# Ron Schmelzer

> Ron Schmelzer is a startup investor at Forbes//rodel banez capinig (Baltimore). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Forbes//rodel banez capinig](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forbes-8a1a)
- Location: Baltimore, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rschmelzer
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rschmelzer

Ron Schmelzer is a startup investor at Forbes//rodel banez capinig in Baltimore. Ron is principal analyst, managing partner, and founder of the Artificial Intelligence-focused analyst and advisory firm Cognilytica, and is also the host of the AI Today podcast, SXSW Innovation Awards Judge, founder of TechBreakfast demo format events, and an expert in AI, Machine Learning, Enterprise Architecture, venture capital, startup andentrepreneurial ecosystems, and more. Prior to founding Cognilytica, Ron founded and ran ZapThink, an industry analyst firm focused on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, & Enterprise Architecture, which was acquired by Dovel Technologies in August 2011.

## About Forbes//rodel banez capinig

VC Fund

Forbes provides a business magazine that is focused on business news and financial information.

5 contacts available at Forbes//rodel banez capinig.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terrance Berland | Technology Council Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terrance-berland |
| Ajay Yadav | Contributor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-yadav |
| Aliza Licht | Columnist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aliza-licht |
| Bob Haber | Contributing Writer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-haber |
| Dan Reich | Writer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-reich |

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