FI  O'Shaughnessy Ventures

https://www.osv.llc/





     Office Locations:

6 Suburban Avenue
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 203-769-9477

 

Stages:

  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Media & Digital Media
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    O'Shaughnessy Ventures (OSV) is a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups. Founded by Jim O'Shaughnessy, a pioneer in quantitative investing, founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, and author of four books on investing, OSV aims to provide financial support and to partner in growing the next life-changing ideas. In addition to its flagship investment into Stability Ai, O'Shaughnessy Ventures' other key investments include Positive Sum, Chaotic Capital, Permanent Equity, Anchorless Bangladesh, Prefect, Synthesis School, Eighty-Seven Capital, Entrepreneur First, and Ladder.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Chris Denny-Brown Managing Director
    Jim O'Shaughnessy Founder and CEO
    Nick Tawil Chief of Staff

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      03/13/2024


      Furno


      CA


      $6,500,000


      Seed


      12/18/2023


      Obviously AI


      CA


      undisclosed


      


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Anchorless Bangladesh


      Chaotic Capital


      Eighty-Seven Capital


      Entrepreneur First


      Furno
        web link


      Ladder


      Obviously AI
        web link


      Permanent Equity


      Positive Sum


      Prefect


      Stability Ai


      Synthesis School


     

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