Mario Mazzone
Founder of Oresme Capital Group
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Investor & Advisor
2023 - Current
Principal
2022
Keyhorse is an early-stage venture capital firm focused primarily in supporting Kentucky-based businesses. We partner with great founders who are centered in finding new and exciting growth opportunities.
Early stage venture capital supporting Kentucky-based entrepreneurs willing to go the distance. (Investment arm of KSTC)
Venture Finance
2022
The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) invests in research and development .
Co-Founder
2024
Oresme Capital Group is a holding company formed to identify, acquire, and operate a portfolio of existing privately held lower middle market companies. We believe that businesses, when managed well and focused on customers, are a powerful mechanism to improve the lives of customers, employees, and investors. We create customer value by pursuing operational excellence through proven improvement theories based on lean management principles, including creating value for customers, strategically eliminating waste, and respecting people.
Board Observer
2022
Resound is developing an AI-enabled editing solution for the $11.5B podcast industry
Resound is the AI Podcast Editing Tool for Creators.
Raised $1,350,000.00 from Bluegrass Angels, Lunsford Capital, Hidden Ventures, Keyhorse Capital (KSTC), Commonwealth Seed Capital, Render capital and Garrett French.
Board Observer
2022
Nichefire is an AI-power marketing analytics company.
Board Observer
2022
Advisor
2021
Collaborated with the founders to develop a pre-seed fundraising strategy
In Orbit Aerospace is building the infrastructure to support mass manufacturing in space.
Raised $2,000,000.00 from AWS Space Accelerator.
Mentor
2021 - 2022
Mentored early stage founders in Latin America across a broad array of industries. Covered topics included: fundraising, customer discovery, and GTM strategies
Fellow
2020 - 2021
Developed investment thesis around legal technology. Participated in due diligence processes of post Series A companies
Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital investment firm that manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies.
Raised $500,000.00 from Michael Bunning.