Venture Transactions in Ohio

Branch provides home and auto insurance that's simple to buy and built for savings. Through its revolutionary instant-bind capability, Branch removes all of the friction associated with getting covered, helping consumers bundle their home and auto with ease. Branch is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Weatherford Capital Management
Investor
Family Office
Tampa, Florida
www.weatherfordcapital.com

SPR Therapeutics is a medical device company, providing patients with a non-opioid, minimally invasive pain treatment option. Our SPRINT® PNS System fulfills a critical unmet need for a drug-free, surgery-free option for millions who suffer from chronic pain. Backed by the largest body of clinical evidence, SPR has demonstrated commercial demand in untapped peripheral (shoulder and knee) and back pain markets and built an incredibly strong foundation for commercial growth. SPR Therapeutics is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

River Cities Capital Funds (RC Capital)
Investor
Venture Capital Firm
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.rccf.com

Standard Bariatrics is a surgical procedure company focused on the innovative development and commercialization of medical devices. Driven by a passionate group of surgical innovators, the company continues to release surgical solutions designed to address significant market opportunities. Standard Bariatrics was founded in 2014 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

River Cities Capital Funds (RC Capital)
Investor
Venture Capital Firm
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.rccf.com

Beam is a digital dental benefits provider that incorporates dental hygiene behavior into policy pricing, combining an easy-to-use online insurance platform, AI-powered underwriting, and the connected Beam Toothbrush for better overall wellness. Beam was founded in 2012 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Mercato Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.mercatopartners.com

BoxCast is an easy, flexible live streaming platform that empowers thousands of organizations around the world to engage and grow their communities through high-quality video. BoxCast was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Updata Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Washington, District of Columbia
www.updata.com

Aware delivers AI-infused governance, compliance and monitoring for enterprise organizations deploying today’s leading collaboration and messaging platforms, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Yammer and Workplace from Facebook. Aware’s comprehensive platform solves common challenges that legal, compliance, information security and IT departments face when rolling out collaboration, including archiving, monitoring, organization insights, DLP, eDiscovery, retention and legal holds. Aware is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Spring Mountain Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
New York, New York
www.smcgrowthcapital.com

Surgere is a technology company specializing in sensor-based supply chain solutions. Its patented technology and proprietary software deliver accuracy, visibility, and end-to-end analytics, empowering leading global brands with high-fidelity data and advanced sensor-driven insights. Surgere was founded in 2004 and is based in Green, Ohio.

Advantage Capital Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
New Orleans, Louisiana
www.advantagecap.com

Graham Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
www.grahampartners.net

Upright is an online platform for investing in short-term residential real estate debt. The company's fintech platform focuses on raising capital for the residential rehab loan market and passive wealth generation for peer-to-peer lenders. Upright was founded in 2014 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Edison Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Princeton, New Jersey
www.edisonpartners.com

Complion is a cloud-based eRegulatory platform that improves efficiency for research sites and sponsors and research institutions by enabling a sponsor-approved solution for collecting and managing a site network’s clinical trial documentation, ensuring that everyone in an organization follows standard processes and procedures while providing administrators visibility into compliance. Complion was founded in 2013 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Beringea
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.beringea.com

Keyfactor is a provider of secure digital identity management solutions that enable organizations to confirm the authenticity and ensure the right things are interacting in the right ways in our connected world. Keyfactor was founded in 2001 and is based in Independence, Ohio.

Insight Partners
Investor
Venture Capital Firm
New York, New York
www.insightpartners.com

Sixth Street Partners
Investor
Asset Manager
San Francisco, California
www.sixthstreet.com

Heureka Software is an intelligence platform gives users real-time access to unstructured data on network file systems, servers, VM’s, laptops and desktops from a single user interface and provides remediation tools including file collection, quarantine or delete. Heureka Software is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bridge Investments
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.bridgeinvestments.com

One Energy is a vertically integrated industrial power solutions company and is an installer of on-site, behind-the-meter, megawatt-scale, wind energy in the United States. The company provides Wind for Industry solutions for large electricity consumers. It delivers project assessment, development, engineering, procurement, construction, finance, and operations. One Energy was formed in 2009 and is based in Findlay, Ohio.

Prudential Capital Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.prudentialcapitalgroup.com

AmpliFund designs, develops, and markets major edge process management tools for nonprofit and public sector institutions. AmpliFund captures grant information as data and automates hundreds of complex activities throughout the grant lifecycle. AmpliFund board management portal, BoardMax, helps organizations engage and communicate with board members. Both products are high-value, affordable software solutions, designed to help nonprofit and public sector entities maintain compliance, generate revenue, and build capacity. AmpliFund is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

First Analysis
Investor
Venture Capital Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.firstanalysis.com

BuyerQuest, Inc. is a spend management software and services company, founded on the core belief that the enterprise procurement experience can and should be just as easy as an everyday B2C e-commerce shopping experience. BuyerQuest, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Argentum Capital Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
New York, New York
www.argentumgroup.com

First Analysis
Investor
Venture Capital Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.firstanalysis.com

Synapse Biomedical is a medical device company developing neurostimulation products. The company’s products have been approved by the FDA for patients with spinal cord injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Synapse Biomedical was founded in 2002 and based in Oberlin, Ohio.

Vivo Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Palo Alto, California
www.vivocapital.com

LendKey Technologies is an online lending solution for banks and credit unions. LendKey helps lenders of all types and sizes grow and run their digital loan business. LendKey Technologies was established in 2007 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Updata Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Washington, District of Columbia
www.updata.com