# Investors based in Columbus (2026 list) > 150 investors based in Columbus, 5% active in the last 12 months. Led by Drive Capital, Rev1 Ventures, 10Xelerator. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-columbus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors based in Columbus Updated 7 November 2026 Firms with an address in Columbus. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page. [See all 150 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-columbus)The top 25 **150** investors on the list No change this week **34** cheques in 12 months *-26%* against the market **$8.5M** median round they joined *+6%* against the market median **5%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **4%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (7) - 1 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **190** **$8.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **89** **$3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 3 [10Xelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/10xelerator) quiet VC firm · United States **23** **$20K** median round **Sept 2013** last seen - 4 [NCT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nct-ventures) quiet VC firm · United States **17** **$4.7M** median round **Feb 2019** last seen - 5 [Ohio TechAngels Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-techangel-fund-llc) quiet VC firm · United States **13** **$6.3M** median round **Jun 2019** last seen - 6 [Get2Volume](https://millionrounds.com/fund/get2volume) quiet VC firm · United States **12** **$471K** median round **Jun 2015** last seen - 7 [Nationwide Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nationwide-ventures) quiet Corporate VC · United States **10** **$8.6M** median round **May 2019** last seen - 8 [Bold Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bold-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **7** **$45M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Ohio Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-innovation-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **7** **$8.8M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 10 [American Electric Power](https://millionrounds.com/fund/american-electric-power) quiet Growth equity · United States **4** **$51M** median round **Aug 2024** last seen - 11 [Tamarind Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamarind-hill) quiet VC firm · United States **4** **$8.6M** median round **Jul 2022** last seen - 12 [The O.H.I.O. Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-o-h-i-o-fund) *Deploying now* Private credit · United States **4** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [JobsOhio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jobsohio) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **3** **$34M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 14 [Nationwide Mutual...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nationwide-mutual) quiet Private equity · United States **3** **$6M** median round **Aug 2013** last seen - 15 [Ohio Third Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-third-frontier) quiet Accelerator · United States **2** **$1.3M** median round **Jun 2015** last seen - 16 [RockBridge Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockbridge-capital-partners) quiet VC firm · United States **2** **$22M** median round **Oct 2012** last seen - 17 [Telecom Ventures Llc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telecom-ventures-llc) quiet Private equity · United States **2** **$104M** median round **Jul 2001** last seen - 18 [Cummins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cummins) quiet Corporate VC · United States **1** **-** median round **Jan 2013** last seen - 19 [Heartland Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartland-ventures) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **$20M** median round **Jul 2025** last seen - 20 [Huntington National Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huntington-national-bank) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **1** **$100M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 21 [Ikove Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ikove-capital) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **$705K** median round **Jun 2015** last seen - 22 [Stonehenge Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonehenge-partners) quiet Private equity · United States **1** **$6.1M** median round **Dec 1999** last seen - 23 [Talisman Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talisman-capital-partners) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **$6M** median round **Jul 2019** last seen - 24 [1870 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1870-ventures) unknown Venture studio · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen - 25 [A11y Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a11y-capital) unknown Investment firm · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen **125 more on this list** All 150 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000. [See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-columbus) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **3** Nov **[T45 Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/t45-labs)** Other *With* [The O.H.I.O. Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-o-h-i-o-fund) - **27** Oct **[General Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute)** Series A · $100M *With* [Bold Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bold-capital-2) - **22** Oct **[Assembler AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/assembler-ai)** Seed · $4M *With* [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) - **20** Aug **[OCTAD Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/octad-capital-partners)** Other · $5.6M *Led by* [The O.H.I.O. Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-o-h-i-o-fund) - **17** Aug **[Sonic Fire Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonic-fire-tech)** Seed · $15M *Led by* [The O.H.I.O. Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-o-h-i-o-fund) - **3** Aug **[Dash Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash-bio)** Series A · $30M *With* [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) ## Stages This Year 32 rounds - Seed **25%** - Venture **25%** - Series A **16%** - Series B **9%** - Pre-seed **6%** - Other **19%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **11** - Fintech **6** - Software **3** - Manufacturing **3** - Hardware & Electronics **3** - Healthtech **2** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 8 Q1 25 7 Q2 25 22 Q3 25 11 Q4 25 16 Q1 26 5 Q2 26 4 Q3 26 3 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors based in London 4,496](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-london) - [Investors based in CA 3,746](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ca) - [Investors based in NY 3,658](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ny) - [Investors based in WA 2,473](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-wa) - [Investors based in San Francisco 2,377](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-san-francisco) - [Investors based in TX 2,250](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-tx) - [Investors based in Dubai 1,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-dubai) - [Investors based in Los Angeles 1,261](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-los-angeles) - [Investors based in Chicago 1,255](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-chicago) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors based in Columbus ### Who are the most active investors based in Columbus? By cheques observed, the most active are Drive Capital, Rev1 Ventures, 10Xelerator, NCT Ventures and Ohio TechAngels Fund. ### How many investors based in Columbus are there? 150 are on record. 5% made an investment in the last 12 months and 4% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors based in Columbus back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (40%) and Series A (25%). ### How big are the rounds investors based in Columbus join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $8.6M. ### Which sectors do investors based in Columbus back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Software. ### Which investors based in Columbus lead the most rounds? Drive Capital (7 led), The O.H.I.O. Fund (3 led) and Rev1 Ventures (1 led). ### What have investors based in Columbus invested in recently? Recent rounds include T45 Labs (Other, Nov 2026, with The O.H.I.O. Fund), General Compute (Series A, Oct 2026, with Bold Capital) and Assembler AI (Seed, Oct 2026, with Drive Capital). ### How is this list of investors based in Columbus ranked? By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night. Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)