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A less-than-three-year-old Greater Cincinnati payments company is seeing sales soar after it has expanded its product to a broad variety of uses.

Acquisition puts Western & Southern’s industry-leading capital strength behind fully digital, consumer-friendly platform.

It’s been another crazy year here at Cincy Inno. And not just because of a seemingly-never-ending global pandemic. The year 2021 has been a blockbuster for local startups as pent-up demand brought in more than $600 million in venture capital this year alone, shattering previous records. Several upstarts announced plans to go public, including Griid and Blue Water Vaccines, and entrepreneurs aplenty are jumping in to start their second acts – a harbinger of a healthy startup ecosystem.

During his nearly 15-year career at Northwestern Mutual that culminated in his role as chief information officer and head of digital innovation, Karl Gouverneur routinely encountered early-stage startups that intrigued him.

A Texas-based startup claimed the top prize in Fintech Frontier’s latest pitch competition.

A 2-year-old Cincinnati fintech quietly working in the commercial construction space has landed key financing backing from one of the city’s largest developers as it readies for its go-to-market launch.

Coterie Insurance, a Blue Ash-based insurtech startup, has closed a $50 million Series B financing round, months after it closed another a multimillion-dollar raise. The news comes one day after the company landed tax credits from state of Ohio to create nearly a dozen new jobs in the region.

Ten startups, including six from Cincinnati, have been named finalists in the 2021 FinTech Frontier pitch competition, and the companies will compete Oct. 28 for $75,000 in cash prizes — one of the largest prize pools in the U.S.

FinTech Frontier is back for its second-ever pitch competition. This initiative, designed to boost Cincinnati’s position as an emerging hub for fintech startups is accepting applications for the contest, with finalists set to be announced in mid-October. The deadline to apply is Oct. 8.

FinTech Frontier announced today the official kickoff of its annual Pitch Competition by inviting early-stage startup companies to showcase their FinTech innovations on October 28.

Akru, a Cincinnati real estate investing startup, continues to add to its roster of investors.

Cincinnati’s FinTech Frontier, an initiative that aims to highlight the Queen City as a growing hub for financial technology-focused startups and entrepreneurs, has picked up a key state partner as it enters its sophomore year.