Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 13
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Bill is a seasoned venture capitalist who spent 20+ years working in Silicon Valley before returning to his home state to start the Ohio Innovation Fund. His investment areas include SaaS, big data, cyber security and medtech, resulting in four IPOs and 10 major acquisitions by Dell, SAP, Medtronic, Intuit, and Stryker among others. At OIF, he

works in the trenches with Ohio-based entrepreneurs to rapidly scale their companies and drive the growth of Ohio's entrepreneurial ecosystem. His companies have secured the majority of the Fortune 500 as customers, and their strategic partners include Microsoft, Facebook, SAP, Sanofi, Citi and more. They swept both early and late-stage TechOhio Culture Awards in 2018, as well as earned the title of Best Early Stage Company in Ohio for three consecutive years. He earned a BSBA summa cum laude from The Ohio State University and an MBA with high distinction from the University of Michigan.

Number of Investments 1
Bill Baumel invested in Mojo Vision on Jun 20, 2015.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 20, 2015
Mojo Vision
Seed Round - Mojo Vision
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Bill Baumel has 2 current jobs as Director at DOmedia and Managing Director at Ohio Innovation Fund. Additionally, Bill Baumel has had 1 past job as the Managing Director at RWI Ventures.
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Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
RWI Ventures
Managing Director
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 13
Bill Baumel holds 13 board and advisor roles including Board Member at eFuse, Board Member at Genetesis, and Advisor at Enable Injections.
Number of News Articles 12
NewsAug 27, 2019
NewsJul 10, 2019
The Ohio State University Alumni Association — Start me up
NewsMar 15, 2019
NewsFeb 13, 2019