Robert Savage

Bob Savage is currently the Founder of CoreNetwork Fund, a private investment venture capital fund that provides early stage and growth capital to firms in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Prior to his current position, Bob served as the Fund Manager of Rocket Ventures, established with the Regional Growth Partnership to grow and support seed and early-stage high tech companies in Northwest Ohio. He has been the early-stage and venture expert in the Toledo, Ohio, area for over a decade and has spent 25 years starting and growing a number of companies and raising over $50 million of equity capital.

During that tenure, Bob has served on many boards, including Hilgraeve Inc., American Broadband & Telecommunications, Docusphere, and AquaBlok. He also has advised the Investment Committee of the Toledo Community Foundation and the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission. In addition to his venture capital expertise, Bob has experience in domestic and international sales, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he majored in entrepreneurial management and finance. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.