Marc Singer and Bill Harrington

Today’s guests are Marc Singer and Bill Harrington, co-Managing Partners at OUP, a venture fund that solely invests in startups emerging from university research labs. With over $800M under management and over 130 investments in university startups since 2011, Marc and Bill share their unique insights into the opportunities and challenges in bringing university innovations to the market; why fundraising strategy matters; what they look for when considering an investment (hint: teams matter); when is the right time to spin your startup out of the university; and the most frequent self-inflicted wounds they see from university entrepreneurs. Bill and Marc also share their own VC origin stories, why they have stayed in venture for so long, and advice for people looking to break into the industry.