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Cincinnati venture capital & startups
Cincinnati CPG/retail tech and seed capital — 84.51°, Assurex Health, Medpace, CincyTech, QCA Ventures.
Cincinnati’s map is retail data (84.51° / Kroger), health services (Medpace CRO), and pharmacogenomics history (Assurex / GeneSight), with CincyTech and QCA Ventures as the seed stack.
Aliases include cincinnati plus mason, oh / mason, ohio for Assurex. Vineyard/Vine St. naming is messy — QCA + CincyTech are the verified fund pages.
Venture firms in Cincinnati
Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.
| Firm | HQ (directory) | Leads |
|---|---|---|
| CincyTech | Cincinnati, OH | Pre-Seed, Seed |
| QCA Ventures | Cincinnati, OH | Seed, Series A |
| Andreessen Horowitz | Menlo Park, CA | Series A, Series B+ |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | New York, NY | Seed, Series A, Series B+ |
| Define Ventures | San Francisco, CA | Series A |
| F-Prime Capital | Cambridge, MA | Series A, Series B+ |
| General Catalyst | Cambridge, MA | Series A, Series B+ |
Startups we cover in Cincinnati
Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists
in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.
| Startup | One-liner | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| 84.51° | Kroger’s retail data science, insights, and media subsidiary named for Cincinnati HQ longitude. | Cincinnati, OH |
| Assurex Health | Pharmacogenomic testing (GeneSight) to guide mental health medication decisions — acquired by Myriad Genetics. | Mason, OH |
| Medpace | Full-service clinical research organization (CRO) for biotech and pharma drug development. | Cincinnati, OH |
Coverage gaps
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Vine St. Ventures
Separate Cincinnati seed name — add when diligence warrants a full /fund/ page
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P&G alumni CPG startups
Thesis-rich; need verified HQ company rows
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