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Oregon Venture Fund

Venture capital

Portland · Pre-Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked

Also known as CAPYBARA MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Oregon Venture Fund backs ambitious founding teams in its region, targeting large market opportunities with 'must-have' solutions that improve the world. The firm emphasizes investing locally while helping companies scale globally, supporting the next generation of world-class growth companies. It also fosters a 'virtuous cycle' in which investors and entrepreneurs reinvest their proceeds into more regional startups and contribute to a Community Giving Fund at the Oregon Community Foundation to strengthen the broader community and benefit more Oregonians.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$500K – $5M
HQ
Portland, Oregon, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2007
Last 12 months
2 investments
Private fund assets
$184.6M
VC funds
28
Tracked investments
78
Unicorns
2
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
3

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Deepthi Madhava· Diligence & Investment Sourcingin

Focuses on meeting founders and sourcing investments, and leads diligence sprints for the fund.

What they invest in

from 55 of 78 portfolio companies

SaaS ×29Enterprise Software ×23AI & Machine Learning ×21Cybersecurity ×9Consumer ×8Developer Tools ×7Hardware ×7Marketing Tech ×7

HQs:United States×44

Who they back

founder profiles across 33 portfolio companies
42%
solo founders
14 of 33 mapped founding teams
61%
repeat founders
of 44 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 10 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×93 founders×84+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 43 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×4Stanford University ×3Caltech ×2Montana State University-Bozeman ×2UC Santa Barbara ×2University of Colorado Boulder ×2University of Southern California ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 40 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×14Engineering ×8Business & Management ×6Finance & Accounting ×4Politics & Policy ×4Humanities ×3Chemistry ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 44 founders with career history

Intel Corporation ×5Securonix ×3Advisory ×2Atheer ×2Box ×2Brex ×2Search for Common Ground ×2VR Motion ×2

4 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 44 with degree data)

Investments · 78 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 22023 · 22022 · 32018 · 12016 · 12014 · 418 dated

Absciabsci.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABSI

Absci uses an AI-based drug creation platform combined with wet lab validation to design biologic therapeutics such as antibodies from scratch.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPortland, US

Sean McClain(Executive Officer)inPhil Barish(Executive Officer)inZachariah Jonasson(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)Shelby Walker(Chief Legal Officer)inRansi Somaratne(Chief Medical Officer)Andreas Busch(Chief Innovation Officer)in

Co-investorsConvergent VenturesDas & Co.Phoenix Venture PartnersTachyon VenturesTau VenturesBiotechnology Value Fund+3 more

Sprinklrsprinklr.comin𝕏NYSE: CXMApr 2014

Sprinklr provides an AI-native customer experience platform that manages feedback, customer interactions, and contact center operations across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Ragy Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)inMurali Swaminathan(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Lynch(Executive Officer)Carlos Dominguez(Director)inRory Read(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardCarey Lai(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesConductive VenturesICONIQJC2 VenturesSixth StreetValor Capital Group+3 more

Brandlivebrandlive.cominMar 2022

Brandlive offers a video studio platform for businesses, aimed at producing more engaging and creative video content for work communications rather than standard slide-based or video-conferencing formats.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSPortland, US

Sam Kolbert-Hyle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardStewart Yaguda(Director)Stephen Marsh(Director)in

Board seatBrooke Chaffin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsElevate CapitalPortland Seed Fund

Actionsproutactionsprout.comDec 2014

ActionSprout is a social media management platform that enables teams to schedule, create, and analyze content across social channels.

Marketing TechSaaSSocialBellingham, US

Shawn Kemp(Executive Officer, Promoter)Drew Robert Bernard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Marin Iacobescu(Founder & CEO)

BoardChris Wade Finley(Director)

Aistrikeaistrike.comin𝕏Oct 2025

AiStrike builds an AI-native security operations platform that uses agentic AI to help organizations reduce alert noise, accelerate threat response, and modernize security operations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, US

Nitin Agale(Founder & CEO)inKayzad Vanskuiwalla(Co-Founder, CPO)inHarsh Patwardhan(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inNishtha Agale(Executive Officer)

BoardPramod Gosavi(Director)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalDreamit Ventures

Arctic Wolfarcticwolf.comin𝕏

Arctic Wolf provides managed detection and response (MDR) services with 24x7 security teams that detect, investigate, and respond to threats using an open XDR platform processing trillions of events weekly.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Brian NeSmith(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors33NArtisanal VenturesBright Pixel CapitalClearSkyCyber Mentor FundDelta-v Capital+16 more

