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Bill Baumel

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Managing Director, Ohio Innovation Fund

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Ohio Innovation Fund
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Managing Director
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Managing partner
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

Bill Baumel is a seasoned venture capitalist who spent more than 20 years investing in Silicon Valley before returning to his home state to found the Ohio Innovation Fund in 2016. His investment areas include SaaS, big data, cybersecurity, and medtech, and his past investments have resulted in five IPOs and 15 major acquisitions by Dell, SAP, Medtronic, Intuit, Stryker, and others. Bill has been recognized as one of the Venture 100 Top VCs based on exits. Bill received his undergraduate degree in business, summa cum laude from Ohio State University and his MBA with high distinction from the University of Michigan.

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