The Greater Cincinnati Foundation helps generous people achieve their charitable goals and align their goals with community needs. GCF inspire philanthropy by connecting donors, partners and organizations, addressing some of the most difficult problems they face with innovative solutions.
GCF has awarded $1 billion to local causes over the past five decades. This amazing investment serves as more than a legacy of compassion and commitment. It also serves as a springboard to dream even bigger, making more of a positive impact on the lives of our tristate neighbors.
"The Greater Cincinnati Foundation strengthens our community in countless ways," said CincyTech President Mike Venerable. "Our missions converge around the creation of economic opportunity."
"CincyTech made a big commitment in 2007 to generate 1,000 local jobs through supporting new business strategies," said Robert Killins, Jr., GCF's Director of Giving Strategies. "They are solidly on track to deliver this goal. This is very exciting - it's not only the jobs that are important; it keeps great entrepreneurial minds in the region."
Thank you, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, for being a partner in our mission.
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We invite you to learn, share, and network with others in your community about Diversity and Inclusion in the #StartupCincy eco-system.
DATE: Feb 28
TIME: 6-8 pm
PLACE: Union Hall
We'll be talking about how the Internet of Things can help bring value to your life and business.
DATE: Thurs, Mar 9
TIME: 7:00 pm
PLACE: Union Hall
Attorney Vance Van Drake talks intellectual property at this program designed to connect business owners with experts.
DATE: Fri Mar 10
TIME: 7:30 am
PLACE: HCDC, Inc. Business Center
Join public officials, private and public leaders at the second community round-table event discussing Smart Cincy: The Regional Start Cities Initiative.
DATE: Wed Mar 15
TIME: 11:00 am
PLACE:
The Hamilton Mill
20 High Street
Hamilton, OH 45011
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CincyTech's New President
"I want people to know the human impact our portfolio companies make in the world."
In a decade as CincyTech managing director, Mike Venerable helped to grow many of those companies, and CincyTech, from the ground up. Two months into his tenure as CincyTech president, Venerable reflects on progress and the path forward.
"The progress since 2005 has, I think, surprised us all. We have now moved on to what is possible in our region," says Venerable. "But I think we are probably in the 2nd decade of a generational transformation. The best metaphor is flight. Planes reach a point of acceleration where they can leave the ground; the lift generated by their wings can carry the weight of the plane, fuel and cargo/passengers. There's a moment where the weight shifts from wheels to wings. That's where we are. The wings have all the weight, but we need to keep the throttles on full to keep climbing. Most of the best things will happen in the years to come.
"We are good at finding opportunities in SW Ohio that have potential and then helping rally the right talent and dollars around them. We are the connection point for more than 100 investors, more than 50 CEOs and founders, 800+ employees, and a broad circle of grantors. The community of people around CincyTech, the network in today's terms, has a lot more potential energy to release. That's my goal."
ReadySet Surgical Partners with Mercy Health
ReadySet Surgical, whose software helps hospitals avoid costly operating room delays, has landed investment and a unique partnership with
Mercy Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare system in Ohio.
Mercy Health will use the software in its own hospitals and work with ReadySet to co-develop surgical supply chain tools to further operating room efficiency.
Surgical delays that occur when vendor-supplied devices, instruments and implants are not sterilized and available on time cost US hospitals billions of dollars annually and impact patient care.
"Mercy's belief and support in our mission is critical to our long-term success," said ReadySet founder Keerthi Kanubaddi. "If we intend to solve some of the biggest problems in the surgical supply chain, we need an IDN (Integrated Delivery Network) partner to help validate design, provide real-world testing and ultimately utilize the platform."
You can read more about the deal
here.
LISNR: State of the "Art"
LISNR, whose cutting edge data-over-audio protocol has been put to use by professional sports teams and large concert organizers, has landed its first museum gig. T
he Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center has partnered with LISNR on its "CAC Digital Docent" app to offer an innovative take on clunky audio utilizes LISNR SmartTone technology to guide guests towards new content. This technology enhances the visitor experience and offers a cost effective solution for non-profit organizations like the CAC.
Earlier in the year, LISNR was honored at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
(
CES
) Innovation Awards in the Software and Mobile Apps category. L
ISNR also received an award for Innovation of the Year from
IoT breakthrough
recognizing their success in the "Connected Car" category.
"This is further confirmation that our technology is truly progressive and is considered among the best in the world," said Rodney Williams, founder and CEO. "We're very excited to share LISNR with the global technology community on one of its most coveted stages."
Enable Injections featured in MedTech
Enable Injections
was recently featured in
as a "Startup to Watch". The article totaled Enable's funding to date at $38MM. Author Mary Stuart praises Michael Hooven's (CEO) ability to incorporate both pharmaceutical and medical device experts on his team and his ability to integrate both of these industries into his business model so seamlessly. Hooven previously founded
Atricure Inc
, which went public in 2005.
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