# Ohio Innovation Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Ohio Innovation Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Dec 2025. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-innovation-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ohio Innovation Fund Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 7 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Seed Series A Series B Sector-agnostic Agnostic Generalist Follow Ohio Innovation Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fohio-innovation-fund) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **332** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.8M** Rounds led **1 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Ohio Innovation Fund ## Ohio Innovation Fund highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Debt: 80% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $750K ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Sector-agnostic Agnostic Generalist - **Based in:** Columbus, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Dec** **[Niobium](https://millionrounds.com/company/niobium)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$23M** *Led* - **2019** 1 round - **Mar** **[EmplorStream](https://millionrounds.com/company/emplorstream)** Series A · US · Crainscleveland **$3.5M** With 3 others - **2018** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Wiretap](https://millionrounds.com/company/wiretap)** US · Bizjournals **$11M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Mezu](https://millionrounds.com/company/mezu)** US · VentureBeat **$10M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Genetesis](https://millionrounds.com/company/genetesis)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.5M** With 2 others - **2017** 1 round - **Feb** **[Wiretap](https://millionrounds.com/company/wiretap)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 1 other - **2013** 1 round - **Mar** **[DecisionDesk](https://millionrounds.com/company/decisiondesk)** Debt · US · venturebeat.com **$750K** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named** DJ **David Jason Gaume** Director i Form ADV MP **Michael Papadakis** Director i Form ADV WR **William R. Baumel** Director, President i Form ADV We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$84M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** OIF Management Corp. - **SEC number:** CRD 283129 ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$8.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$750K** Led 1 of 7 rounds **14%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Dec 2025 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *3* - Debt *1* - Seed said *1* - Series B said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) 3 - [Draper Triangle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-triangle) 2 - [JumpStart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart) 2 - [North Coast Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-coast-angel-fund) 2 **Pitching Ohio Innovation Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ohio Innovation Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Rev1 Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures)[**Draper Triangle** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-triangle)[**JumpStart** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart)[**North Coast Angel Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-coast-angel-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies Ohio Innovation Fund put money into. [**Niobium** $23M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/niobium)[**Genetesis** $7.5M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/genetesis) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Ohio Innovation Fund in the title. - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 29 Oct 2024 · 54 min VC10X - Ohio investor with 5 IPOs & 15 mega exits - Bill Baumel, Managing Director, Ohio Innovation Fund With [Bill Baumel](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-baumel) Mentions [Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-fund)[Ohio Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-innovation-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Ohio Innovation Fund ### What does Ohio Innovation Fund invest in? Ohio Innovation Fund invests most often at Series A and Debt (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sector-agnostic, Agnostic and Generalist. ### How active is Ohio Innovation Fund? 7 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Dec 2025. ### What has Ohio Innovation Fund invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Niobium (Seed, Dec 2025), EmplorStream (Series A, Mar 2019) and Wiretap (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018). ### How big are Ohio Innovation Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.8M. ### Does Ohio Innovation Fund lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%). ### Where does Ohio Innovation Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Ohio Innovation Fund investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Ohio Innovation Fund invest alongside? Most often Rev1 Ventures (3 rounds together), Draper Triangle (2 rounds together) and JumpStart (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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