# Emma Off

> Emma Off is a seed investor at CincyTech backing Telecommunications and Optical Communication. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CincyTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cincytech)
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-scharfenberger-off/
- Website: https://www.cincytechusa.com/team/emma-off

Emma Off is a seed investor at CincyTech in Cincinnati focused on Telecommunications and Optical Communication. Emma Off is CEO, President, and Partner at CincyTech where she oversees the firm's strategic direction and business development efforts, operations, fundraising, and collaborates closely with the investment team on investment decisions and portfolio management. Emma serves as a member of the Firm’s investment committee. Prior to joiningCincyTech, Emma served as a Partner at the national law firm Thompson Hine, focusing on corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She has a breadth of experience in counseling private investment firms and funds and U.S. and international public and private companies across various industries on matters involving complex commercial arrangements, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, entity formation and corporate governance, fiduciary matters, and capital raising and investment. During her tenure, she also served as the co-chair of the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.Emma was recently recognized by Purpose Jobs as a top woman in tech 2024, alongside 25 other women to know in Midwest tech. She was selected by the Cincinnati Business Courier as Bosses to Watch, 2024. Emma is a Chambers USA 2022 ranked lawyer in Corporate/M&A. She is one of six practitioners recognized by Legal 500 on the M&A Powerlist: United States 2024 in Ohio and one of 16 partners in the mid-market to receive the distinction of a Next Generation Partner. Emma was also selected for Legal 500’s inaugural list of the top 250 M&A lawyers in the U.S, one of seven attorneys recognized in the State of Ohio. Additionally, Emma was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018-2021, and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America, 2020 - 2022.She currently serves on the board of various portfolio companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 100% |
| Optical Communication | 1 | 100% |
| Satellite Communication | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ravee Optics | Ravee Optics is a satellite company that provides optical communications and ultracompact link solutions. | $6M | Seed | Jul 06, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Global JSC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-global-jsc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jobsohio-growth-capital-fund-f9b7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CincyTech

VC Fund · Cincinnati, United States

CincyTech helps to identify and transform innovation into venture-worthy, transformational human health and technology companies, primarily in southwest Ohio. Our team provides advice and capital to entrepreneurs, helps research institutions commercialize technology through startups, and catalyzes investment from individuals and institutions intoregional companies. One of the most active seed funds in the Midwest, CincyTech is supported by Ohio Third Frontier, more than two dozen foundations, corporations, municipalities and individuals as well as founding partners, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

5 contacts available at CincyTech.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John M. Rice | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-m-rice |
| Ashley Keating | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashley-keating-ca87 |
| Douglas Groh | DManaging Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-groh |
| Emma Off | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-off-6e4b |
| Jamie Easterling | Executive in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-easterling-012d |

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## FAQ

### What does Emma Off invest in?

Emma Off invests primarily in Telecommunications, Optical Communication and Satellite Communication startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Emma Off last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emma Off closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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