Ohio Investment Network

Entrepreneurs - How It Works

We have created a database of Ohio investors who are regular investors in Ohio startups and businesses requiring capital. Our site also gives you access to investors from our partner sites in New York, Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania. We charge no commission and our rates are low, so the cost to you of finding investment can be as little as $149.

We offer a fast and easy process to get your business proposal in front of investors:

Step 1: Register as an Entrepreneur

The first step in reaching investors through the Ohio Investment Network is to register. This involves answering a few questions about yourself in our one page registration form. It is free to register and the process only takes a few minutes. What are you waiting for? Register here.

Step 2: Create A Proposal

Once you have registered, you can then login and create an investment proposal. We don't ask you for a detailed business plan, only that you answer questions that investors need to know in order to do initial due diligence on your idea and your business. When you are ready to activate your proposal, a staff member will do a final review prior to releasing the proposal to investors.

Step 3: Find Matching Investors

Once your proposal is approved, our system will cross reference your proposal information with investor preferences to determine which investors should be notified about your proposal.

Step 4: Make Contact

Once your proposal is distributed to investors, you will be notified if an investor is interested in your proposal. Please be aware that we are a match-making service only. We receive no commissions so our rates for helping you find investors can remain low. Our system gives you access to contact information of interested investors, however, we do not become involved in due diligence, negotiations, or deal structuring between you and any interested investors.

Payment Options

Option 1 Submit your investment proposal for free using our Basic Services package. When our online matching service finds an investor interested in your opportunity, you can then contact the investor by upgrading to our Referral Services or Premium Services packages. Your proposal remains active for 180 days and all investor contacts are included in the price of the upgrade packages, no matter how many of them there are. Please Note: If you submit your investment proposal for free, it must be 100% anonymous.

Option 2 Alternatively you can pay an upfront fee for one of our two higher grade packages (Referral Services, Premium Services) and take advantage of our enhanced services. This will increase your chances of finding investment by allowing you easier and faster access to interested investors and the use of the many premium services discussed on our rates page.

Ohio Investors

United States > Ohio

Experienced Senior Manager of Project Management with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Individual investor.

$10,000 to $40,000

United States > Ohio

Operations specialist with a strong background in leading and developing key functions, including staff scheduling, forecasting telecommunications and product fulfillment. Individual investor.

$10,000 to $250,000

United States > Ohio

My objective is to use my liquid funds to invest in a company that needs the help and grow with it.

$0 to $15,000

United States > Ohio

I am a 38yr old female residing in Columbus,OH. I have a masters degree in business and marketing with over 10 yrs of experience in the financial industry. I have small personal investments and would like to increase capital wealth by investing with others. I am an independent investor and can provide advisory and silent partnership.

$5,000 to $50,000

United States > Ohio

I am a 35 year old CFO living in the central Ohio area. I have been in finance and accounting for my entire 13 year career and have experience in banking, consulting, healthcare, B2B, B2C. I currently serve as the CFO of a smaller high growth business, so I have first hand experience with the difficulties and headwinds small/startup business face, but also have worked for large multi-national firms. Individual investor who would be open to anything from silent partner, to hands- on contributor.

$1,000 to $20,000

United States > Ohio

I am a married man with one son and I have been in the mortgage industry for over 20 years. I do have a college degree and up to 100K to invest if the right opportunity for me. Depending on the type of investment and/location, I can be either hands-on, advisory and/or silent, but prefer to be silent. My status is as an individual investor. Although my expertise is mortgage loans and real estate, I am open to different ventures if they make sense and the return is worth it.

$5,000 to $100,000

United States > Ohio

* 31-year-old male currently residing in Columbus, OH * Individual investor looking to invest in both start-ups and small businesses seeking growth capital (open to most industries) * Willing to leverage 10-years of Business Development / Corporate Strategy / M&A experience to entrepreneur via advisory-level involvement (open to silent involvement as well) * M.B.A Graduate of The Ohio State Fisher College of Business with concentrations in Finance and Strategy

$10,000 to $250,000

United States > Ohio

Single. In my 30s. relocating to NYC by June 2023. Prospective law school applicant. Undergraduate in legal studies and marketing. Interested in corporate law. Diligent hard worker. Excellent analytical skills. Inherited wealth.

$100,000 to $250,000