Cintrifuse is a Cincinnati-based nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that catalyzes the regional startup ecosystem through its venture arm, Cintrifuse Capital. Cintrifuse Capital makes direct investments in early-stage local startups and operates a fund-of-funds strategy, investing in national venture capital funds to drive capital into the Greater Cincinnati region.
36% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Their most common stage is seed (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $37.6M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
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Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nichefire | Seed | $2.6M | Jan 2025 |
 Kernel | Unknown | $22M | Jan 2025 |
 Kernel | Unknown | $22M | Jan 2025 |
 LunchTable | Seed | $2.4M | Jun 2024 |
| LunchTable | Seed | — | Jan 2024 |
 Enable Injections | Series C | $215M | Jan 2022 |
 Kernel | Series C | $53M | Jul 2020 |
| Enable Injections | Series A | $30M | Jan 2016 |
 FinOpsly | Seed | $4.5M | — |
| IInphlu | Seed | $2.4M | — |
 KERNEL | Unknown | $22M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Accel4 shared
Y Combinator4 shared
Refinery Ventures4 shared
Vercel4 shared
SV Angel4 shared
South Loop Ventures3 shared
JumpStart Ventures3 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
Sanofi Ventures2 shared
CincyTech2 shared
Ohio Innovation Fund2 shared
Cultivation Capital1 shared
North Coast Ventures1 shared
Hyde Park Venture Partners1 shared
Rev1 Ventures1 shared
Engage Ventures1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Eldridge1 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Khosla Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026