Will Zell
Founding Partner at Ohio Investor Collective
Columbus, Ohio
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2023 - Current
The Ohio Angel Collective is a vibrant network of investors and startup enthusiasts
Executive Chairman
2021
Co-Founder and President
2020 - 2021
CEO and Co-Founder
2014 - 2020
Nikola Labs helps global manufacturers eliminate unplanned downtime through Vero, our rapidly deployable wireless condition monitoring platform. We detect machine breakdown risks when they are nascent and collaborate with our customers to resolve those risks, helping them avoid costly unplanned downtime events.
AssetWatch is a deployable, remote, end-to-end condition monitoring solution providing predictive insight to enable proactive maintenance.
Raised $91,137,997.00 from OUP (Osage University Partners), G2 Venture Partners, Spark Growth Ventures, JobsOhio, Standard Investments, Wellington Management and Triangle Peak Partners.
Founder
2020
Zell Capital is now Vessel. We partner with entrepreneurs and operators to invest in and build businesses that venture to discover new worlds.
Founder
2010
Providence Holdings is a private investment company with ownership in several startup companies.
Founder
2006
LFH Properties and Investments, LLC manages a portfolio of real estate investments in Central Ohio. Formed in 2006, LFH has purchased and renovated 20 real estate assets spanning from single-family to multi-tenant and commercial. LFH re-developed historic properties in Marysville, Ohio and Bellefontaine, Ohio into entrepreneurial centers to help small business owners succeed.
Founder
2012 - 2015
Huddlewoo was a platform for extraordinary people to turn noisy requests for time into meaningful paid conversations over live-video. User created a free profile, set a value for their time, and promoted their profile over their social assets. People who wanted to have a real conversation with them woould access the person on Huddlewoo, paying the value for their time for a face-to-face conversation.
Founder
2012 - 2014
In March 2012, Providence Holdings acquired a small newspaper in Union County, Ohio called Hometown Connection. In March, 2013 the company was rebranded to ConnectToHome. ConnectToHome re-imagined how communities interact online, beginning with the news they read.