Leveraging VC experience and network in Silicon Valley that spans more than 20 years, oversees all operations of The Ohio Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Companies have been featured in prominent media such as CNN, Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, NBC News, and The Wall Street Journal. He brings his extensive background, considerable experience, and thorough knowledge of the Silicon Valley market to his current role with Ohio Innovation Fund, providing valuable market insights and expertise in business strategy, product, financing options, mergers and acquisitions, and management team building to Ohio companies with innovative technologies in high growth markets. A majority of the Fortune 500 are customers of the companies, and partners include Meta, Microsoft, Sanofi, Activision, Citi, ServiceNow, Genentech, Salesforce/Slack, Databricks, ESPN, Dell, SAP, and Snowflake among others.

Mimecast, a leading global Human Risk Management (HRM) platform, acquired Aware, a leading AI collaboration security platform, to revolutionize how organizations manage and mitigate human-centered security risks. Aware's forward-thinking approach and AI-powered capabilities will help enable Mimecast to further expand their offerings and address the intensifying risk.

Immuta provides one platform to govern and control data for your AI-based applications. Next-level enterprise AI requires granular-level control of data. With a single control plane across all your cloud platforms, continuous monitoring of all queries, and unified auditing for compliance, you get a faster and more efficient way to secure your sensitive data. Partners include Databricks, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Intel, Citi, and Dell.

Stirling Ultracold has merged with BioLife (NASDAQ: BLFS). The company provides the cold chain for pharma companies such as Genentech, Roche and Amgen; leading research universities such as CalTech and Harvard; as well as for Pfizer and Moderna's Covid vaccines. Stirling Ultracold was recognized by Avantor (an over $6 billion revenue company that distributes medical equipment) as their Supplier of the Year, in addition to being awarded AEP's Energy Efficiency Excellence Award.

efuse is the #1 global gaming platform serving gamers, publishers, and brands. Partners include Activision, Epic Games, Riot Games, and ESPN. Co-investors include professional athletes such as Braxton Miller, OBJ, Denzel Ward, Zeke Elliott, Travis Kelce, and other celebrities. eFuse's Founder and CEO, Matt Benson, was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Ohio Innovation Fund, where he created eFuse.

Clarametyx Biosciences Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing immune-enabling biologic therapies to fight life-threatening infections. Their novel technology platform targets the protective barrier around bacteria, known as biofilms. The company is in Phase 2 trials in partnership with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The technology is based on intellectual property that has been licensed from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Clinical sites include Johns Hopkins, NCH, U of Michigan, U of Pennsylvania, Boston Children's Hospital, and Stanford University.

Enable Injections provides enFuse®, a wearable drug delivery solution that is Simple – Friendly – Flexible. Key partners include CSL Behring, Roche, and Sanofi.

Niobium develops custom silicon components that make guaranteed privacy and security for critical data a practical reality - Hardware Acceleration for Zero Trust Computing

LENTECHS is a clinical stage ophthalmic medical device company focused on developing a new generation of soft, suspended contact lens, with a platform of offerings to span the patient lifecycle. Its flagship contact lens platform, APIOC™ has a patented design for suspension of the lens from behind the upper eyelid and is designed based on the anatomy of the eye. Partners include an undisclosed $20+ billion revenue pharma/biotech/med tech public company.

eRegulatory solution empowering clinical research sites, including Ascension Health, Case Western, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, University of Cincinnati, and UCSF. Merged with RealTime eClinical Solutions, backed by LLR Partners

Able allows recruiters to simplify and automate the onboarding processes that prevent new employees from getting to work. Insight Partners acquired Able for cash and Bullhorn stock - Bullhorn is the global leader in CRM and operations software for the recruitment industry. More than 7,000 staffing companies rely on Bullhorn’s cloud-based platform to drive sales, build relationships, and power their recruitment processes from end to end.

Trace 3D creates Immersive Experiences & AR Recordings within moments for retail, exhibitions, training and more.

ScriptDrop connects Providers and Pharmacies to the medication access expertise, coast-to-coast delivery network, and flexible technology needed to provide continuous patient care and improve medication adherence rates. OIF co-led the Series A with Cardinal Health.

esolution is the first and only FDA-cleared device indicated for use in any ablation energy source to deviate the esophagus and reduce the risk of ablation-related esophageal injury during treatment of atrial fibrillation - providing 18% less RF time, 9x fewer stops from temperature increases, 84% reduction in thermal injury. Partners include Johnson & Johnson as well as an undisclosed $1B+ revenue, public provider of medical technologies.

Genetesis detects functionally significant ischemia at its earliest stages - all in as little as 5 minutes - with the world’s first clinically ready MCG machine. Clinical sites include Ascension, University of Florida, Cleveland Clinic, Saint Luke's, Christ Hospital and Mayo.

FenixPyre is the Data Security Layer for Today’s Hybrid Environments- protect, scale, and meet compliance and regulatory standards with end users. Integrations include Dropbox, Egnyte, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, and Box.

Mojo Vision's talented team of engineers and scientists have created the world’s smallest and densest micro-LED display technology. Now the company is directing its resources to develop and commercialize its world-class micro-LED technology. Using leading edge semiconductor technology, Mojo is building micro-LEDs that will disrupt the $160B+ display industry. Partners include Google's AI-centric venture fund Gradient Ventures

RWI tech investments include: Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN), BlueArc (Cloud Storage and Software company acquired by Hitachi Data Systems), Force10 (Cloud Computing company acquired by Dell), SiGe (Mobile Applications company acquired by Skyworks), eSilicon (Semiconductor Design company acquired by Marvell), Vimicro (Nasdaq: VIMC), iReady (TCP offload engines and iSCSI processors company acquired by NVIDIA) Infrascale (Data-Protection-as-a-Service company), KhiMetrics (SaaS company acquired by SAP), Softface (Data Analytics company acquired by Ariba), nQuire (Data Analytics company acquired by Siebel Systems/Oracle) and GoSecure (Cyber Security). The major Med Tech success is Dexcom (Nasdaq: DXCM)Awarded: Power Players in the Cloud (3X), VC Power Players West Coast, and VC 100 ( Ranked as Top 100 VC based on exits/returns)

Developed to create a full 360 degree environmental view for use in autonomous vehicles, industrial equipment/machinery, 3D mapping and surveillance, Velodyne LiDAR now provides a full line of sensors capable of delivering the most accurate real-time 3D data on the market.

Infinera Intelligent Transport Networks use disruptive technology to blend optical, digital and packet networking for a more efficient and intelligent network. The Infinera unified end-to-end Intelligent Transport Network portfolio covers subsea, long-haul, metro and data center interconnect applications.

Investments include major acquisitions by Calix, Intuit, Clearwire Communications and Motorola, as well as public company Ebix.

$1.5 billion fund investing in private and micro-cap public (up to $250 million market value) companies in information technology and med tech markets.