Radar · FinTech in Ohio
Best FinTech Companies in Ohio, United States
The 314 best FinTech companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Root.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
314companies tracked
$2.2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
94have raised
Sector wealth & growth · validated company filings
$180Mmedian revenue
+8%median YoY growth
$89.0Bcombined revenue pool
130companies reporting
Biggest earners American Express Co ($10.5B, +9% YoY), Mastercard Inc ($8.3B, +13% YoY), Flex Ltd. ($6.6B, +4% YoY), Fiserv Inc ($5.0B, +10% YoY)
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINTECH × OHIO
Our analysis of 243 FinTech companies
$56.0b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
243companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
45unicorns
2018median founding year
2.9Mcombined LinkedIn audience
95%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root 🦄 Provider of car insurance rates based primarily on driving behavior | $540M | 81 mo ago | Public | 1,571 1,571 → 1,202 (-23%) | Alexander Timm Founder & CEO | ContentfulSentryZendesk+40 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Branch 🦄 Provider of auto and home insurance solutions 62Funding top 19%Tech top 20%Moat top 26%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Techtop 20% Moattop 26% Growthtop 35% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $280M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 40 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $280M | 19 mo ago | Series D | 2 | Steve Lekas Co-Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+35 | — | 2 awards |
| 3 | Beam Provider of health insurance solutions for employees 76Funding top 18%Patents top 19%Moat top 28%Innovation top 29% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Patentstop 19% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 29% Techtop 32% Customerstop 35% Producttop 36% Growthtop 37% Markettop 45% Globalbottom 40% Funding: Raised $239M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 14 yrs (0.9/yr) Patents: 82 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $239M | 10 mo ago | Series E | 230 230 → 239 (+4%) | — | WebflowSalesforceAmazon Web Services+22 | 82 patents Thermal management and fast‑charging solutions for electric‑vehicle batteries | — |
| 4 | Smart Financial planning solutions for retirement | $225M | 53 mo ago | Series D | — | Duane Bernt CEO | — | 53 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 5 | Check Into Cash A short term direct lending platform for personal expenses. | $165M | 155 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,408 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 6 | Coterie Online insurance platform for small businesses 67Tech top 19%News top 21%Funding top 25%Growth top 29% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 19% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 29% Moattop 31% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 6 types) · +500% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $99M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 137 | David McFarland Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+36 | — | — |
| 7 | Splash Financial Provider of an online marketplace for education loan refinancing | $78M | 9 mo ago | Series C | 68 | Steve Muszynski Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — | — |
| 8 | eLynx Document automation platform for financial institutions. | $59M | 237 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 88 | — | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | Goldfinch Decentralized crypto lending protocol for businesses | $53M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 52 | Mike Sall Co-Founder & Contributor | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+16 | 12 patents Multispectral/hyperspectral imaging systems for meat quality and composition analysis | — |
| 10 | Matic Insurance Provider home insurance quote solutions | $51M | 17 mo ago | Series C | 224 224 → 309 (+38%) | Benjamin Madick Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryZendesk+31 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 11 | Bold Penguin Software suite for the commercial insurance industry | $50M | 80 mo ago | Acquired | 210 210 → 243 (+16%) | Benjamin Clarke Co-Founder & CDO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | — |
| 12 | Foxen Provider of risk management software for renters insurers | $44M | 49 mo ago | Series A | 90 | Patrick McBride Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailSalesforce+22 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 13 | Upright An end-to-end real estate investment platform | $33M | 55 mo ago | Series B | — | Matt Rodak Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | — | — |
| 14 | Payliance API-linked payment gateway | $31M | 78 mo ago | Series A | 62 | John Cullen CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+30 | — | — |
| 15 | Blackmoon Trading platform for cryptocurrencies | $30M | 105 mo ago | Funding Raised | 23 | Oleg Seydak Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Bannockburn Global Stock brokerage firm | $28M | 142 mo ago | Acquired | 20 | — | RubyChart.jsRuby on Rails+8 | — | — |
| 17 | AmpliFund Cloud-based grant management software for government | $19M | 74 mo ago | Acquired | 87 | Scott Smith CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 18 | Patriot Software Online accounting and payroll software | $17M | 55 mo ago | Series A | 325 325 → 176 (-46%) | Mike Kappel Founder/CEO/Board Member | Amazon WebstoreWordPressMySQL+30 | — | — |
