Let's Not Talk About Covid

Once upon a time, people learned trades or skills from a skilled employer until they mastered the work for themselves. The practice was called an apprenticeship. And it especially common in skilled trades. Fast forward to today and there remains a market for apprenticeships of sorts, through they may look different. Not all learners will seek to go to college after high school; yet, it's important that they have a work plan that can lead to a career. Peerro is a technology platform that was started as a way to encourage young people to build the skills needed to be successful in their careers. It has grown to become the connection point for schools, vocational programs, employers, and the young individuals they work with. Founder Rachel Angel, who worked her way through high school and college, saw a need for such a pathway. She talks with CincyTech CEO Mike Venerable about the growth of Peerro, and how today's education system can improve the way it prepare students for the future of work.

More than 8 million people go to the emergency room for chest pains every year. But 3 out 4 of the cases do not involve heart-related issues. Founded in 2017, Genetesis markets the  CardioFlux® medical imaging device to hospital emergency rooms that shows heart activity in a non-invasive manner. The imaging process takes 90 seconds and has the potential to provide more effective diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. CincyTech and Mark Cuban of Radical Investments led Genetesis' $7.5 million Series A round of financing, and CincyTech led the seed round of funding.

CardioFlux®, has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia and infarction in patients with symptoms of acute chest pain.

The pandemic may have forever changed the way we view work. This is especially true for those who work remotely. Remote workers have become accustomed to a new normal of sorts where they can accomplish multiple tasks while still putting in the hours required by their employers. This poses questions: How do you create a work culture when everyone is remote? What does workplace equity look like? And how can employers measure productivity for workers they never see in person. Chris Powell, CEO of Talmetrix, talks to CincyTech CEO about the future of work. Talmetrix is an employee feedback and analytics company that humanizes data to help organizations produce and leverage insights to improve employee and organizational performance.

Abre was launched by two educators in a small school district when they could not find software solutions to help link burgeoning EdTech growth in classrooms. So, they created a simpler, one-stop shop for their learning community. Today, Abre is serving hundreds of schools and hundreds of thousands of students in many states (and a few countries). Its mission is to open learning communities by connecting what matters through consolidated solutions that lead to aha moments, opening the future for the whole child and community.

CincyTech Chief Executive Officer Mike Venerable talks with Clarigent Health Founder and Chief Executive Officer Don Wright about the escalation of mental health challenges during the pandemic. They also discuss Clarigent's involvement with a juvenile court system that is using Clarigent's technology to identify potential mental health risks for those in the juvenile justice system. Wright lost his son to suicide in 2017.

CincyTech is a public-private venture capital organization that offers advice and capital to entrepreneurs; helps organizations commercialize technology through startups; and catalyzes investment from individuals and institutions into high growth companies. Our portfolio companies create jobs, economic vitality and bring new technologies to the world.

In nearly 15 years of investing, CincyTech has been among the Midwest’s most active seed funds. We have invested in more than 80 technology and health startups in southwest Ohio. These portfolio companies have collectively driven more than $1 billion in economic impact into the region, attracting follow-on venture capital from the nation’s top tier funds and employing more than one thousand people.