About Oregon Venture Fund
Oregon Venture Fund (OVF) is a community-supported, professionally managed venture capital fund headquartered in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2007 as Oregon Angel Fund and rebranded in 2018. It invests $15–20 million annually in startups and growth-stage companies across all sectors and stages in Oregon and Southern Washington. OVF is backed by 180+ institutional and angel investors, and has deployed over $217M into 89+ portfolio companies, creating thousands of jobs in the region.
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Bob Ward
Co-founded the Oregon Angel Fund with Eric Rosenfeld in 2007.
Eric Rosenfeld
Co-founded the Oregon Angel Fund (now Oregon Venture Fund) with Bob Ward in 2007. Previously co-founded Capybara Ventures, was a principal at Second Story Interactive Studios, and director of corporate business development at Mentor Graphics. Holds degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from IMD Business School.
LinkedInRobert Ward
Co-founded Oregon Venture Fund (originally Oregon Angel Fund) in 2007.
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No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.