| 19 | SBFE Provider of small business credit data exchange and risk management tools | $16M | 129 mo ago | Series A | 12 12 → 25 (+108%) | Elisabeth MacDonald CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | — |
| 20 | BuyerQuest Provider of procure-to-pay software | $15M | 108 mo ago | Acquired | 28 | — | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 3 patents Automated catalog management for e‑procurement platforms | — |
| 21 | Neural Payments Payment gateway solutions facilitating online payments | $11M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Mick Oppy Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubBootstrapcore-js+20 | — | — |
| 22 | FreedomPay Online payment gateway and MPOS solutions for businesses | $8M | 92 mo ago | Series B | 243 | — | — | 15 patents Secure global payment tokenization and transaction processing systems | — |
| 23 | Luma Financial Technologies Order management solutions for brokers & dealers | $7M | 14 mo ago | Series C | 127 | Timothy Bonacci President & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 24 | UniRush Provides prepaid card for personal use. | $5M | 124 mo ago | Acquired | 131 | David Rosenberg Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | TribeVest Online platform for group savings | $5M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Travis Smith Founder & CEO | SentryTypeScriptQuill+32 | — | — |
| 26 | Group Management Services Provider of risk management, employee benefits, payroll and tax management services | $5M | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | 16 | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+27 | 154 patents Advanced cosmetic and dermatological formulations using natural extracts and encapsulation technologies | — |
| 27 | CardinalCommerce Enterprise-wide risk solutions preventing payments fraud across all payment endpoints and networks | $5M | 162 mo ago | Acquired | 163 | — | SentryReadMeAlgolia+14 | 231 patents Secure electronic payment authentication, tokenization, and transaction processing platforms | — |
| 28 | Embrace Pet Insurance Provider of pet insurance and wellness plans for cats and dogs | $4M | 51 mo ago | Acquired | 120 | — | SentryApple iCloud MailUnbounce+33 | — | — |
| 29 | SoMoLend Comparing consumer loans in Norway to find the cheapest options | $4M | 159 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Candace Klein Founder and CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | Liquidium Peer-to-peer ordinal lending on Bitcoin | $4M | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | Robin Obermaier Co-Founder & CEO | SentryProton MailNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 31 | Presta Online solutions for digital business lending | $3M | 38 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Leopoldo Pena Co-Founder & CEO | MUIReactReact Router+10 | — | — |
| 32 | Synota Decentralized software intended to provide bitcoin mining-related services | $3M | 43 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Alan Schroeder Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Payload Provider of payment processing platform for businesses and software platforms | $3M | 50 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Ryan Rybolt CEO & Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsZoho+17 | — | — |
| 34 | Parcel Treasury management solutions for DAOs | $3M | 57 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Anubhav Girdhar Founder | — | 3 patents Enhancing e‑commerce platforms with integrated CRM and localized website content | — |
| 35 | HubiFi Financial automation and analysis platform for high transaction businesses | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | William Kaper Co-Founder & CTO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowSentry+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 36 | Tnedicca Insurance risk management solutions for the auto insurance industry | $2M | 51 mo ago | Series A | 9 | Nizam Syed Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | — | — | — |
| 37 | Pay Theory Cloud based platform offering payment solutions for education sectors | $2M | 52 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Joe Miramonti Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPTypekit+18 | — | — |
| 38 | LuckyTruck Online platform offering truck insurance quotes | $2M | 43 mo ago | Seed | 23 | Julie Zimmer Chief Executive Officer | Framer SitesZohoReact+12 | — | — |
| 39 | 10XTS Digitizing real-world assets with blockchain for secure, transparent, and efficient solutions | $2M | 50 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Michael Hiles Founder | — | — | — |
| 40 | AKRU Online investment platform for commercial real estate | $2M | 57 mo ago | Seed | 31 | — | SentryNode.jsGoogle Maps+39 | — | — |
| 41 | Hapi Online trading platform for stocks and ETF's | $2M | 45 mo ago | Seed | 27 | Billy Caballero Founder & CTO | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+21 | — | — |
| 42 | Wizest Online copy trading platform for the financial market | $2M | 48 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Axel Thibon Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+8 | — | — |
| 43 | Battle For Giostone Blockchain-based Esport multiplayer battle game | $1M | 44 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Mile Gramatikov Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 44 | Vigil Provider of post-issue insurance servicing platform for annuities and life insurance | $1M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | Kole Lee Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 45 | Auxilia Cloud-based donor management software for nonprofits | $1M | 12 mo ago | Seed | 13 | Aaron Gray Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+25 | — | 1 launch |