ArrowPointcisco.comin𝕏Acquired

Cisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US

John ChambersinChuck Robbinsin

Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAllegisCyber CapitalAviv Venture CapitalBantam GroupCastile VenturesCeltic House Venture Partners+31 more

Bigleaf Networksbigleaf.netin𝕏

Bigleaf provides SD-WAN and network optimization technology that manages connectivity across satellite, cellular, and metered circuits, offering automatic failover, redundancy, and data cap enforcement.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBeaverton, US

JOEL MULKEY(Executive Officer, Director)inJOHN DESMOND(Director)BRUCE CHATTERLEY(Director)JEFF BURCHETT(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsBreakwater VenturesEastward Capital PartnersGoAhead VenturesPortland Seed FundSeaChange+1 more

bumpedbumped.comAcquired

Bumped was a Portland, Oregon fintech offering a no-fee app that rewarded consumers with fractional shares of stock for purchases at partner brands, and provided similar stock-rewards infrastructure to banks and businesses.

Portland, US

DAVID A. NELSEN(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersElevate CapitalCommerce Ventures

Clearflowclearflow.comin𝕏

ClearFlow develops PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology, a device that maintains chest drain patency after cardiac surgery to reduce Retained Blood Syndrome complications, along with products for sternal fixation and reconstruction following sternotomy.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesIrvine, US

Edward M. Boyle(Director)inPaul Molloy(Executive Officer, Director)inHannah Beathard(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlexander Suh(Director)inNed Scheetz(Director)inAndrew D. Firlik(Director)

Co-investorsAphelion CapitalCalifornia Technology Ventures

Cloudcampaigncloudcampaign.com𝕏

CloudStudio is an AI-powered content production tool for social media agencies that automates routine post creation, captions, and visual generation while preserving human review and client approval workflows.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPortland, Boulder, US

Ryan Born(Founder)in

ConductorOneconductorone.comin

ConductorOne provides an AI-native identity security platform designed to manage and secure modern identities—including human, non-human, and AI identities—for enterprise security and IT teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Paul Querna(Executive Officer, Director)inAlexander Bovee(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMarcie Vu(Director)Ping Li(Director)in

Co-investorsAccelAlumni VenturesFelicis VenturesGaruda VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreycroft+1 more

Conveyorconveyor.cominJun 2025 · $20M

Conveyor automates customer security reviews, using a RAG-based AI engine to answer security questionnaires and handle SOC 2 requests.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Chas Ballew(Founder)inFrank Macreery(Director)

BoardFarinacci Chris(Director)Matthew Kinsella(Director)inTony Pezzullo(Director)inDaniel Karp(Director)in

Co-investorsSignalFireCERVIN VENTURESMaverick Ventures

Cpowercpower.coin𝕏

C-Power develops autonomous offshore power systems that integrate wave power generation, energy storage, and cloud communications for ocean operations.

CleantechDefense TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsOregon, US

Reenst Lesemann(CEO)inBradford Lamb(President & COO)inRyan Calder(CTO)inLarry Watson(CFO)in

Customeriocustomer.ioin𝕏

Customer.io offers a customer engagement platform with a visual workflow builder and AI features for building automated, cross-channel marketing and transactional messaging journeys across email, push, in-app, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, and webhooks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Colin Nederkoornin

Co-investorsBeyond CapitalEarl Grey CapitalKima VenturesKnockout CapitalPortland Seed FundSpectrum Equity+5 more

Digsdigs.comin𝕏Jan 2024 · $7M

Digs offers an AI-powered platform for custom home builders to manage construction projects from pre-construction through warranty, centralizing plans, specs, selections, and documents in one place.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSVancouver, US

Ryan Fink(Co-founder)inTy Frackiewicz(Co-founder)inJef Holove(Executive Officer)in

BoardAbe Cohen(Director)Tyler Williams(Director)

Co-investorsBetaworksFlying Fish VenturesFUSELegacy Capital VenturesLong Way VenturesLoup Ventures+3 more

Eclypsiumeclypsium.comin𝕏

Eclypsium provides hardware and firmware security solutions for enterprises to identify and address vulnerabilities in chips, low-level code, and digital supply chains.

CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwarePortland, US

Yuriy Bulygin(Co-founder)inAlex Bazhaniuk(Co-founder)inAlex B(Founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlex Doll(Director)inTimothy Porter(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAV8 VenturesaVentureBasecamp FundDnipro+13 more

gearUPgearupwithus.comin

An authorized Nike Team dealer that provides customized uniforms and apparel for sports teams, leagues, and schools, emphasizing personalized design and customer service for logistics and ordering.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSports TechHillsboro, US

Lawrence Lavier(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Schneider(Executive Officer)inTodd Lind(Executive Officer)inRich Radford(Executive Officer)inJoe Monahan(Executive Officer)inTacy Lind(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundSun Mountain Capital

Honey Mama'shoneymamas.comin

Honey Mama's makes indulgent treats made from nutrient-rich whole foods, positioning its products as both healthy and flavorful.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Christy Goldsby(Founder)

Co-investorsAMBERSTONE

Huckleberrygethuckleberry.comin

Huckleberry provides coaching services designed to make professional development accessible to all employees, not just senior leadership, with coaching delivered in real-time within workflows rather than through scheduled sessions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Aaron Ward(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmaranthineCrosslink CapitalSpero VenturesTamarisc VenturesTribe CapitalUncork Capital

Hydrolixhydrolix.ioin𝕏

Hydrolix is a real-time data analytics platform that enables sub-second analytics at global scale for petabyte-scale log data, reducing infrastructure costs while providing instant insights from both real-time and historical data across distributed environments.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Marty Kagan(Founder & CEO)inHasan Alayi(Founder)Hasan Alayli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesBlumberg CapitalCostella KirschFrontline VenturesNava VenturesPortland Seed Fund+5 more

Inpriainpria.com

Inpria, a JSR company, designs and manufactures metal oxide EUV photoresists based on organometallic tin-oxide clusters for improved patterning resolution in chip production.

Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCorvallis, US

Andrew Grenville(Executive Officer, Director)inAnn Carney Nelson(Executive Officer)

BoardJim LaCasse(Director)Dong-Su Kim(Director)inChristopher Progler(Director)

Co-investorsBandgap VenturesAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Applied VenturesIntel CapitalSamsung Venture Investment CorporationSamsung Ventures

Iotashomeiotashome.comin

Everon provides integrated security, access control, video surveillance, remote video monitoring, fire and life safety services, smart in-unit devices (thermostats, locks, leak detection), and centralized property management for multifamily property owners and managers.

HardwareIoTPropTech

Jama Softwarejamasoftware.comin

Jama Connect is a requirements management platform used by technology and aerospace companies for product development and compliance.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsFrancisco PartnersInsight PartnersMadrona Venture GroupUpdata Partners

Kivokivo.comApr 2022Defunct

Kivo is a plugin that enables collaborative document editing and version control within applications like PowerPoint, allowing users to share changes without switching tools.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Leo Anthias(Founder/CTO)inNiluka Satharasinghe(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorCascade Seed FundPeninsula Ventures

Kivokivo.ioinApr 2022

Kivo is a document management system for life sciences organizations that ensures GxP compliance through 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures, access controls, and audit trails.

BiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed FundPeninsula Ventures

Lumenlumenlearning.com

Lumen Learning provides courseware and teaching tools built on open educational resources (OER) for higher education, aimed at faculty and students.

EdTechSaaSPortland, US

Kim Thanos(Founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed FundCascade Seed Fund

Lumencorlumencor.comin𝕏

Lumencor develops photonics solutions and LED lighting technologies.

BiotechCleantechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesBeaverton, US

Claudia B. Jaffe(Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer)Steven M. Jaffe(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)in

Magnifymagnify.ioin

Magnify provides customer experience software for software companies, using AI and automation to deliver personalized customer interactions at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Joshua Crossman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSudhir Steven Singh(Director)Barry Crist(Director)

Co-investorsDecibel PartnersMadrona Venture GroupPivotal Ventures

Minimusminimus.ioin𝕏

Minimus develops security solutions for cloud-native applications, founded by the team behind Twistlock.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Ben Bernstein(CEO & Co-Founder)inDima Stopel(VP R&D & Co-Founder)inJohn Morello(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsMayfield FundRain CapitalYL Ventures

Mueonmueon.comSep 2025

Mueon builds data center-scale infrastructure designed for next-generation AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHillsboro, US

Wilfred Gomes(Founder)injack hwang(Founder)in

Co-investorsDefined VCGeodesic CapitalIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalGeodesic Alliance

NemaMetrixnemametrix.com

BiotechEugene, US

Janis Weeks(Executive Officer, Director)inShawn Lockery(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Beaudet(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsRogue Venture Partners

NLM Photonicsnlmphotonics.comin𝕏Jan 2025

NLM Photonics develops hybrid organic electro-optic modulation materials and devices that integrate into silicon photonics and other photonic integrated circuit platforms to improve modulation efficiency and reduce power consumption.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsSeattle, US

