What is Osage University Partners?

Invests in startups spun out of university research, using co-investment rights held by 150+ partner universities/research institutions to source proprietary deal flow, sharing investment profits back with those institutions.

How much does Osage University Partners manage?

Osage University Partners manages $800M (per firm's own site; independently corroborated via SEC Form D filings summing $100M Fund I (2011) + $215M Fund II (2015) + $273M Fund III (2019) + $195.8M+ Fund IV (as of an April 2023 Form D/A, target $275M)) in assets, and was founded in 2009.

What stages does Osage University Partners invest at?

Osage University Partners invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, with typical checks of $1M-$20M.

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Osage University Partners

Venture capital firm that invests alongside university technology-transfer offices in spinouts commercializing academic research, sharing returns back with affiliated institutions; participated in Overland AI's $32M Series A (Jan 2025), reflecting the company's University of Washington origins.

Osage University Partners (OUP) is a Bala Cynwyd, PA-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that invests exclusively in startups commercializing university research. OUP manages the co-investment rights of 150+ affiliated universities and research institutions: in exchange for these rights, OUP gets contractual access to invest in future financing rounds of companies that licensed technology from those institutions, and the affiliated university shares in OUP's investment profits. The firm invests across all stages, from pre-seed through crossover/pre-IPO, across technology (software, hardware, climate tech) and life sciences (therapeutics, medtech, diagnostics, research tools).

Overview

Firm: Osage University Partners
Headquarters: Bala Cynwyd, PA
Founded: 2009
AUM: $800M (per firm's own site; independently corroborated via SEC Form D filings summing $100M Fund I (2011) + $215M Fund II (2015) + $273M Fund III (2019) + $195.8M+ Fund IV (as of an April 2023 Form D/A, target $275M))
Avg. check: $1M-$20M
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Thesis: Invests in startups spun out of university research, using co-investment rights held by 150+ partner universities/research institutions to source proprietary deal flow, sharing investment profits back with those institutions.

Portfolio companies1

CompanyOverland AISeattle-based builder of ULTRA, an autonomous ground-vehicle platform for off-road military logistics/resupply and ground autonomy.

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What is Osage University Partners?: Invests in startups spun out of university research, using co-investment rights held by 150+ partner universities/research institutions to source proprietary deal flow, sharing investment profits back with those institutions.
How much does Osage University Partners manage?: Osage University Partners manages $800M (per firm's own site; independently corroborated via SEC Form D filings summing $100M Fund I (2011) + $215M Fund II (2015) + $273M Fund III (2019) + $195.8M+ Fund IV (as of an April 2023 Form D/A, target $275M)) in assets, and was founded in 2009.
What stages does Osage University Partners invest at?: Osage University Partners invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, with typical checks of $1M-$20M.

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