| 46 | MedaSync AI-based software for data intelligence and workflow automation | $550K | 9 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Ryan Edgerly CEO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 47 | zypl.ai AI-based credit scoring solution for financial and credit institutions | $500K | 2 mo ago | Series A | 35 | Azizjon Azimi Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactLenis+7 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 48 | Infrared Blockchain-based proof of liquidity management platform | $250K | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | Raito Founder | SanityNode.jsRadix UI+17 | 12 patents Advanced IR-visible sensor fusion and laser‑guided imaging for precise gas and environment detection | — |
| 49 | Storm Decentralized exchange offering to trade in crypto | $150K | 22 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Denis Vasin Founder | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+12 | 10 patents Protective building enclosures (storm/flood shields) and industrial airflow optimization for pulverizers | — |
| 50 | Spendr Online payment platform for cannabis payments | $106K | 16 mo ago | Series A | 11 | Lucas Gould Founder & CEO | WebflowLeafletLivefyre+19 | — | — |
Top 12 FinTech companies in Ohio
#1
Series E · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2012 · 230 employees$239.2Mraised▾
Series E · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2012 · 230 employees
Provider of health insurance solutions for employees. It offers digital quoting for customized pricing, and an online portal for instant access to plan information and management. The insurance offered includes dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Patents
top 19%Moat
top 28%Innovation
top 29%Tech
top 32%Customers
top 35%Funding: Raised $239M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 14 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series E (Jul 2025)
Patents: 82 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 82 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 41k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series E$24M
- Apr 2024Series E$29.8M
- Sep 2023Series E$40.9M
- Mar 2021Series E$80M
Investors
Drive Capital, Georgian, Kleiner Perkins, Mercato Partners, Nationwide, Breakout Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoyFont Awesome
#2
Series B · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 137 employees$99.2Mraised▾
Series B · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 137 employees
Coterie Insurance provides online insurance platform for small businesses. It offers coverage for general liability insurance, business owners insurance, and professional liability insurance. It features solutions for insurance quoting, chats, sales, and marketing for agents & partners.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 19%News
top 21%Funding
top 25%Growth
top 29%Moat
top 31%Product
top 49%Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 6 types) · +500% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $99.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series B—
- Mar 2024Series B$27M
- Oct 2021Series B$50M
- Feb 2021Series A$11.5M
Founders & team
Investors
The Hartford, RPM Ventures, Intercept Ventures, Allos Ventures, Western & Southern Financial Group, Draper Frontier
Tech stack
AddthisApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Front DoorBootstrapCdnjs
#3
Series C · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2013 · 68 employees$78.4Mraised▾
Series C · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2013 · 68 employees
Provider of an online marketplace for education loan refinancing. It provides refinancing solutions for student loans and financial education for medical residents and fellows. Students enter the required details and supporting loan documents on the platform to check their eligibility for loans. The eligible students get approved for a new loan and the company pays off the old loans. Students can pay a minimum amount per month during the residency and fellowship training periods. Also provides a loan assessment tool, that enables the student to calculate the savings over the life of the loan, payments, and total cost of the loan.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers · 50 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$71M
- Feb 2024Series B$7M
- Jun 2022Series B$10M
- Jun 2021Series B$44.3M
Founders & team
Investors
CMFG Ventures, Northwestern Mutual, Detroit Venture Partners, Firebolt Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Citi Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#4
Branch 🦄Series D · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 2 employees$280.5Mraised▾
Branch 🦄
Series D · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 2 employees
Provider of auto and home insurance solutions. It offers claims and offers insurance, home insurance, auto insurance, bundled insurance, and remote jobs. It also offers a way to file a claim and switch insurance companies. It simplifies the insurance buying experience with instant pricing and coverage options.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Tech
top 20%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 35%Product
top 36%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $280M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series D (Oct 2024)
Tech: 40 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers · 102 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series D$51M
- Jun 2022Series C$147M
- Jun 2021Series B$50M
- Jul 2020Series A$24M
Founders & team
Investors
