Purdue Research Foundation is a venture capital firm. Based in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. The known portfolio counts 8 companies, including ClearBlade, OmniVis, Rhea Space, Novosteo, Adipo Therapeutics and Confluence Pharmaceuticals.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- HardwareHealthcareSaaS
Who to pitch at Purdue Research Foundation
Purdue Research Foundation portfolio companies (8)
- ClearBlade
- OmniVis
- Rhea Space
- Novosteo
- Adipo Therapeutics
- Confluence Pharmaceuticals
- Animated Dynamics
- Brightlamp
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About Purdue Research Foundation
The firm's listing covers sectors Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Biotech, Cloud Infrastructure, Diagnostics and Drug Discovery; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at Purdue Research Foundation, David Cooper (Chief Investment Officer), Lauren Tibbets (Investment Associate) and Sam Fehrman (Senior Investment Officer) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Purdue Research Foundation, including IU Ventures, BioCrossroads and Align Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Purdue Research Foundation?
Purdue Research Foundation is a venture capital firm based in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Purdue Research Foundation invest in?
Listed sectors include Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Biotech, Cloud Infrastructure, Diagnostics and Drug Discovery. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Purdue Research Foundation invest at?
The known deals of Purdue Research Foundation include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Purdue Research Foundation?
3 of the 4 people on file at Purdue Research Foundation are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Purdue Research Foundation?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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