Rev1 Ventures took a regional startup club, rebuilt it as public-private infrastructure and learned to sell Ohio's least glamorous advantage: everyone useful is already in the room.

After helping scale two Columbus startups, Priyang Shah returned to a stubborn piece of household math. His answer became Healia - and a case study in building ambitious software from Ohio.
Most benefits software helps employees choose from the plans on one screen. Healia asks a more profitable question: should the family be on the other employer's plan instead? Its answer has attracted hundreds of employers, a $14 million Series A and a useful lesson about why good math still needs good operations.