Oregon Angel Fund

Oregon Angel Fund (OAF) is the largest group making venture investments in the Portland, Oregon area and invests throughout Oregon and SW Washington. The fund consists of 180 ^[1] angel investors, of whom 85% have run or founded a business. OAF evaluates up to 300 business plans per year, selecting five to seven to invest in.^[2]

The fund's seed money and early stage venture capital investments range in size from $100k - $2.5M.^[3] About 70 percent of investments are in technology. 20 percent are medical devices, health care IT, and related fields. And 10 percent are in other areas such as transportation and consumer.^[4] Companies in Oregon Angel Fund's portfolio include Jama Software, Elemental Technologies, ClearFlow, Inc., and Brandlive.

The Oregon Angel Fund also receives annual investment from The Oregon Community Foundation,^[5] Meyer Memorial Trust, the State of Oregon, and regional colleges and universities, such as Willamette University and Lewis & Clark College.^[6]

Co-founded by Robert Ward and Eric Rosenfeld,^[7] a venture partner of DFJ Frontier,^[8] the fund is now managed by Eric Rosenfeld, Scott Sandler, Jon Maroney, Julianne Brands, and Lynn Fletcher.^[9]

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