Ohio State University (OSU), early stage investor TechColumbus, and the Nationwide Children’s Hospital have partnered on a $7m venture fund for seed investment into Ohio’s startups and OSU spin-outs.
The Catalyst Fund, which will be managed by TechColumbus, will look to make initial investments of up to $400,000 at early and concept stages, with room to join in on follow-on investments.
One of the main focuses of the fund will be to invest in spin-outs from both OSU…
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