Venture Fund Program

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The Business Oregon Venture (BOV) Fund Program, under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program, is designed to invest in SEC-accredited venture capital funds in need of capital to become operational or scale up significantly.

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Business Oregon believes venture capital fund managers can play an important role in Oregon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and that Oregonians can leverage fund managers’ expertise, networks, and private capital to develop and maintain a strong pipeline of high-growth opportunities.

Business Oregon recently received a second tranche of funding from U.S. Treasury and is currently accepting applications for the Business Oregon Venture (BOV) Fund Program. Who is Eligible?

Program eligibility requirements can be accessed on the U.S. Treasury’s website. What are the Basic Criteria?

Basic criteria for venture capital fund strategies include: State participation limited to Oregon companies only. Average portfolio company of fewer than 500 employees. Average check size to portfolio companies smaller than $5 million. Portfolio company equity rounds smaller than $20 million. Funds must demonstrate that $1 from the BOV Fund Program will “cause and result” in at least $1 of new private financing at the fund level. What is the Application Process?

Business Oregon recently received a second tranche of funding from U.S. Treasury and is currently accepting applications for the Business Oregon Venture (BOV) Fund Program.

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Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Venture Fund Program is administered by Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department) (Business Oregon), listed via Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department).