OVP Venture Partners was a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington with an additional office in Portland, Oregon. The firm was established in 1983 and it invested in the digital biology, communication, software, digital media, security, semiconductor and information technology sectors.
OVP Venture Partners brings leading entrepreneurs, many of whom pioneered venture-backed Pacific Northwest based companies, into the OVP Venture Partners fold. These industry leaders co-invest in every project OVP Venture Partners participates in. They participate in the building of major enterprises by providing deal flow, contacts and seasoned insight.
OVP Venture Partners' investments include Group14 Technologies, Verdezyne, Adapx, Aggregate Knowledge, NanoString Technologies, Symform, DataSphere, GenoLogics, Groove Biopharma and RedSeal.
Their exits include RedSeal, NanoString Technologies, Fate Therapeutics, Aggregate Knowledge, Entomo, GainSpan, Complete Genomics, Symform, Integrated Diagnostics and Scout Analytics.
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Funded Companies
Arzeda is a biotechnology and software company designing custom microorganisms for industrial applications through computational enzyme design, protein optimization, and metabolic engineering.
A company developing therapies for the treatment of cancer and immune disorders
A life sciences company that has developed and commercialized a dna sequencing platform for human genome sequencing and analysis
An industrial biotechnology company that produces chemicals from renewable non-food sources
RedSeal is a San Jose, California-based developer and provider of security risk management software and solutions for cybersecurity applications.
A biotechnology company developing diagnostic tools for cancer
GainSpan is a San Jose, California-based company founded in 2006.
Novomer is a developer of chemical conversion technology to manufacture transformable, functional, and high carbon utility materials.
Tigo Energy is a Los Gatos, California-based company.
A biomedical solutions and data management software developer company
A company developing technologies in protein-based therapeutics
Allevate Face Searcher is a security company founded by Kevin McVey.
Group14 Technologies is a Woodinville, Washington-based company.
