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QCA First Fund II Portfolio Companies

AssureRx logoAssureRx, LLC, is a personalized medicine company dedicated to helping physicians determine the right drug at the right dose for individual patients suffering from a range of medical conditions. The company was founded in June 2006 to license and commercialize the industry-leading personalized medicine technology of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.

QCA First Fund II joined with Blue Chip Validation Fund and Cincinnati Children's Hospital to provide seed round funding to launch the company and begin the process of commercializing the product.

MID logoMinimally Invasive Devices (MID) Inc. is a medical device company that develops novel disposable instruments which allow experienced surgeons to perform Minimally Invasive Surgery more quickly and safely, and also make it practical for less-experienced surgeons to perform the procedures as well. The initial product to be developed is Clear-Vu, an after-market attachable device to eliminate bothersome fogging and cleaning of the laparoscope during surgery.

Teaming with OTAF and NCT Ventures in Columbus, as well as a number of individual investors, the QCA First Fund II has provided equity funding to complete the development of the first product line.


RAOS logoRural America offers IT and business process outsourcing to its customers, saving them a substantial percentage compared to traditional sources. They hire rural USA talent at 25-40% less than USA urban labor, and pass those savings on. Customers gain the benefit of using USA professionals and keep their projects on US shores, while achieving much of the labor savings of offshoring, without the administrative and communication difficulties.

QCA First Fund II has provided funding to assist in marketing efforts.


Akebia logoAkebia Therapeutics is a start-up pharmaceutical company which has licensed select, high-quality drug development programs and assets from P&G. The company’s focus is on clinical development of novel compounds targeted for treatment of anemia and ischemia-related disorders. One of the primary ischemia-related products will be for treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

QCA First Fund has joined a consortium of lenders including Triathalon Medical Ventures, Blue Chip Validation Fund, and Sigvion Capital to provide start-up capital to the company.


Xanthostat logoXanthostat Diagnostics has developed and is pursuing FDA 510k approval for its initial product, which will measure bilirubin and hemoglobin concentrations in spinal fluid. This test will be an important advancement in the early and accurate diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The company is using technology developed at and licensed from the University of Cincinnati.

A convertible loan was made to the company by the Fund to provide operating capital until the product receives FDA approval.


Hops LogoHOPS Technology Incorporated (HTI) is a provider of advanced solutions that help companies manage their business and projects with the highest level of speed, quality, and people productivity.
Through the implementation and use of the “Hands On Proactive Software” (HOPS®) patent-pending methodologies and software products, business owners are able to quickly and easily manage projects, share critical information with all their constituents, and achieve high performance results.

QCA First Fund II has provided a convertible loan to the company to enable it to begin marketing its software.


Duffix logoDuffix Golf Products has introduced it's first product--a swing trainer which attaches to any golf club and allows a golfer to correct problems with his/her swing.  The attachment adds an off-center weight which tends to torque the club in the proper direction.  By training with the device, the golfer can learn what it feels like to hit the ball properly, gaining important muscle memory.  The Duffix swing trainer will be marketed to individuals primarily through teaching professionals.

A convertible loan was made to the company by the Fund to enable it to build initial inventory and begin the sales process.  
            
Transactiv logoTransactiv is a technology company which sells tools to B2B distributors which allow them to quickly and easily create customized web store fronts for each of their customers.  Only the appropriate subset of products is displayed and unique business rules can be incorporated to allow a distributor to meet the exact needs of each customer.  These tools allow the site creation process to be reduced from days or weeks to minutes.

QCA First Fund II combined with the Blue Chip Validation Fund, CincyTech, and individual investors to provide the start-up funding for Transactiv (previously iStatus).

SignTrak logoSignTrak POS Business Intelligence is subscription software used to order, track and manage semi-permanent and temporary signage in retail stores (POS).  SignTrak 's BI software lets distributors perform flexible analyses of massive amounts of POS data with the goal of improving effectiveness and decision making.

Individual members of QCA and CincyTech joined the Fund in a purchase of preferred equity in the company.

America's Team FCpMac Enterainment Tonight is promoting America's Team Football Club.  The company will take a number of young American soccer players to a small town in Scotland with the worst team in its league.  Subscribers to the fantasy soccer site will be able to actually direct the play of the team, as they try to go from worst to first.  A reality TV show about the venture is also planned.

QCA First Fund II has provided an initial convertible loan to allow the creation of a promotional video to try to sell the TV rights.