Gerard Zytnicki(Co-Founder & Corporate Advisor)inPaul Nye(Co-founder)inDelwin Elder(Co-founder)inLewis E. Johnson(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inBruce H. Robinson(Co-Founder & Technical Advisor)inBrad Booth(Chief Executive Officer & Board Director)in

Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgPack VenturesStoryHouse

Ochinochin.orgin

OCHIN provides an electronic health records system that connects and coordinates patient care across care providers.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaSPortland, US

Abby Searsin

onelobbylogo-01cvent.comin𝕏

Cvent provides event management and hospitality software used by event planners and organizations to plan, market, and run in-person and virtual events.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaS

Reggie Aggarwal(CEO and Founder)inChuck Ghoorah(Co-founder, President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing)inDavid Quattrone(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)inAmy Lucia(Chief Marketing Officer)inKathy Wagner(Chief Financial Officer)inJeannette Koonce(General Counsel & Corporate Secretary)in

Co-investorsEast Valley VenturesMaryland TEDCONew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Valence Ventures

Opalworkwithopal.comin

Opal is a planning platform for marketing teams that combines AI-powered content creation with campaign organization and visual calendar management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAccelMadrona Venture GroupMMC VenturesPortland Seed FundSeven Peaks Ventures

Oregonbusinessoregonbusiness.comin𝕏

Rentec Direct provides property management software and tenant screening solutions for real estate professionals managing small to large portfolios.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSGrants Pass, US

Perfectperfect.techin

Perfect builds game-like software solutions for restaurants to solve operational problems and improve execution.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaS

Mike Wallace(CEO & Founder)inMiriam Kim(COO & Founder)in

Co-investorsJoule VenturesPitangoRTP GlobalState of Mind VenturesTarget Global

Platformrplatformr.cloudinSeed · Aug 2024 · $3M

Platformr provides a CloudOps platform for AWS environments, offering organizational governance, workload deployment, and observability tools to centralize and manage cloud operations.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSBend, US

Bill Stock(Founder)inRyan Comingdeer(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardPreston Callicott(Director)Jim Gochee(Director)in

Co-investorsAviso VenturesLong Way VenturesCascade Seed FundLookout Ventures

Poached Jobspoachedjobs.cominJan 2016

Portland, US

Peter J. Bro(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kirk Thornby(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardKanth Gopalpur(Director)inAlan Holzman(Director)

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundBigfoot Capital

Preemptivepreemptive.healthinJan 2026 · $7M

Preemptive builds a continuous, clinician-guided health monitoring layer positioned beneath primary care, using sensing and AI to detect early physiological changes before symptoms appear.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Jamien McCullum(Founder / CEO)inMatt Whitehill(Founder / Chief Technology Officer)inJorge Sanchez(Medical Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersBlumberg CapitalHike VenturesRuntime Ventures

Rise Brewingrisebrewingco.com

RISE Brewing Co. produces canned nitro cold brew coffee and dairy-free oat milk lattes in flavors such as black, vanilla, mocha, and salted caramel.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Grant Gyesky(Founder)in

Co-investorsDarco CapitalElizabeth Street VenturesWinklevoss Capital

Rumplrumpl.comin

Rumpl designs and sells outdoor blankets and comfort gear, including its Original Puffy Blanket, fleece and merino wool blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, and mats made with environmentally responsible and recycled materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US

Wylie Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Polinko(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund

Salt And Strawsaltandstraw.com𝕏

Salt & Straw is an ice cream company that produces premium flavored ice cream, including specialty collaborations like the Tacolate, a cinnamon-ancho ice cream in a waffle cone taco with chocolate and puffed quinoa.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSocialPortland, US

Kim MalekTyler

Co-investorsKarpReilly

Sourcetothesource.comin

Source provides procurement platform and advisory services for the built environment, helping owners and teams manage projects from concept through installation with clearer decisions and aligned stakeholders.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsGraham Walker VentureMetaPropMetaProp VenturesRogue Womens Fund

Streemstreem.comin𝕏acquired by Frontdoor

Streem built an augmented-reality-powered remote video assistance platform that let service professionals see customers' problems through their smartphone cameras and capture spatial data.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDeveloper ToolsMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ritik Malhotra(Founder/CEO)inTanooj Luthra(Founder/CTO)inSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalFlying Fish VenturesGFR FundY CombinatorBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc

Tacticgettactic.com

Tactic provides workplace management software built around an interactive floor plan, letting teams turn existing PDF, image, or CAD plans into a system for desk and room booking, space assignments, moves, and occupancy analytics.

