# University Venture Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> University Venture Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 28 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-venture-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# University Venture Fund

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $50M, Dec 2021 VC firm

Series A Venture Series C Information Technology Therapeutics Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **2871** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **11 rounds** Exits **10 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## University Venture Fund highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $17M
- 04 10 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> UVF is a student-run fund that is part of the Venture & Impact Investing Program at the Sorenson Impact Institute and UVF is fully deployed and is not currently seeking investment opportunities. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Information Technology Therapeutics Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Salt Lake City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[GoReact](https://millionrounds.com/company/goreact)** US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Lineagen](https://millionrounds.com/company/lineagen)** Series C · US **$12M** With 9 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/company/galvanize)** Series A · US **$18M** Sole investor
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lineagen](https://millionrounds.com/company/lineagen)** Series C · US **$3.5M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Synergis Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/synergis-education)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$33M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[UniversityNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/universitynow)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$19M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Instructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/instructure)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 3 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Workfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/workfront)** Venture · US **$17M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[AtTask](https://millionrounds.com/company/attask)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Venture · US **$284K** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Coherex Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherex-medical)** Series B · US **$17M** Sole investor
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Catheter Connections](https://millionrounds.com/company/catheter-connections)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$5.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Instructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/instructure)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Veritract](https://millionrounds.com/company/veritract)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$820K** With 1 other
- **2010** 1 round
- **Feb** **[TrustedID](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustedid)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Barosense](https://millionrounds.com/company/barosense)** Series D · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$27M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Control4](https://millionrounds.com/company/control4)** Venture · US · green.venturebeat.com **$17M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[ChronoWake](https://millionrounds.com/company/chronowake)** Seed · US · chronowake.net **$10K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Transpond](https://millionrounds.com/company/transpond)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$4.1M** With 1 other
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Infinera Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinera-corporation)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Advent Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/advent-solar)** Series D · US **$70M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Daz 3d](https://millionrounds.com/company/daz-3d)** Series A · US · buyoutsnews.com **$4.2M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Ancora Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancora-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Socialtext](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialtext)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Alianza](https://millionrounds.com/company/alianza)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Merrimack Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/merrimack-pharmaceuticals)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2005** 1 round
- **May** **[Omniture](https://millionrounds.com/company/omniture)** Series C · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Barosense](https://millionrounds.com/company/barosense)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named**

PH **Peter Harris** Manager of UGF I GP LLC, General Partner of University Growth Fund I, L.P. i Filing they signed

TS **Tom Stringham** Manager of UGF I GP LLC, General Partner of University Growth Fund I, L.P. i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **10 in all**

**[Workfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/workfront)** Bought by [Adobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe) **$1.5B** Nov 2020

**[Coherex Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherex-medical)** Bought by Biosense Webster **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Barosense](https://millionrounds.com/company/barosense)** Bought by [Boston Scientific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-scientific) **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[TrustedID](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustedid)** Bought by [Equifax](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equifax) **$30M** Jul 2013

**[Control4](https://millionrounds.com/company/control4)** Listed **$60M** Jul 2013

**[Socialtext](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialtext)** Bought by Peoplefluent **Undisclosed** May 2012

**[Merrimack Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/merrimack-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[Transpond](https://millionrounds.com/company/transpond)** Bought by Webtrends **Undisclosed** Aug 2010

**[Advent Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/advent-solar)** Bought by Applied Materials **Undisclosed** Nov 2009

**[Omniture](https://millionrounds.com/company/omniture)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **$1.8B** Sept 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$50M**

raised in Dec 2021

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Venture Series C

Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$17M**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018
- **Exits:** 10 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *7*
- Venture *6*
- Series C *4*
- Series D *3*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2018

Often in the room with

- [Signal Peak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signal-peak-ventures) 3
- [Archipel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archipel-capital) 2
- [Bertelsmann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann) 2
- [Epic VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures) 2
- [Escalate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/escalate-capital) 2
- [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as University Venture Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Signal Peak Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signal-peak-ventures)[**Archipel Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archipel-capital)[**Bertelsmann** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann)[**Epic VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures)[**Escalate Capital** Private credit **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/escalate-capital)[**Greenspring Associates** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates)[**Josh James** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-james)[**KGaA** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgaa)[**Mesa Verde Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesa-verde-venture-partners)[**PrairieGold Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairiegold-venture-partners)[**Sanderling Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures)[**Tomorrow Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tomorrow-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies University Venture Fund put money into.

[**GoReact** $4.0M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/goreact)

## Quick answers about University Venture Fund

### What does University Venture Fund invest in?

University Venture Fund invests most often at Series A and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology, Therapeutics and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is University Venture Fund?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has University Venture Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: GoReact (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018).

### How big are University Venture Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

### Does University Venture Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does University Venture Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is University Venture Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

### Who does University Venture Fund invest alongside?

Most often Signal Peak Ventures (3 rounds together), Archipel Capital (2 rounds together) and Bertelsmann (2 rounds together).

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