COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ohio Innovation Fund (OIF), a leading venture capital firm that leverages Silicon Valley experience to help create the next generation of companies and industries in Ohio and throughout the Midwest, today announced that managing director Bill Baumel will be the featured speaker at “Bunker Brews Columbus: What Investors Want,” an event hosted by Bunker Labs, which helps veterans and military spouses launch and scale companies. Later in the month, Baumel will serve as a judge in a business plan competition at The Ohio State University. Also announced, OIF partner Jill Raderstorf will take part in a panel titled "Understanding the Funding Lifecycle," at a workshop presented by Ohio State ADVANCE, which promotes the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty in STEMM disciplines.
“We love the opportunity to speak at these types of events because it allows us to leverage our experience to help create the next generation of companies and industries in Ohio and throughout the Midwest,” said Bill Baumel, managing director at the Ohio Innovation Fund. “We look forward to answering questions from the community during these sessions to help aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders succeed.”
Details of the events are included below.
Bunker Brews Columbus: What Investors Want
OIF managing director Bill Baumel will be the featured speaker at this Bunker Brews event, a monthly meetup where the Bunker Labs community, including veterans, military spouses, and civilians, come together to network with subject matter experts, investors and thought leaders in an environment focused on growth and development.
When: Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Strongwater, 401 West Town Street, Columbus, Ohio
OSU College of Engineering Business Pitch Competition
In addition, Baumel will serve as a judge in a business plan competition at The Ohio State University College of Engineering for the school’s “Empowering the Entrepreneurial Engineer” program.
When: Thursday, April 25 at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Dreese Lab, 2015 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio
Understanding the Funding Lifecycle: An Ohio State ADVANCE Workshop
OIF partner Jill Raderstorf will take part in a panel titled "Understanding the Funding Lifecycle," a workshop presented by Ohio State ADVANCE, which promotes the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) disciplines at The Ohio State University. This workshop is exclusive to the group's REACH for Commercialization initiative, which aims to inspire female entrepreneurship at Ohio State and beyond.
When: Friday, April 26 at 3:15 p.m. (an open-to-the-public networking reception will follow at 5:00 p.m.)
Where: Rev1 Ventures, 1275 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio
About The Ohio Innovation Fund
The Ohio Innovation Fund (OIF) provides venture capital and strategic, operational, and financial expertise to high-growth companies in the SaaS, Data Science, Cyber Security, and Med Tech markets. With more than twenty years of Silicon Valley venture capital experience, and close ties with a significant network of key Silicon Valley leaders, the partners of OIF have successful exits via several multi-billion-dollar valuation Initial Public Offerings as well as acquisitions by companies such as Medtronic, Dell, SAP, Intuit, and Stryker. OIF's companies have been featured by CNN, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal among others. For more information please visit www.ohioinnovationfund.com.
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