Future of WorkPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsPHX Ventures

Talaria Scientificdistributional.comin𝕏

Distributional has rebranded as Talaria Scientific following a company pivot; the page is an announcement of this transition and provides no concrete detail about the new product or business.

AI & Machine LearningBerkeley, US

Nick Payton(Founder)Renaud Bourassa(Founder)Scott Clark(Founder)Tobias Andreasen(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundOperator StackPoint72 VenturesOperator Collective

Thatdotthatdot.comin

thatDot's Novelty Detector is an unsupervised machine learning engine that identifies novel anomalies and threats in real-time data streams, including categorical and non-numeric data, without requiring manual training or labeled data.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechDeveloper ToolsPortland, US

Ryan Wright(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrowdStrikePortland Seed Fund

The Wildthewild.comin𝕏

The Wild is a collaborative workspace platform that enables enterprise and innovation teams to plan, prototype, and iterate on spatial concepts in real time using desktop, VR, and AR interfaces.

Cloud ComputingConstruction TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwarePropTechSaaS

Co-investorsElevate Capital

Threadthread.app

Thread provides AI "guides" that run customer onboarding and sales-to-customer-success handoffs on a per-account basis, pursuing goals across text, email, and voice while verifying each step against the customer's CRM, data warehouse, or product telemetry.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Justin Vandehey(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersGreycroftHeadlinePortage VenturesUpper90

Trova Triptrovatrip.comin𝕏

TrovaTrip organizes ethical tourism experiences that prioritize meaningful connections and cultural respect.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityPortland, US

Christopher Nicholas Poggi(managing member)Brandon Bruce Denham(managing member)Nick Poggi ✈️(Founder)inLauren Schneider(Founder)in

Co-investorsElevate CapitalMadrona Venture GroupPortland Seed Fund

Upsightupsight.aiin𝕏

Arctic Wolf provides AI-powered endpoint security that prevents ransomware and zero-day threats across desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, with managed detection and response delivered by its security operations center.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsDreamit Ventures

Veeloincveeloinc.com

Veelo is a sales enablement platform that provides sales teams with content management, onboarding and training programs, coaching, and engagement analytics.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Wayfinderwithwayfinder.comin

Wayfinder is an education platform sold to schools and school districts, offered through state and federal funding programs.

EdTechSaaS

Co-investorsDesigner FundBattery VenturesBoxOne VenturesConscience VCDivergent CapitalGENESIS CONSORTIUM+5 more

Wicked Saints Studioswickedsaints.studioin𝕏Jun 2023 · $3.5M

Wicked Saints Studio is a game development studio that designs narrative-driven, interactive story games, including its World Reborn project.

GamingMedia & EntertainmentMedford, US

Jessica Murrey(CEO & Co-Founder)inThomas Gewecke(Director)inAlicia Clifton(COO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESBronze InvestmentsOriginsPortland Seed FundRogue Womens FundThe Mini Fund+3 more

WILDFANGwildfang.comin𝕏

Wildfang is an apparel brand offering gender-fluid clothing, reinterpreting menswear classics tailored to fit the female form across a range of sizes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commercePortland, US

Emma McIlroy(Co-founder & CEO)inJulia Parsley(Co-founder)Taralyn Thuot(Co-founder)Amy Hjorth(Executive Officer)

BoardSarmad Saghir(Director)Jonathan Whitcher(Director)

Co-investorsAssembled BrandsBackstage CapitalElevate CapitalLong Way VenturesPortland Seed FundVTF Capital+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Ento NetworksNectar FoodsConsumer Products • ServicesData Ai SecurityFinancial TechGlobeSherpaInVivo BiosystemsLife Science Health TechMarketing & Sales TechMaterials Science Cleantech ComputingMedia • Education TechMegh ComputingNetworks And Internet Of ThingsOregonlivePacificlighttechPaydiciRegister To AttendSalt & StrawSoftware Platforms & ApplicationsUpSight SecurityWicked Saints

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Oregon Venture Fund made?
Oregon Venture Fund has 78 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Oregon Venture Fund invest at?
Oregon Venture Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Oregon Venture Fund's typical check size?
Oregon Venture Fund typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What sectors does Oregon Venture Fund focus on?
Oregon Venture Fund focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Consumer, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, New Materials, PropTech, Retail Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Oregon Venture Fund located?
Oregon Venture Fund is headquartered in Portland, US.
Does Oregon Venture Fund lead rounds?
Oregon Venture Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Oregon Venture Fund co-invest with?
Oregon Venture Fund most often shares deals with Portland Seed Fund, Long Way Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, among 159 tracked co-investors.

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