Bill Baumel is Managing Director at Ohio Innovation Fund. He 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 5 IPOs and 15 major acquisitions. Bill has been recognized as one of the Venture 100 Top VCs based on exits. In this episode, we talk about: - Bill's story and how he started investing - Why he moved from Silicon Valley to Ohio - How has the Ohio startup ecosystem evolved over the years - How he evaluates startup deals - Having a very hands-on approach to helping portfolio companies succeed - Perceived impact of recent Fed's rate cuts on venture capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Ohio Innovation Fund website - https://www.ohioinnovationfund.com/ Follow Bill on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billbaumel 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab For sponsorship or guest appearance requests, write to [email protected] Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts.