Syrup aims to combine product usage data with AI to create 'hyper-personalized experiences for users.' It's co-founded by Brad Owen, the founder of NeverBounce, a Beachwood company that provided email verification and list cleansing services, and his half-brother, Michael Classen. The seed financing was led by High Alpha Capital.

The Cleveland-based regenerative medicine company announced it has restructured its outstanding debt with a supplier that assists in the manufacturing of the MultiStem product. The deal helps advance a financial restructuring that Athersys started last year.

Web 3.0 or Web3, is an upgrade to our current internet environment, Web2, that leverages blockchain and artificial intelligence technology. Web3 blockchain technology is already available now in lots of ways, such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Modern Hire, which was founded in Cleveland in 2001 and previously known as Shaker International, grew significantly as a portfolio investment of The Riverside Co. ahead of this roll-up by Utah-based HireVue.