Fireroad

Praying you're able to find rest from the journey today and enjoy time with some people you love! Happy Thanksgiving!

Honored to have the opportunity to partner with Joe Brown, Brit Zandbergen-Karel, Mike Hillenmeyer and the Collide Capital team to build much needed solutions for the millions of small businesses powering our economy.

Fireroad Ventures is pleased to announce our investment in DifferentKind, partnering with Matthew Allen, DDS and Dr. Carolyn Brown, DDS, MA to bring evidence-based patient experience measurement to dental care. https://lnkd.in/gZQFm9fj

I'm thrilled to share that we're kicking off our search for our CTO (see post below for JD and application link). We are a woman-founded, venture-funded AI startup - a rarity in today's market - that is revolutionizing how innovators tell their bold stories. We are looking for an inspired CTO to come in and make an impact - this is a great opportunity to build a strategy and a team in one of the fastest-moving markets in history. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please consider applying or sharing through your network. Dave Knox Ford Knowlton Nate Sowder Tsavo Knott Kevin Mackey Maddie Bell ??????? Justin Frye Sarah Sanders Mike Bell ?????Brett Renzenbrink Brian Duerring Helen Todd (Human) Elisha Herrmann

Congratulations to Ry Walker and the whole team at Tembo -- a Fireroad Ventures Fund I portfolio company -- on closing your Series A ??

Exciting day today in my next “you can’t start a company like that in the Midwest” journey. Tembo raises Series A, backed once again by the absolute greatest VC firms. https://lnkd.in/ezgSp3Ck ?? We are fired up to execute from here ??

Last year at #StartupCincyWeek, Fireroad Ventures portfolio companies Narratize and Tembo were featured, our partners Tim Metzner and Ry Walker spoke on panels, and alumni from our accelerator partner OCEAN Programs (Kirsten Moorefield, Maddie Bell ???????) were showcased. In preparation for this year, both Tim and Christy Johnson are working with the host committee to make it another awesome week for the ecosystem we call home. Join us at Startup Cincy Week 2024! Early bird registration is open now: https://lnkd.in/gRzwBy5X

What a day for startup employees, founders, investors, and enthusiasts in the Cincinnati area! Two really fun announcements. OCEAN Programs announced their 10th class of their flagship Accelerator program! We could not be more excited to partner with the OCEAN team and these founders to build some incredibly impactful companies together. Link below to a post from Luke Dooley announcing this. ?? Cintrifuse announced they are launching a new accelerator in Cincinnati: Venture Velocity Program and are accepting applications for their first cohort! Read more about this game changer for the #StartupCincy community in the link below. ?? Congrats all! ??

Honored to be included in a star-studded list of finalists for the Cincy Inno Fire Awards! Congrats to Coterie Insurance (we share a founder!), Tembo (portfolio company), Cloverleaf (an alum of our partner OCEAN Programs) and many other friends on the list (including all others in the Venture Capital firm category with us)!

If you're interested at all in the trends, activity, and opportunities for venture-building in the state of Ohio, meet us at The Ohio Venture Pipeline event in a few weeks. Jeff (J.D.) Davids brings data and quality insights to help us see what's actually going on in our home state. Hope to see you there.