Venrock

Venrock is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in technology and healthcare, with interests spanning information technology, life sciences and related sectors in the United States. The firm has supported a broad portfolio of companies, including Apple, Intel, Illumina, DoubleClick, Athenahealth, Gilead Sciences, Nest, SlideShare and Tudou. Venrock emphasizes long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs, combining hands-on venture support with rigorous data analysis to help startups grow into enduring companies.

Brian Ascher

Partner

Harry Barber

Investor

Ethan Batraski

Partner

Nick Beim

Partner

Racquel Bracken

Partner

Past deals in Ohio

Astronomer

Series D in 2025
Astronomer is a data engineering software company that builds a managed Apache Airflow platform. Founded in 2014 and based in Cincinnati, Astronomer offers Astro, a data orchestration platform powered by Apache Airflow that enables data teams to build, run, and observe data pipelines-as-code. The platform is designed to deploy, manage, and scale distributed Airflow workflows with features such as isolated resource allocation and controlled user access, supporting data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts in delivering trusted analytics. Astronomer's solutions help organizations increase data availability and visibility by making pipelines observable and governance-friendly across environments.

Astronomer

Series C in 2022
Astronomer is a data engineering software company that builds a managed Apache Airflow platform. Founded in 2014 and based in Cincinnati, Astronomer offers Astro, a data orchestration platform powered by Apache Airflow that enables data teams to build, run, and observe data pipelines-as-code. The platform is designed to deploy, manage, and scale distributed Airflow workflows with features such as isolated resource allocation and controlled user access, supporting data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts in delivering trusted analytics. Astronomer's solutions help organizations increase data availability and visibility by making pipelines observable and governance-friendly across environments.

Astronomer

Series A in 2020
Astronomer is a data engineering software company that builds a managed Apache Airflow platform. Founded in 2014 and based in Cincinnati, Astronomer offers Astro, a data orchestration platform powered by Apache Airflow that enables data teams to build, run, and observe data pipelines-as-code. The platform is designed to deploy, manage, and scale distributed Airflow workflows with features such as isolated resource allocation and controlled user access, supporting data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts in delivering trusted analytics. Astronomer's solutions help organizations increase data availability and visibility by making pipelines observable and governance-friendly across environments.

Spotlight Solutions

Venture Round in 2001
Spotlight Solutions, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, provides business optimization software for retailers and apparel manufacturers. Spotlight's applications help retailers to make better decisions by applying proven mathematical models to complex business problems.
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