Anthemis Group, Greycroft, American Family Ventures, SCOR, Foundation Capital, SignalFire
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2023$2.5Mraised▾
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2023
Financial automation and analysis platform for high transaction businesses. It offers a real-time data-driven decision-making platform for businesses. It offers solutions for integrating financial sources, ledger management, audits, financial reporting, financial monitoring, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Rillet) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$9.5M
- Jun 2024Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Motivate Venture Capital, Anthemis Group, Rev1 Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-Js
#6
Series C · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2014 · 224 employees$50.8Mraised▾
Series C · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2014 · 224 employees
Provider home insurance quote solutions. It connects lenders and borrowers originating a new home loan. It provides home insurance quotes, thus helping in completing the loan application and home-buying process.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Remote Licensed P&C Insurance Agent
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Newrez) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series C$30M
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$3M
- Oct 2023Series B$17M
- Oct 2020Series B$24.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Anthem Venture Partners, Freedom Mortgage, Mr. Cooper, National General Insurance, Anthemis Group, ManchesterStory Group
Tech stack
AhrefsApple Icloud MailBrowser-Update.OrgCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2019 · 35 employees$500Kraised▾
Series A · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2019 · 35 employees
AI-based credit scoring solution for financial and credit institutions. It enables banks and microfinance organizations to underwrite loans, both offline and digitally, to consumers with limited or no credit history. It also offers solutions for credit management and client management.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Zinda Capital) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$5.5M
- Feb 2025Series A$3M
- Apr 2024Seed—
- Jun 2023Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
White Hill Capital, CBI Bank, Prosus, Astana Hub Ventures, Battery Road Digital, Carbide Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareFramer SitesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#8
Series C · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 127 employees$7Mraised▾
Series C · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 127 employees
Luma Financial Tech offers order management solutions for brokers, dealers, and annuity advisors. Provides comparison tools for tracking, accessing, exporting, reporting, and managing overall order systems. Also, monitors the performance of structured products and annuities.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. TD Securities Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series C$63M
- May 2020Series A$7M
Founders & team
Investors
Sixth Street, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, UBS, TD Bank, Sixth Street Growth
#9
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2016 · 5 employees$550Kraised▾
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2016 · 5 employees
AI-based data intelligence and workflow automation software. Solutions offered by the company include cost analytics, case management, and business intelligence. Cost analytics assists in the identification of high-cost medications and equipment. Case management aids in the management of patient stay, monitoring clinical changes, and service costs, and transitions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 396 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Bridgeway Senior Healthcare) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed—
- Feb 2024Seed$1.6M
- Jul 2018Seed$550K
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$25K
Founders & team
Investors
Innovation Fund America, Valley Growth Ventures, Omega Healthcare Investors, KettleDrum, Youngstown Business Incubator, BioEnterprise
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpUbuntuWpbakeryYoast Seo
#10
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2019 · 13 employees$1Mraised▾
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2019 · 13 employees
Auxilia is a cloud-based donor management software for nonprofit organizations. It provides a platform that allows users to create an account and search for donors in the database. Some of its features are donation & donor management, campaign & fundraising tools, event & ticket management, social media automation, integrated payment processing, etc.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Seed$1.4M
- May 2024Seed$425K
- Jun 2021Seed$600K
Founders & team
Tech stack
AngularCdnjsChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquare
#11
Root 🦄Public · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2015 · 1571 employees$539.5Mraised▾
Root 🦄
Public · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2015 · 1571 employees
Provider of car insurance rates based primarily on driving behavior. The company offers mobile app-based policy management and claims filing. Roadside assistance coverage is available as an option. The app gathers data from smartphone sensors to analyze driving habits.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 52k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Hugo Insurance Services) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2019Series E$360M
