Sica Ventures

Velontra, founded in 2021 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializes in hypersonic weapon technologies and aerospace solutions. The company focuses on developing hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology that accelerates the design process while minimizing costs. Velontra's innovative approach involves creating engines capable of achieving hypersonic speeds, as well as designing and constructing the associated propulsion systems and vehicles. By streamlining the propulsion design cycle, Velontra aims to provide affordable options for the defense and space industries, facilitating the use of unmanned supersonic vehicles.

MRI Online is an e-learning platform that offers radiology courses and resources for practicing radiologists. The platform's 5- and 10-week online radiology fellowship programs are tailored to the needs of working radiologists. Report on real-world cases, review gold-standard reports, and receive personalized feedback – all without taking time away from work. With free, live conferences and learning available from anywhere, Noon Conference online radiology lectures and on-demand videos keep the radiology community connected. MRI Online was launched in 2019 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Traditional IT controls focus on locking down networks, devices, and people. All of this is done in the name of protecting data. But, once files are moved, shared, or stolen, the data is no longer protected. Even worse, these controls get in the way and frustrate business users to the point they intentionally work around them. Anchor inverts the equation by baking protection into the data, invisible to the business users (like antivirus), so that files are free to travel and security is out of the way. Simply put, wherever the data goes, it is protected. Anchor is a SaaS platform, with an endpoint component, that bakes protection into your files with a unique transparent combination of encryption, continuous multi-factor access controls, and a digital chain of custody. And when you do share or collaborate, Anchor protection stays with your data, even when it leaves your organization. Anchor empowers you to maintain control of your files while collaborating on premise or in the cloud, including forensic logging and revoking access. In under 90 minutes, Anchor is fully deployed and empowers your business users to securely work and collaborate without complicated security products or rules in the way. All without requiring you to change existing IT controls or how your users and applications work today. DAtAnchor is a result of a multi-year research activity, developed at Ohio State University. The development team currently has 6 members, 4 of which are full-time. We have seed level funding for >1M and an advisory board with members at the senior vice president level in Fortune 500 companies.

Fleri is a social impact fintech company based in Columbus, Ohio, focused on enhancing the financial support immigrants provide to their families abroad, particularly in the healthcare sector. Through its primary product, FleriHealth, the company allows immigrants to directly find and pay for healthcare services for their loved ones overseas, ensuring that the funds are used as intended. The platform facilitates access to quality healthcare by assigning a family care manager and a primary care doctor to each user, along with offering unlimited care coordination. This approach aims to eliminate the complexities of traditional money transfers, providing transparency and accountability in supporting dependent relatives.