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About
Founder of OIF, who spent over two decades investing in Silicon Valley before returning to Ohio to start the firm in 2016. Focuses on SaaS, big data, cybersecurity, and medtech; his portfolio has produced five IPOs and 15 major acquisitions, and he has been named among the Venture 100 top VCs. Educated at Ohio State with a Michigan MBA.
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Invests in
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureMedical DevicesSaaS
Deals · 3
FenixpyreBoard seat
via Ohio Innovation Fund · filed Dec 2023 · $6.3M raise
ScriptDropBoard seat
via Ohio Innovation Fund · filed Jul 2023 · $10M raise
AF Innovations HoldingsBoard seat
via Ohio Innovation Fund · filed Apr 2021 · $3.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Ohio Innovation Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bill Baumel?
- Founder of OIF, who spent over two decades investing in Silicon Valley before returning to Ohio to start the firm in 2016. Focuses on SaaS, big data, cybersecurity, and medtech; his portfolio has produced five IPOs and 15 major acquisitions, and he has been named among the Venture 100 top VCs. Educated at Ohio State with a Michigan MBA.
- Where does Bill Baumel work?
- Bill Baumel is Managing Director at Ohio Innovation Fund.
- What does Bill Baumel invest in?
- Bill Baumel invests in Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- What boards does Bill Baumel sit on?
- Bill Baumel holds tracked board seats at AF Innovations Holdings, Fenixpyre, ScriptDrop.
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