 1,000 student organizations, intercollegiate and recreational sports, student media, and a strong student government association. The institution has produced numerous notable alumni who have excelled in government, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.
Basking Biosciences
Series A in 2024
Basking Biosciences is a startup focused on developing a reversible thrombolytic therapy aimed at restoring blood flow to the brain during ischemic strokes, thereby preventing hemorrhage and minimizing long-term damage. The company’s innovative approach involves a paired therapy that combines an active agent targeting a crucial component of clot stability with a designed reversal agent. This reversal agent can be administered if bleeding occurs, effectively neutralizing the active compound and restoring the blood's normal clotting ability. By enabling healthcare professionals to treat acute ischemic stroke effectively, Basking Biosciences aims to improve patient outcomes in critical medical situations.
Smalls is a direct-to-consumer pet food company that specializes in producing human-grade and fresh food for cats. Founded in 2017 by co-founders Matt Michaelson and Calvin Hughes, the company is headquartered in New York, New York. Smalls offers a range of cat food options, including chicken, beef, freeze-dried chicken, and turkey and duck, all prepared with high-quality ingredients. The food is made from fresh meat and a small amount of green vegetables, gently cooked to preserve nutrients and moisture. Additionally, Smalls provides customized meal kits tailored to meet the specific nutritional needs of each cat, allowing pet owners to conveniently receive healthy and fresh food delivered directly to their homes.
Holocron Technologies specializes in developing an information analytics platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance global domain awareness. The platform is designed to organize and analyze extensive amounts of open-source data through natural language processing, allowing for the tracking of information sources, locations, topics, ideas, and sentiment. It effectively differentiates stylistic and semantic nuances between various sources. Holocron's solutions cater primarily to government agencies and the military, providing non-sensitive intelligence to meet classified, unclassified, and proprietary intelligence needs across multiple disciplines in science and technology.
HDO Health
Pre Seed Round in 2022
HDO Health is a medical device portfolio company dedicated to bringing life-saving technologies to the world. Our first medical device being developed is an innovative tourniquet technology being commercialized in partnership with the Ohio State Innovation Foundation (OSIF) at the Ohio State University that helps prevent people from bleeding to death from a traumatic junctional wound.
Transportation Research Center
Grant in 2017
Transportation Research Center (TRC Inc.) specializes in research and development testing services. Brakes, crashworthiness, emissions, durability, fuel economy, handling, driver training classes, and performance testing is conducted at the independent automotive proving ground. Facilities include a 7.5 mile (12.1 km) test track, 50-acre (20 hectare) vehicle dynamics area, 9,000 ft. x 84 ft. (2723 x 25 m) skid pad, wet basalt and tile surfaces, emissions lab, dynamic handling courses, off-highway area, and crash test barrier and simulator sled.
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