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Our Approach
Our goal is to show students, entrepreneurs, and startups that Northeast Ohio is a viable geographic location to start their business. We want to showcase the resources this region provides in an attempt to attract and retain talent in Northeast Ohio.
StudentsWe give undergraduate and graduate students from higher education institutions an opportunity to understand new ventures through experiential learning opportunities.
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Start-upsWe fund high-growth potential, startups in areas such as advanced materials, medical technology, software applications, sensing and automation technologies and several others.
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Community We continue to work closely with several organizations to support the development of local business and technology. We want to keep entrepreneurs invested in the growth of Northeast Ohio.
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Meet Our Team
Daniel Hampu
Executive DirectorAbout Dan
Daniel J. Hampu is the Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund (NEOSVF). Dan also serves as Chief Operating Officer of Fontus Blue, Inc., a software-based startup company that develops solutions and supports people making exceptional drinking water for the public. Previously, he worked as a New Venture Manager with the University of Akron Research Foundation, where he focused on technology commercialization and due diligence, co-managing the University of Akron's National Science Foundation I-Corps Sites program, and managing deal flow for the ARCHAngels Investor Network. Mr. Hampu has a B.A. in Business Administration – Marketing from Mount Union College and a J.D. in Law and M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Akron. |
Alizeh Khalifa
MarketingAbout Alizeh
Alizeh interned with NEOSVF her final year at the University of Akron and graduated from there last December with a bachelor's degree in marketing. She now works as Head of Marketing at New Territory, an Akron-based, virtual and augmented reality startup. Alizeh hopes to see the organization expand to more universities across the state because, "NEOSVF connects students to so many impactful people and opportunities in the area that they may otherwise never hear about." |
Riley Shelton
Partner DevelopmentAbout Riley
Riley Shelton is a student majoring in Computer Science and Databases at Stark State. Riley has been with us for a little over a year now and has been working on the business development of a product out of the University of Akron Polymer Department. He has participated in numerous pitch competitions and workshops that Northeast Ohio has to offer. Riley wants to see Cleveland become the next Silicon Valley and believes it has the potential to do so. His dream is to end up in a history book because growing up his favorite subject was history and he admires many people and the impact they had on this planets timeline. |
Steve Maryo
Partner DevelopmentAbout Steve
Stephen Maryo is recent graduate from The College of Wooster. He has been apart of NEOSVF for over 2 years now as both a student manager and an intern. Right now, he is fundraising to help broaden the reach to students and universities that NEOSVF has. In the future he wants NEOSVF to just be Ohio Student Venture Fund, He wants this fund to be represented by almost all of the universities and colleges in Ohio. |
Our Portfolio
A few words from our start-ups
"As a founder, you need people that understand entrepreneurship and are willing to support the winding road. NEOSVF gets it! Their early support kept us alive, helped us attract other investment, and their line of questioning has helped me advance the business to places I only dreamed imaginable."
- Elijah Stambaugh, CEO of The Learning Egg |
“NEOSVF has been a tremendous asset for us in launching our controls product line. The financial and networking assistance from the Student Venture Fund and other NE Ohio organizations are great resources that should be used by all early stage companies in the area.”
- Julian Lamb, President of Paragon Robotics, LLC |
"Wastebits would like to thank NEOSVF for their investment in our future. The NEOSVF provided us the needed funding to be able to accelerate our growth. Without their help, Wastebits would not be where we are today. While the financial assistance was critical, NEOSVF and the University of Akron Research Foundation have provided valuable resources that have greatly contributed to our success thus far.”
- Dan Collins, Founder and CEO of Wastebits |
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Dick Pogue
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