- Aug 2018Series D$100M
- Mar 2018Series C$51M
- 2017Series B$21.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Ribbit Capital, Drive Capital, SVB, Redpoint Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Coatue
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppsflyer
#12
Seed · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2022$4Mraised▾
Seed · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2022
Peer-to-peer ordinal lending on Bitcoin. It enables borrowers to borrow against ordinals on Bitcoin, providing solutions for collateralized loans and decentralized finance.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$2.8M
- Jul 2024ICO$30K
- Dec 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Side Door Ventures, ACTAI Ventures, Sora Ventures, Spicy Capital, Utxo Management
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare ZarazHstsHttp/3
Funding & investor landscape
$2.2Btotal disclosed funding
82companies funded
194disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
David McFarland
Founder & CEO · Coterie
Steve Muszynski
Founder & CEO · Splash Financial
Steve Lekas
Co-Founder & CEO · Branch
Joe Emison
Co-Founder & CTO · Branch
William Kaper
Co-Founder & CTO · HubiFi
Jason Berwanger
Co-Founder & CEO · HubiFi
Benjamin Madick
Co-Founder & CEO · Matic Insurance
Azizjon Azimi
Founder & CEO · zypl.ai
Andrew Chen
Managing Director · Luma Financial Technologies
Timothy Bonacci
President & CEO · Luma Financial Technologies
Ryan Edgerly
CEO · MedaSync
Aaron Gray
Co-Founder · Auxilia
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,947,148 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of FinTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Fintech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 907 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 38% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
- Film Independent54
- United States Department of Commerce26
- Community Partners22
- University of Virginia18
- International Monetary Fund12
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Kapil Dharika · Bibitayo Ebunlomo Abikoye · Adesola Oluwatosin Adelaja · Stanley Chidozie Umeorah · Pingale, Mandar Vijay · Hajwane, Shaeena Samir · Rogers, Anuoluwapo
▲
Breakthroughs97 · 11%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Financial services breakthroughs surged from 0% to 11% field-share, with 41 brand-new papers signaling rapid novel discovery.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services42
- Database transaction16
- Payment15
- Scalability12
- Credit risk11
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→41 · Database transaction 0→15 · Payment 0→14
Landmark E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
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Advancements352 · 39%
▲ 28%→41% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial inclusion advancement research exploded from 2 to 74 papers, reflecting intensifying U.S. focus on equitable fintech access.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services7→190
- Financial inclusion2→74
- Payment2→50
- Mobile payment3→29
- Leverage (statistics)1→21
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→37 · Database transaction 0→34 · Financial literacy 0→32
Landmark Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia · 143 cites
▼
Concerns281 · 31%
▼ 56%→29% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-flagged cryptocurrency papers rose from 1 to 17, while Big data and Financial market risks newly emerged as watchpoints.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services9→149
- Financial inclusion1→56
- Payment2→27
- Investment (military)1→19
- Cryptocurrency1→17
Newly emergingFinancial market 0→22 · Big data 0→18 · Corporate governance 0→18
Landmark The FinTech Opportunity · 433 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where fintech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
New York25 · +0.24
Seattle14 · +0.21
Philadelphia13 · +0.19
Boston12 · +0.34
Los Angeles8 · +0.42
Ann Arbor8 · +0.49
SF Bay Area5 · +0.42
Chicago5 · +0.08
Atlanta5 · +0.36
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing fintech patents in the United States
United States fintech patent filing is accelerating — 20 filings from 16 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, Verifone, Financial Cloud Innovations; annual filings 1→7.
20 filings16 assigneespeak 7/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Mastercard International20
- Verifone4
- Financial Cloud Innovations2
- Atombeam Technologies2
- Salah ALI Khalil1
- LNW Gaming1
- Kassetty Nikhil1
- DR Mariappan RAJA1
Common questions
How many FinTech companies are there in Ohio, United States?
Radar tracks 314 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Ohio, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Ohio, United States?
The FinTech companies in Ohio, United States on this list have raised a combined $2.2B in disclosed equity funding across 82 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Ohio, United States?
Root is the highest-funded FinTech company in Ohio, United States, with $539.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Ohio, United States are funded?
82 of the 314 FinTech companies in Ohio, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Ohio, United States?
2 FinTech companies in Ohio, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ohio, United States FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Ohio, United States FinTech companies on this list include CincyTech, Jumpstart Ventures, Venture for America, Anthemis Group, GLIDE.
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