What We’re Looking For

Ambitious entrepreneurs with highly scalable businesses at any stage, based in Oregon or SW Washington. We can invest as much as $4M+, or as little as $500K, in four to seven companies per year, including follow-on rounds.

Eric Rosenfeld

Fund Development
A former engineer and entrepreneur, Eric is passionate about helping a new generation of world-class companies grow in Oregon.

Lynn Fletcher

Operations & Investor Support
A jill-of-all-trades with a great understanding of people’s needs, Lynn’s main objective is to help others meet their goals.

Alline Akintore

Research & Diligence
A native of Rwanda after living in six countries, Alline has found a home in Oregon. She moved to the PNW recently from the Bay Area for the last four years.

Deepthi Madhava

Diligence & Investment Sourcing
Deepthi loves meeting founders and finding ways for her and the OVF network to help accelerate growth and success. She’s also a master at leading diligence sprints.

Melissa Freeman

Capital Raising & Investor Relations
As an Oregonian, Melissa thrives on building relationships and partnerships to help Oregon be successful. She’s dedicated to creating a positive impact.

Mary Geyer

Accounting & Data Management
As the fund's Data Management and Bookkeeper, Mary supports the team by providing accurate and timely financials, ensuring data integrity, and providing support to Operations.

Jon Maroney

Connecting & Cultivating
Starting as an investor in 2013, Jon’s career focus has always been on technology, with an emphasis on helping new companies.

Matt Compton

Portfolio Success
An experienced technology operator, board director, and investor; Matt's focus is on helping our entrepreneurs, investors, and portfolio companies be wildly successful.

Marcelino Alvarez

Media/Education/Entertainment/ Software/Data

Now chief product officer at Fresh Consulting, Marcelino was founder/CEO of iconic Uncorked Studios

Carol Kruse

Consumer Products/Services/E–Commerce/Marketing and Sales

Carol has led marketing for startups as well as Coca-Cola, ESPN, and Cambia, and serves on the Valvoline board.

Katherine Durham

Marketing and Sales

A former head of marketing for HP and The Standard, Katherine brings deep expertise to startups and growth companies.

Carl Anderson

Life Science and Health

A respected health leader who served in the Army, Carl is passionate about the power of local investing.

Mauricio Esteves Marcal

Adv. Materials/ Cleantech/Manufacturing/ IoT

Mauricio's a Nike exec and accomplished leader in private equity, supply chain, and sustainability.

Eric Winquist

Software and Data

Eric founded Jama and, when not exploring exotic dangerous locales, serves on the boards of Bigleaf and other startups.

Yvonne Wassenaar

Software and Data

Yvonne is CEO of Puppet and serves on the boards of Anaplan [NYSE: PLAN], Forrester, and Harvey Mudd.

Mei Wu

Marketing and Sales/Software and Data

A champ of entrepeneurship, Mei is a serial software founder - eg, SmartRG, Speak - and expert in sales and biz dev.

Jill Hedrick

Marketing/Sales/Media/Education/ Entertainment

Jill is OVF's "go-to" for go-to-market expertise, scaling software sales, and EdTech.

Shamir Karkal

Finance and Investing

Innovating at the intersection of banking, payments, and software, Shamir founded Simple Finance and Sila.