The O.H.I.O. Fund closed the first quarter of 2026 with $290 million in new commitments, bringing total committed capital across its private funds to $647 million. The quarter also brought four new investments and a significant follow-on, including a check into Dublin-based LainaHealth, a company applying AI to one of healthcare’s most persistent access problems.
For Mark Kvamme, CEO of The O.H.I.O. Fund, LainaHealth fits a thesis he has been building since the Fund’s launch. Ohio companies, across multiple sectors and stages, solving real market problems and ready to scale nationally.
“Our Fund invested in LainaHealth because it reflects exactly the kind of Ohio-built innovation we believe has significant room for continued growth nationally while addressing a real market need,” Kvamme shared with Ohio Tech News in an exclusive interview.
This article first appeared in Ohio Tech News on May 20, 2026.