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.
Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $34.5M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
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
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nichefire | Seed | $2.6M | Jan 2025 |
 Kernel | Unknown | $22M | Jan 2025 |
 Pieces | Growth | $25M | Sep 2024 |
 LunchTable | Seed | $2.4M | Jun 2024 |
| EEnable Injections Llc | Unknown | $215M | Jan 2022 |
 FinOpsly | Seed | $4.5M | — |
 Soundtrace | Pre-Seed | $2.5M | — |
| IInphlu | Seed | $2.4M | — |
Top Co-Investors
South Loop Ventures2 shared
JumpStart Ventures2 shared
Cultivation Capital1 shared
North Coast Ventures1 shared
Hyde Park Venture Partners1 shared
Gutter Capital1 shared
Rev1 Ventures1 shared
Engage Ventures1 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Accel1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Refinery Ventures1 shared
Vercel1 shared
SV Angel1 shared
OSF HealthCare1 shared
Concord Health Partners1 shared
Rittenhouse Ventures1 shared
Techstars1 shared
CincyTech1 shared
Magnetar Capital1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026