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OCA Ventures II Raises $50.1 Million for Technology Investments - Chicago
| Source: OCA Ventures
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - November 10, 2008) - OCA Ventures LLC, a leading early stage
technology venture capital firm, announced effective September 30, 2008,
the final close of its second partnership (OCA Ventures II), raising $50.1
million of total capital commitments. OCA Ventures II will continue its
focus on investments in companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily
in core technology platforms and technology enabled business and consumer
services companies, with emphasis on financial services and for-profit
education sectors. OCA Ventures also announced the promotion of Eddie Lou
to general partner and the hiring of Joseph Dwyer as a senior associate.
OCA Ventures II was launched with the continued support of its anchor
limited partner, the O'Connor Partners Investment Office, and is pleased to
have received the additional support of multiple institutional investors
such as the state of Illinois' Technology Development Fund, the Iowa
Capital Investment Corporation (ICIC), a national insurance company,
several fund of funds, prominent family offices and individual investors.
"It is an honor to be able to invest capital on behalf of so many talented
institutional and prominent individual investors, that share a common goal
to fund next generation technology entrepreneurs. OCA Ventures' role is
to support world class entrepreneurs in the pursuit of revolutionary
commercial enterprises, and we are grateful to have more than doubled our
assets under management during tumultuous market conditions," commented
James Dugan, OCA Ventures' CEO and Managing Partner.
About OCA Ventures
OCA Ventures is a leading venture capital firm focused on investments in
companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily in core technology
platforms and technology enabled business and consumer services companies,
with emphasis on financial services and for-profit education sectors. OCA
Ventures manages in excess of $90 million of capital commitments and has
invested in 26 companies since it began investing in 1999.
OCA Ventures partners with proven entrepreneurs to build market-leading
companies. OCA Ventures complements management teams with a wide range of
strategic, human and financial resources. For more information, please
visit www.ocaventures.com.