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OVO

Menlo Park, CA · Invests in US · Website

Pre-SeedSeedConsumer Apps & SocialE-commerce & MarketplacesB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechEnterprise SoftwareFintech & PaymentsHealthcare & Digital HealthDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureLegal & Regtech

Thesis

OVO Fund invests in founders at the 'negative one to zero' stage — before customers or fully-formed narratives exist. They back people over ideas, providing conviction and guidance beyond capital to help founders define or create their categories.

Likely not a fit for

Not disclosed explicitly. Given pre-seed focus, unlikely to invest in later-stage companies, capital-intensive hardware, or companies requiring significant regulatory clearance before product development.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$52M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

13 contacts on file

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Eric Chen

General PartnerManaging Partner & Founder · Primary contact

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e•••@ov•••.com

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Adam Kaufman

Platform & OpsSenior Advisor

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Gianfranco Filice

PartnerPartner

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Jeff Davis

Platform & OpsAdvisor

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Steve Ciesinski

Platform & OpsAdvisor, B2B SaaS / Deep Tech

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Dr. Zhengyuan Zhou

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Applied AI

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Beyang Liu

Platform & OpsAdvisor, B2B SaaS / Dev Tooling

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Lou Shapiro

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Healthcare

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Dr. Rene Caissie

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Healthcare

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Marcus Gomez

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Applied AI / Semis

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Pankaj Shah

Platform & OpsAdvisor, B2B SaaS

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Maurice Chiang

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Healthcare

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Ilse Calderon

Platform & OpsAdvisor, Fintech / Consumer

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Portfolio

PalantirEnterprise Software

Palantir builds platforms for integrating, managing, and securing data, enabling human-driven analysis of real-world data. Their products are designed to empower users to ask complex questions without needing advanced technical skills.

AddeparEnterprise Software

Addepar is an investment portfolio management platform that empowers investment professionals with data, insights, and technology to make informed investment decisions.

SourcegraphEnterprise Software

Sourcegraph is a code intelligence platform designed for enterprises, providing advanced code search capabilities, batch changes, and insights into codebases.

Juniper Square

Juniper Square provides connected software and fund administration services designed for General Partners (GPs) to raise capital more efficiently, minimize operational risks, and enhance the investor experience. Their platform integrates various technologies to centralize data and streamline processes for investment management across multiple asset classes.

EverlawLegal Regtech

Everlaw is an AI-powered cloud-native ediscovery software designed for legal professionals, enabling them to analyze large volumes of documents efficiently and effectively.

SignifydFintech Payments

Signifyd provides fraud protection and prevention solutions for ecommerce retailers, helping them to optimize transactions and reduce chargebacks.

PayjoyFintech Payments

PayJoy provides financial services to underserved individuals in emerging markets, allowing them to purchase smartphones and pay for them over time using a buy now, pay-as-you-go model. The smartphones serve as collateral for the loans, enabling access to credit without traditional banking requirements.

RelateIQEnterprise Software

RelateIQ is a Salesforce CRM for small businesses, offering tools for marketing, sales, and customer service automation. It uses AI for personalized customer engagement and data-driven insights.

AugmedixHealthcare Digital

Augmedix provides AI-centric solutions for human-centric medicine, focusing on EHR documentation to enhance the doctor-patient relationship.

WishEcommerce Marketplaces

Wish is one of the largest ecommerce marketplaces in the world, providing a discovery-based shopping experience that offers a wide variety of affordable products to consumers globally.

KiwiCoEdtech

KiwiCo offers hands-on learning experiences for kids through subscription boxes that include science, art, and engineering projects tailored for various age groups.

ZurpEcommerce Marketplaces

Zurp operates a network of self-service power bank rental stations at merchant venues across the United States, allowing users to rent portable charging devices on a usage-based basis.

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OVO Fund Research Investment Thesis OVO Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Eric Chen, headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in what they call the "negative one to zero" stage — backing founders before customers or fully-formed narratives exist. OVO's core philosophy is that they invest in founders rather than ideas, providing convictio

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