Erik Ross
Founder & Managing Partner @ Nationwide Ventures
Columbus, United States
Erik Ross is a Series B investor at Nationwide Ventures in Columbus focused on Banking and FinTech. Erik Ross is Founder & Managing Partner at Nationwide Ventures.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Erik Ross invests in
Stages Erik Ross invests in
Countries Erik Ross invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Banking 1 (20%)
- FinTech 1 (20%)
- Finance 1 (20%)
- Medical 1 (20%)
- mHealth 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Series E 1 (20%)
- Series F 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Planck
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Planck is a commercial insurance data platform, built to enable insurers to instantly and accurately underwrite any business. Planck’s technology platform aggregates and mines massive datasets, using the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically generate and deliver key insights, customized to the commercial underwritingprocess. The end result is a frictionless underwriting process with greater insurer visibility into risk factors, leading to improved new business conversion and retention rates and lower loss ratios. Planck’s platform brings automation and intelligence to the underwriting process. | $23M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 14, 2022 | |
Health Gorilla
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Health Gorilla is a Federally Qualified Health Information Network and California QHIO providing permitted access to patient-centric data. Our commitment is to promote national clinical interoperability while ensuring consumer privacy by adhering to the Cures Act and Trusted Exchange Framework Common Agreement (TEFCA). | $15M / Series B / Mar 02, 2021 | |
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Planck
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Planck is a commercial insurance data platform, built to enable insurers to instantly and accurately underwrite any business. Planck’s technology platform aggregates and mines massive datasets, using the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically generate and deliver key insights, customized to the commercial underwritingprocess. The end result is a frictionless underwriting process with greater insurer visibility into risk factors, leading to improved new business conversion and retention rates and lower loss ratios. Planck’s platform brings automation and intelligence to the underwriting process. | $16M / Series B / Jun 10, 2020 | |
Bluevine
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Bluevine is on a mission to enable a better financial future for small business owners through innovative banking solutions designed just for them. By combining industry-leading technology and security with our team's expertise and care, we help small businesses spend their time on what matters most—the next chapter of their business. As adynamic company with massive potential, we’re backed by leading investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, Citi Ventures, and nearly 9 years of proven success. Since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 400,000 customers across all 50 states and providing more than $13 billion in financing to small businesses. Our passion is driven by purpose: to give small businesses the tools they need to succeed and we’re just getting started. | $102.5M / Series F / Nov 19, 2019 | |
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Bluevine
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Bluevine is on a mission to enable a better financial future for small business owners through innovative banking solutions designed just for them. By combining industry-leading technology and security with our team's expertise and care, we help small businesses spend their time on what matters most—the next chapter of their business. As adynamic company with massive potential, we’re backed by leading investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, Citi Ventures, and nearly 9 years of proven success. Since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 400,000 customers across all 50 states and providing more than $13 billion in financing to small businesses. Our passion is driven by purpose: to give small businesses the tools they need to succeed and we’re just getting started. | Series E / Jul 31, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Nationwide Ventures
Nationwide Ventures invests in startups, pilots new technologies, and tests new solutions and business models. We focus on delivering next-generation experiences for Nationwide’s customers by exploring leading-edge topics from analytics and automation technology to new insurance and financial services platforms.
Nationwide Ventures Contacts
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Erik Ross
Founder & Managing Partner
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J. Brian Anderson
Partner
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Amelia Gandara
Principal
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Cathy Marasco
vice president
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Wade Hunt
Agent
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FAQ
What does Erik Ross invest in?
Erik Ross invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Series E stage. Most of the 5 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 Erik Ross last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Erik Ross closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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