OVO Fund

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Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2014

AUM

$32 M

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 23 July, 2026

Profile

OVO Fund is a venture capital investor based in Menlo Park, CA, specializing in the earliest stages of funding for startups. Founded in 2014, OVO Fund is led by Managing Partner Eric Chen and a team that includes partners and advisors with expertise across various sectors. They focus on building strong, founder-focused partnerships, emphasizing personalized guidance and a commitment to supporting entrepreneurs through the earliest, most uncertain phases of their ventures.

OVO Fund invests primarily in pre-seed stage companies across industries such as Applied AI, Enterprise Tech, Fintech, Digital Health, Web3, and Consumer SaaS. They aim to empower founders with ambitious visions and provide the resources needed to help them create and define new categories or even entire markets. The fund's focused, hands-on approach helps turn nascent ideas into viable businesses.

Notable investments by OVO Fund include Payjoy, Sourcegraph, and Addepar—three companies recognized as unicorns. OVO's investment portfolio is valued at $32 billion, with more than 12,500 employed by the companies they have backed. Some of their investments have been made in sectors including fintech, legal tech, and B2B SaaS.

Industry

Music Infrastructure Life Sciences MedTech Transportation Software Security SaaS Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Other Medical Devices Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Fintech Financial Services Edtech Education Consumer Products HealthTech AdTech Web3

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FAQs about OVO Fund

OVO Fund is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
OVO Fund is located in Menlo Park, California, United States.
OVO Fund was founded in 2014.
OVO Fund invests in companies and startups in Music, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, MedTech, Transportation, Software, Security, SaaS, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Other, Medical Devices, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Fintech, Financial Services, Edtech, Education, Consumer Products, HealthTech, AdTech, Web3.
OVO Fund invests in companies and startups in North America.
OVO Fund invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
OVO Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
OVO Fund has around $32m assets under management.
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