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Best Management Consulting Services Companies in Ohio, United States
The 78 best Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CBIZ.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
78companies tracked
$141.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
Ranked: Best Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBIZ Provider of accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory services 87Innovation top 20%Fin. health top 20%Product top 21%Market top 27% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fin. healthtop 20% Producttop 21% Markettop 27% Fundingtop 32% Talenttop 35% Techtop 37% Growthtop 43% Customerstop 44% Newsbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Innovation: 11 product lines Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.8B (FY2023) · Net margin 4.2% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $130M | 188 mo ago | Public | Steve Sublett Co-CEO & COO | 1987 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+37 | — | — |
| 2 | Woolpert Provider of architectural designing, aerial mapping, IT and geospatial services | $3M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | 1991 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+37 | 30 patents Lidar-based topographic/bathymetric mapping and impervious surface detection for geospatial analysis. | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 3 | Strategy CPG Provider of food and beverage consulting services | $2M | 25 mo ago | Seed | Bryon Evans CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Systems Evolution Technology management consulting firm | $2M | 88 mo ago | Early Stage | Bill Gallagher CEO & MD | 1992 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+17 | — | — |
| 5 | Clarity On-demand business advice for entrepreneurs | $2M | 162 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | SentryRubyVideoJS+23 | 103 patents Reusable beverage containers featuring living‑hinge lids, thermal ribs, and integrated sleeves | — |
| 6 | Buffalo Pacific Provider of strategy consulting services to enterprises | $1M | 67 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 7 | MAGNET Provider of manufacturing consulting services | $1M | 62 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1984 | HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceTVSquared+20 | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Altix Consulting Provider of business strategy and operational excellence support services | $350K | 66 mo ago | Seed | Yannick Schilly Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
Top 9 Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Dayton, Ohio · founded 2014$2.4Mraised▾
Seed · Dayton, Ohio · founded 2014
Provider of food and beverage consulting services. It offers CPG marketing design services to represent the personality of products and appeal to target audiences. It provides CPG digital marketing services to help brands gain visibility online.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 173 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: National Wholesaler Manager
Funding rounds
- May 2024Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
#2
Series A · Dayton, Ohio · founded 1991 · 948 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Series A · Dayton, Ohio · founded 1991 · 948 employees
Provider of architectural designing, aerial mapping, IT and geospatial services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 50k LinkedIn followers — 17.6% of this cohort's audience · 38 engagements/post (2.7× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Series A$2.9M
- Mar 2021Series A—
- Dec 2017Unattributed—
Investors
TriSpan, Long Point Capital, MSD Partners
Tech stack
AngularAosApple Icloud MailBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#3
Public · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1987 · 5252 employees$130Mraised▾
Public · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1987 · 5252 employees
Provider of accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory services. It offers a range of services, include transaction and risk advisory, litigation support, valuation, and healthcare consulting. It also offers brokerage and consulting solutions for group health benefits, property and casualty insurance, retirement plan advisory, investment services, payroll, and human capital management.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Fin. health
top 20%Product
top 21%Market
top 27%Funding
top 32%Talent
top 35%Innovation: 11 product lines
Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.8B (FY2023) · Net margin 4.2% · Revenue +52% YoY
Product: 11 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (15.0k installs) · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 80k LinkedIn followers — 28.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2010Post IPO$130M
Founders & team
Investors
Mayfield
Tech stack
AccessibeAcquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#4
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1984 · 81 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1984 · 81 employees
Provider of manufacturing consulting services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Operational Excellence Specialist
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Apr 2011Grant (prize money)$200K
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$597.6K
- Aug 2010Grant (prize money)$128.7K
Investors
Economic Development Administration, HHS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Labor
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#5
Early Stage · Ohio City, Ohio · founded 1993 · 8 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Early Stage · Ohio City, Ohio · founded 1993 · 8 employees
Provider of strategy consulting services to enterprises
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpVimeoWpbakeryContact Form 7
#6
Early Stage · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 1992 · 592 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Early Stage · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 1992 · 592 employees
Technology management consulting firm
Funding rounds
- Jan 2019Unattributed$1.7M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDemandbaseDocusign
#7
Seed · Mason, Ohio · founded 2018 · 43 employees$350Kraised▾
Seed · Mason, Ohio · founded 2018 · 43 employees
Provider of business strategy and operational excellence support services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Seed$350K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsBeaver BuilderCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Acquired · Powell, Ohio · founded 2012 · 27 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Acquired · Powell, Ohio · founded 2012 · 27 employees
Clarity is a marketplace that connects entrepreneurs with industry experts and successful entrepreneurs, over the phone, for advice on their business challenges. Claims that platform has 30K+ verified experts from the top cities in the world. Fundable, an equity crowdfunding platform acquired Clarity.fm in 2015. Fundable also launched a new umbrella brand for all its properties, 'Startups.co' and Clarify became a part of it. Acquired Zana.io, an educational platform for startups in Jan-2016.
Funding rounds
- Dec 2012Seed$1.6M
Investors
Baseline Ventures, Real Ventures, 500 Global, Freestyle, Version One Ventures, Hinge Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Late Stage · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2006 · 293 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2006 · 293 employees
Provider of business services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2018PE—
Investors
DFW Capital Partners, Stellus Capital Management
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyes
Funding & investor landscape
$141.3Mtotal disclosed funding
8companies funded
10disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Bryon Evans
CEO · Strategy CPG
Steve Sublett
Co-CEO & COO · CBIZ
Michael Bowen-Ashwin
Managing Director · CBIZ
Bill Gallagher
CEO & MD · Systems Evolution
Yannick Schilly
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Altix Consulting
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 18,109,303 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Management Consulting Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Management Consulting Services companies are there in Ohio, United States?
Radar tracks 78 indexable Management Consulting Services companies headquartered in Ohio, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States?
The Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States on this list have raised a combined $141.3M in disclosed equity funding across 8 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Management Consulting Services company in Ohio, United States?
CBIZ is the highest-funded Management Consulting Services company in Ohio, United States, with $130M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States are funded?
8 of the 78 Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Management Consulting Services unicorns are there in Ohio, United States?
None of the Management Consulting Services companies in Ohio, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ohio, United States Management Consulting Services companies?
The most active investors in Ohio, United States Management Consulting Services companies on this list include 500 Global, Baseline Ventures, DFW Capital Partners, East Valley Ventures, Economic Development Administration.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.