Fall constants: school supplies, pumpkin spice, another open fund at OVF!
September 2025
Melissa Freeman
The light is changing, leaves are changing color, but one thing remains constant. Oregon Venture Fund is raising another annual fund. OVF 2026, our 20th annual fund, is now open to accredited investors while space is available.
As the largest, most active and highest performing fund between Seattle and the Bay Area, we welcome you to join us in supporting our region’s top startups and growth companies. Founders such as Ryan Fink, CEO and co-founder of Digs, Wilfred Gomes, President and co-founder of Mueon, and Jessica Murrey, CEO and co-founder of Wicked Saints Studios, represent the talent and drive that entrepreneurs in our region demonstrate. We consider ourselves lucky to have the opportunity to add fuel (both financial and social capital) to their companies’ growth.
Earning an average 18% IRR and 3.5X on every dollar invested (including realized and unrealized gains) across all funds, we are your local wealth-building machine, producing outsized results for patient investors. In this asset class, investors are usually rewarded for taking early bets on world class teams and waiting for the bulk of the returns which typically materialize in years 8 to 10.
Our investments must have a founder or C-suite executive who lives in Oregon or Southern Washington. The team can be distributed globally. Our investments have supported 84 companies to date, which have created 6,423 jobs. Despite some of Oregon’s headwinds in the media, we are meeting exceptional founders who live here or have recently moved to our region to launch or grow their companies from more expensive places. Quality of life continues to be a competitive advantage to attract and retain companies as well.
With an unusually low minimum for a professional venture fund, we hope you will reach out to learn more about the innovative companies we are finding and backing. Please contact me, Melissa Freeman, Director, Investor Relations to find a time to connect.
OVF 2026 is open to accredited investors and is by invitation only. Please visit oregonventurefund.com to learn more.