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Ideaship

Venture capital

Portland · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Ideaship believes that companies with strong patent portfolios achieve higher valuations and generate superior exit outcomes. The fund invests in founders building novel, patentable solutions across sectors, providing specialized patent strategy guidance, IP valuation, and claims development expertise throughout the company lifecycle to maximize enterprise value and liquidity premiums.

Invests inDeep TechSector AgnosticPortlandUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Portland, OR, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
5

Team · 12 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 5 of 5 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Digital Health ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1Cleantech ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1E-commerce ×1

HQs:United States×4

Investments · 5 tracked

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Airbuildairbuild.energyin

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechVista, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Clickvoyantclickvoyant.comin𝕏

Clickvoyant provides conversion rate optimization (CRO) and analytics services on a fixed monthly retainer, including GA4 data cleaning, dashboards, natural-language analysis, and AI-generated CRO roadmaps.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US

Co-investorsExpert DOJOHawke VenturesHow Women InvestRogue Womens FundTechstars

DeepChargedeepcharge.ioOct 2025

DeepCharge operates a platform that predicts enterprise device failures using machine learning and IoT sensing technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainNeedham, US

Yousof Naderi(Founder)inMohammad Naderi(Executive Officer, Director)Kaushik Chowdhury(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsaVenture

Promedixpromedixinc.com

ProMedix develops the PeriFRL Circulatory Dysfunction Monitor, a device that digitally measures capillary refill time (CRT) to provide standardized, noninvasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion for early sepsis detection and resuscitation.

BiotechDigital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesPortland, US

Matthew Hansen(Co-Founder)Steven Baker(Executive Officer)Scott Filer(Executive Officer, Director)David Sheridan(Co-Founder)Robert Jenks(Executive Officer)Andrew Kibler(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsElevate Capital

Savoreasesavorease.com

SavorEase makes Crispy Melts, plant-based dissolvable finger foods designed for people managing dysphagia, purée or soft-texture diets, and feeding difficulties, including both adults and children.

ConsumerDigital HealthFoodTech

Reva Barewal(Founder)

Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Ideaship invest at?
Ideaship invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does Ideaship focus on?
Ideaship focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Ideaship located?
Ideaship is headquartered in Portland, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Managing Director of Ideaship Fund Amanda Oborne on The Shades of Entrepreneurship

The Shades of Entrepreneurship · Amanda Oborne

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Co-investors · 1

Gutbrain Ventures

GutBrain Ventures is an early-stage technology venture capital firm led by investor and former entrepreneur Bob Davoli, who partners closely with founders and management teams to help build and scale high-growth software and technology companies.

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