Oregon Venture Fund

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Oregon Venture Fund
FormerlyOregon Angel Fund
Company type Private Ownership
Industry Venture capital
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
Founders
  • Eric Rosenfeld
  • Robert Ward
Headquarters Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Products Venture capital
Total assets $185 million
Number of employees
8
Website oregonventurefund.com

Oregon Venture Fund makes venture investments in the Portland, Oregon area and throughout Oregon and SW Washington. [1] Founded in 2007 as the Oregon Angel Fund [2] and renamed in 2018, [2] the fund consists of 180 institutional [1] and angel investors, of whom 85% have run or founded a business. [3] As of 2014, the fund evaluated up to 300 business plans per year, selecting five to seven to invest in annually. [3]

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History

2007-2017: Oregon Angel Fund

The fund was originally called the Oregon Angel Fund, and was active as of 2008. [2] It formed out of the 2007 Angel Oregon hosted hosted by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, with its first fund raising $900,000 from 36 investors. [4] The first company that the fund invested in was Lumencor, a technology startup in Beaverton. [5]

In 2014, it raised $6.6 million for its annual fund, after aiming for $6 million. It was led by managing partner Eric Rosenfeld. [1]

In 2017, it invested $7 million into seven companies, while its individual investors put another $6.8 million into companies as well. It raised an annual fund from an investment group of 180 investors. [4] It had overall invested $48 million in 56 startups, all located in either Southwest Washington or Oregon. [4]

2018-2025: Oregon Venture Fund

In 2018, the fund changed its name from Oregon Angel Fund to Oregon Venture Fund [2] and launched a new $30 million fund. [6] It was the firm's first five-year institutional funds; prior funds had been limited to one year. [6]

Since its inception, Oregon Venture Fund had by 2021 generated an average annual rate of return of 34% and a return on investment exceeding $3.50 for each dollar invested. [7] In 2021, it managed $250 million in investments. [8]

Investment strategy

In 2015, about 70 percent of the fund's investments were in technology. 20 percent are medical devices, health care IT, and related fields. And 10 percent were in other areas such as transportation, advanced materials, and consumer. [9] 31% of portfolio companies were founded by, or are headed by, a woman and 23% by a person of color. [10]

Some 70 companies in Oregon Venture Fund's portfolio include Absci, Jama, [10] Elemental Technologies, [5] Brandlive, [11] Salt & Straw, [12] and Wildfang. [13]

The Oregon Venture Fund also receives investment from The Oregon Community Foundation, [14] Meyer Memorial Trust, the State of Oregon, and regional colleges and universities, such as University of Oregon, Willamette University, Portland State University, and Lewis & Clark College. [15]

Investments and exits

Oregon Venture Fund notable investments and exits include:

Management

Co-founded by Robert Ward and Eric Rosenfeld, [60] in 2014 the fund was managed by Eric Rosenfeld, Alline Akintore, Deepthi Madhava, Melissa Freeman, Jon Maroney, Matt Compton, Lynn Fletcher, and Mary Geyer. [61]

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