Join OUP for our seventh annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar. In this webinar, our audience had the chance to ask questions directly to OUP’s Life Science Managing Partner, Bill Harrington, and Technology Managing Partner, Marc Singer, on venture capital operations, decision-making, where the investing environment stands today, etc. The session was open to our partner…
Join Bill Harrington and Allen Chen of OUP’s investment team for a discussion on startup financing trends to review the state of the venture funding landscape. We covered current market behaviors across the entire startup ecosystem with a specific emphasis on university spinouts. Bill Harrington outlined trends in the life sciences, including biopharma, research tools,…
For our sixth annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar, OUP’s Life Science Managing Partner, Matt Cohen, and Technology Partner, Manny Stockman answered academic founder’s and our partner TTO’s questions on anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making, and the current investing environment. Since the purpose of this webinar was to answer questions…
Finding capital for your new venture is never easy, but recent years have been particularly deflated for certain sectors, including MedTech. What is a startup founder to do? Join three founders out of academic institutions who have attained capital for their new MedTech ventures in the past couple of years to hear their journeys in…
Do you have a burning question on venture capital you need answered? Watch OUP’s fifth annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar, a session where our partner TTOs can ask Managing Partners Marc Singer and Bill Harrington anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making, and the current investing environment. Since the purpose of…
Here is the first in a series of webinars to introduce you to VCs who often invest in startups arising from academic research. Our introductory “Meet the VCs” session will highlight Mission BioCapital and Portal Innovations, both of which are early-stage life science investors that also offer state-of-the-art shared lab facilities in multiple locations. Our…
As part of our Ask a VC blog series, we wanted to provide additional insight from the OUP investment team on how to staff your startup company. We spoke with Tech Partner Manny Stockman and Life Science Partner Anurag Agarwal to learn their perspectives on the first strategic business hire, how to incentivize and compensate employees at an early-stage startup, and where to find the right candidate for these roles. While some of their insights were similar, as with all individuals in the venture capital space, they did have differing opinions. The interviewees’ statements below have been edited for clarity and length by Jaimie Testai.
Starting companies out of universities is a complex endeavor, but startups can get a head start when done in conjunction with a company formation investor. In this webinar, we heard from three company formation investors in the life sciences: Each investor described their fund thesis, what they look for in opportunities arising from academic institutions,…
Do you have a burning question on venture capital you need answered? Join OUP for our fourth annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar, a session where our partner TTOs can ask Managing Partners Marc Singer and Bill Harrington anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making, and the current investing environment. Since the…
The final installment in our Funding and Equity Webinar Series is focused on an important function for your startup – your boards. Bob Adelson and Bill Harrington, Managing Partners at Osage University Partners, will be our panelists. This webinar will cover the following areas: • When do you need a Board of Directors? • What…