Oct 3–11, 2026 My Plan
Portrait of J.B. Kropp

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J.B. Kropp

CEO / Managing Director, Cintrifuse / Cintrifuse Capital

J.B. Kropp is CEO of Cintrifuse and Managing Director of Cintrifuse Capital, where he leads efforts to grow Cincinnati into the best place in the Midwest to start and scale a high-growth startup. Since 2010, he has held impact-building roles that helped shape the region’s entrepreneurial landscape, including Co-Founder and Board Member of the Brandery, a nationally ranked accelerator leveraging Cincinnati’s branding and marketing expertise; Co-Manager of Vine St. Ventures, a regional early-stage investment fund; and Co-Founder and Board Member of Main Street Ventures, a non-profit empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs. He has also held strategic and operational leadership roles at Gorilla Glue, Scripps, and Twitter.

Events · 2

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StartupCincyPanel

Building Ecosystems in the Big Three: What Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus Can Learn From One Another

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Dan Brown, Julia Dewey and 2 more

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Ohio’s three largest cities are each building thriving startup ecosystems—but they’re doing it in distinctly different ways. Leaders from Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus compare notes on what’s working, what they can learn from one another, and how stronger connections across the Three C’s could accelerate Ohio’s innovation economy.

Also with J.B. Kropp, Patrick Longo

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StartupCincyFireside chat

Cintrifuse Annual Meeting

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Jake Rouse, Mark Gagas and 2 more

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A decade of investment in Cincinnati’s startup ecosystem is paying off—and setting the stage for what comes next. Cintrifuse CEO J.B. Kropp explores the founders, capital, talent, and momentum shaping Cincinnati’s next chapter, followed by a fireside chat with entrepreneur Jake Rouse on what it takes to build—and keep building—from Cincinnati.

Also with J.B. Kropp, Guy Persaud

Cost: Free add-on to any StartupCincy Week ticket (0.00 on the registration form)

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