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Offices: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Originate Ventures target
early stage product and services companies located in Pennsylvania and the
surrounding regions. They focus on investing in healthcare, consumer,
information technology, web-based and certain commercial products and/or
distribution opportunities. As an integral part of its portfolio management,
Originate will help develop brand-driven growth strategies that guide the
business direction and capitalize on the managing oartners’ prior experience
in growing companies.
Offices: Austin, Texas; Bridgewater, New Jersey & Natick, Massachusetts
Origin Partners is a venture capital investment company managed by investment
and business professionals whose careers have been devoted to the creation
of value where none existed before. Origin brings the experience of having
built successful ventures to assist entrepreneurs to build great companies.
Origin invests principally in early stage companies with excellent market,
technology and management potential. Additionally, they are very attentive
to market conditions and may take advantage of later stage opportunities.
Offices: Northbrook, Illinois
Origin Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies.
They invest capital and leverage their entrepreneurial, marketing and management
expertise to help facilitate the growth of early-stage companies. The principals
of Origin Ventures have been involved in successful entrepreneurial activities
since the mid 1980's. They utilize their capital and experience to assist
entrepreneurs in maximizing the value of their enterprises, thereby continuing
their tradition of, "Investing in Success."
Offices: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Osage Investments was founded in 1990 to acquire growth-oriented, middle-market
manufacturers of primarily industrial products through its Osage Industries
investment arm. From inception, Osage Industries has focused on partnering
with management of acquired companies to build value for the very long term,
with a particular emphasis on introducing the capital and organizational
expertise necessary to support company growth. Osage Industries maintains
a buy and hold strategy, with return expectations measured in decades rather
than in five or six year blocks.-Osborn-
Offices: Key Largo, Florida & Lexington, Massachusetts
Osborn Capital invests in smart people with good ideas, a vision, and often
very little else. As a true seed-capital investment firm, they usually come
in at the basement level of an organization, providing capital ranging from
$25,000 to $150,000. The goal is to assist their portfolio companies with
sharpening business plans, proof of concepts and strategies to attract additional
early stage or first round funding.
Offices: Palo Alto, California
Osprey Ventures has become a highly competitive business, producing superior
returns requires focus, excellent execution, and competitive advantage.
Osprey Ventures focuses exclusively on those areas of business and consumer
technology where the General Partners, Industry Expert Investors, Advisory
Board, and Venture Partners have proprietary knowledge and expertise. Because
of the high levels of experience of the General Partners and the investment
team, Osprey Ventures expects excellent execution in each of the four areas
where performance matters: creating deal flow, deal selection, building
value in portfolio companies, and creating liquidity.
Offices: San Francisco, California
Outlook Ventures actively invests in promising seed and early stage next-generation
software companies in the Western United States. They are passionate about
working with high-potential entrepreneurs toward a shared vision. The firm
applies its depth of experience and resources, unique among seed and early
stage firms, to building each individual portfolio company. As a result,
Outlook has delivered returns in the top quartile of all venture funds and,
more importantly, has helped those entrepreneurs to achieve profound impact
on their industry sectors.
Offices: Seattle, Washington & Portland, Oregon
OVP Venture Partners formed their first fund in 1983, and have since formed
and completed five additional funds. They’ve seen up and down cycles, open
and closed IPO windows, bubbles build and burst. That said, they can’t think
of a better time than now to start a company. Today they’re investing OVP
VI and the OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, which together closed on $185 million
in June 2002. The Entrepreneurs Fund brings leading entrepreneurs—many of
whom pioneered venture-backed Pacific Northwest based companies—into the
OVP fold.
Offices: Washington, DC
Oxantium Ventures is a premiere technology investment group supporting companies
at seed, early, and growth stage by providing capital, insight, and years
of experience in research, industry, and government. with a global investment
strategy Oxantium's team invests to shape tomorrow by empowering passionate
and talented entrepreneurs from imagination to innovation to commercialization.
Its technology focus areas include emerging computing, wireless everywhere,
collaboration, and enabling technologies.
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