# Erik Ross

> Erik Ross is a Series B investor at Nationwide Ventures (Columbus) backing Banking and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nationwide Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nationwide-ventures)
- Location: Columbus, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esross/

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| mHealth | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series E | 1 | 20% |
| Series F | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planck | 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 | 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 |  |
| Planck | 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 | 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 |  |
| Bluevine | 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 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arbor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arbor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vintage Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vintage-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Viola FinTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viola-fintech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [3L Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3l-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aflac Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aflac-corporate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nationwide Ventures

VC Fund · Columbus, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Nationwide Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erik Ross | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-ross-2 |
| J. Brian Anderson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-brian-anderson-b6af |
| Amelia Gandara | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amelia-gandara |
| Cathy Marasco | vice president | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathy-marasco-307f |
| Wade Hunt | Agent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wade-hunt-a13b |

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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