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Blueprint Intelligence / Specialized Pathways / Ohio SSBCI venture capital, two fund routes with different scale requirements
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Ohio separates growth-stage and early-stage fund support, and the state's SSBCI capital is structured as a loan to participating investment funds.
Ohio's SSBCI venture programs are fund-level programs administered by the Ohio Department of Development. The Ohio Venture Fund targets professionally managed funds supporting growth-stage technology companies, while the Ohio Early-Stage Focus Fund targets smaller early-stage funds. Both routes use a debt/equity hybrid structure rather than a conventional state LP commitment.
Eligible applicants must be able to accept approximately $5 million to $10 million in SSBCI support. The resulting fund is expected to be approximately $10 million to $20 million. The program focuses on growth-stage technology companies in Ohio.
State support is structured as a loan from Ohio to the private investment fund.
Eligible applicants must be able to accept approximately $1 million to $5 million. The resulting fund is expected to be approximately $2 million to $10 million. The program targets professionally managed early-stage investment funds.
The smaller route should not be presented as a reduced version of the growth-stage program. It has its own fund-size and stage logic.
Ohio SSBCI venture capital support is not a standard grant or ordinary LP commitment. The state's support to participating funds is structured as a loan.
Source check recorded: August 2, 2026.
Use this guide to prepare the conversation, then confirm current terms with the program administrator. Eligibility, investment limits and application windows can change after the recorded source date.
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