Firms

Portland Seed Fund

Portland Seed Fund

portlandseedfund.com

Portland Seed Fund is a Pacific Northwest venture capital manager founded in 2011 by Angela Jackson and Jim Huston. It invests at pre-seed and seed stage in capital-efficient technology businesses and reports over 200 investments and $45 million managed across five funds. Its deep-tech sister vehicle, Intrepid Oregon Fund, supports Oregon science and technology startups in bioscience, medical devices, climate technology, advanced materials and manufacturing. The current firm directory lists Angela Jackson, Jenn Lynch and Steve Eichenlaub as Managing Directors, Shashi Jain as Venture Partner, and co-founder Jim Huston as Managing Director Emeritus. Its official portfolio includes Hydrolix, Photon Marine, Caravel Bio, Neurosom, StrateSea and other technology companies. Intrepid is anchored by a $4 million initial Business Oregon investment; that anchor is not asserted to be the vehicle's final fund size. Current portfolio descriptions and clinical claims still require company-level verification.

Founded
2011
Type
Venture capital

Funds1

  • Intrepid Oregon Fund I—

    Portland Seed Fund's Oregon deep-tech investment vehicle, managed by Angela Jackson and Steve Eichenlaub with Shashi Jain as Venture Partner. The official vehicle page identifies a $4 million initial anchor investment from Business Oregon's Commercialization Gap Fund program and a goal of at least fifteen early-stage Oregon investments, with follow-on reserves. The final fund size and exact closing date are not disclosed in the reviewed primary source.

Team

Operations and support

Angela JacksonAngela JacksonManaging Director and Founder
Jenn LynchJenn LynchManaging Director
Jim HustonJim HustonManaging Director Emeritus and Founder
Shashi JainShashi JainVenture Partner
Steve EichenlaubSteve EichenlaubManaging Director

Co-investing

Everywhere Ventures
Seraphim Space
2048 Ventures
Access Venture Partners
Ben Johnson

Investments