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Osage Venture Partners (OVP) is a premier venture capital fund based just outside of Philadelphia that invests in early-stage business-to-business (B2B) software companies located in the Eastern U.S. With well over $250M under management, OVP seeks to invest in business builders with deep domain expertise with whom we can “go the distance with” and provide […]
Full ArticleThoughtful Listening Leads to Wise Decisionmaking
I took a course in law school on medical ethics, mostly because it was taught by Dr. Jay Katz, a Harvard trained physician, medical ethicist (he had participated in the Federal inquiry into the Tuskegee Syphilis Study), Freudian analyst (in his spare time, I suppose) and campus wise man. One day in class he told […]
Full ArticleGoogle Marketing: Back to the Future
In late 2000 I sat down with Tim Armstrong, who at the time was head of East Coast sales at Google. As head of strategy at the time at Verticalnet, I had been tasked by short-tenured CEO Joe Galli with working through a strategic relationship with Google. These were the days before Adwords or a […]
Full ArticleCongratulations to 2015 PACT Enterprise Award Winner Sidecar and Finalists SevOne, InstaMed, and Halfpenny Technologies
Last week, PACT – the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies – held the 2015 Enterprise Awards, their annual black-tie awards gala. This year the event was held in Philadelphia in the newest wing of the convention center and was well attended by the broader venture community. Each year top regional technology companies and life […]
Full ArticleFirst CEO Survey Report
Earlier this year, we sent out the first installment of what we hope will become a regular (and brief) survey to capture the pulse of the most important members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the entrepreneurs. In each survey we will ask questions on the topics that are top of mind for CEOs running a startup, […]
Full ArticleCongratulations to 2014 PACT Enterprise Awards Winner Bill Marvin of InstaMed and Finalists SevOne, PeopleLinx, and Tim Kowalski of Halfpenny Technologies
On May 8th, the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) held the 2014 Enterprise Awards, their annual black-tie awards gala to honor the region’s top companies, executives, and entrepreneurs in the technology and life sciences sectors. Once again, the Osage Venture Partners portfolio was well represented. The event recognizes three finalists and crowns an […]
Full ArticleOsage Venture Partners Promotes David Drahms to Partner; Names Michael Phelan as Venture Partner
OVP is pleased to announce that David Drahms has been promoted to Partner from Principal and Michael Phelan has joined the firm as a Venture Partner. David is an integral part of OVP’s team, and the promotion recognizes David’s contributions to OVP and to the OVP portfolio. Mike Phelan was previously CEO of SevOne and has deep […]
Full ArticleCongratulations to PACT Winner InstaMed and Finalists SevOne and Halfpenny Technologies
Last week, the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) held the 2013 Enterprise Awards, their annual black-tie awards gala. This year the event was held at the Valley Forge Casino and featured flash mobs of dancers and other once in a lifetime occurrences (we hope). Each year top technology companies and life science companies […]
Full ArticleSevOne Receives $150 Million Investment from Bain Capital
Osage Venture Partners congratulates SevOne on six tremendous years, and looks forward to continue working with them as they shift into an even higher gear. Press Release Posting Its 6th Consecutive Year of Record Revenues, SevOne Receives $150 Million Investment from Bain Capital Wilmington, DE – January 15, 2013 – SevOne, creator of market leading IT infrastructure management […]
Full ArticleHockey Sticks
Most companies raising capital have revenue projections that look something like this chart (with funding occurring at the end of Year 2): Although we see a lot of projections that resemble the one above (commonly referred to in VC/startup lingo as the “hockey stick”), we don’t require this type of optimism to get excited about […]
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