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What is The Ohio Capital Fund? The Ohio Capital Fund, a fund of funds, was established by the State of Ohio to help increase private investment in Ohio companies in the seed or early stage of business development. To date, the Ohio Capital Fund has obtained $150 million of commitments from private resources for investment in qualified venture capital funds. These venture capital funds commit to invest at least half of the Ohio Capital Fund monies in Ohio-based companies, corporations and individuals. The Ohio Capital Fund is actively making commitments to venture capital funds and through these commitments, the Ohio Capital Fund acts as a catalyst to promote venture capital investment in promising Ohio companies. The Ohio Capital Fund News 12.14.11 | Ohio Venture Capital Continues Impressive Expansion (PDF: 77k) 10.25.11 | Summit to Feature Innovative Ohio Companies (PDF: 64k) 10.18.11 | Speakers for Ohio Early Stage Business Summit Unveiled (PDF: 65k) 03.18.11 | Renewed Funding Sought for Rapidly Draining Ohio Capital Fund (PDF: 69k) 03.10.11 | Ohio Capital Fund Announces Investment in 22nd Venture Capital Fund – Arsenal Venture Partners (PDF: 71k) 08.12.10 | Early Stage Summit is Opportunity for Entrepreneurs, VC Firms (PDF: 77k) 08.08.10 | Ohio Fund Supports Venture-Capitalist Investments (PDF: 202k) 05.18.10 | Ohio Agency Sets $158M of Taxables for Tech Firms (PDF: 43k) 03.12.10 | Ohio Capital Fund Announces Assistance to Fortieth Company (PDF: 64k) 02.11.10 | Seamless connection between programs and capital are credited with Ohio's high-tech rise (PDF: 31k) 01.26.10 | Ohio 2010 Venture Capital Outlook: Need for Capital to Grow in 2010 and Beyond (PDF: 19k) 01.20.10 | CardioInsight raises $5.7 million for heart-mapping technology (PDF: 22k) 10.14.09 | Ohio Emerging Leader in Venture Capital Investment in the U.S. (PDF: 156k) 07.02.09 | Investment in Ohio Early-stage Companies up Significantly; Bucking National Trend (PDF: 18k) 04.28.08 | The Ohio Capital Fund Closes Four New Investment Commitments (PDF: 28k) Reference Material Cultivating the Future - 2009 Ohio Venture Capital Report - Presented at the Ohio Early Stage Summit VI in September, 2010 by Dr. Michael S. Camp, Center for Entrepreneurship, Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Institute, The Ohio State University. (PDF: 1m) 2008 Ohio Venture Capital Presentation - Presented at the Ohio Early Stage Summit V in October, 2009 by Dr. Michael S. Camp, Center for Entrepreneurship, Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Institute, The Ohio State University. (PDF: 3m) Making an Impact - Read SRI International’s September 2009 report, “Making an Impact: Assessing the Benefits of Ohio’s Investment in Technology-Based Economic Development Programs.” (PDF: 9m) 03.25.09 - 2007 Ohio Venture Capital Presentation - Presented at the Ohio Early Stage Summit IV in September, 2008 by Dr. Michael S. Camp, Center for Entrepreneurship, Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Institute, The Ohio State University. (PPT: 3m) 2007 Ohio Venture Capital Report - The full report as summarized in the above presentation. (PDF: 499k) |
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