Adam Cragg

Adam Cragg

Partner atOsney CapitalAlberta

Adam Cragg has built entrepreneurship programs at MIT and NYU, co-founded Quake Capital, and led Innovate Calgary. He is currently a partner at Osney Capital and has invested in over 125 seed-stage businesses.

What Adam can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Osney Capital writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship · Chief of Staff
  2. NYU’s Leslie Entrepreneurs Lab · Founding Manager
  3. Quake Capital · co-founder
  4. Innovate Calgary · Executive Director
  5. Osney Capital · Partner
    Now
  6. Quake Capital

Companies founded

Osney CapitalQuake Capital

Focus

seed-stageventure capitalentrepreneurshiptechnology transferinnovationCyber

Education

University of Oxford, MBAUniversity of British Columbia, BA

Also at Osney Capital

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Who is Adam Cragg?

Adam Cragg has built entrepreneurship programs at MIT and NYU, co-founded Quake Capital, and led Innovate Calgary. He is currently a partner at Osney Capital and has invested in over 125 seed-stage businesses.

How much does Adam Cragg invest?

Adam Cragg invests through Osney Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Adam Cragg?

A warm intro from a founder Osney Capital backed works best.

What did Adam Cragg do before Osney Capital?

Chief of Staff at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship; Founding Manager at NYU’s Leslie Entrepreneurs Lab; co-founder at Quake Capital; Executive Director at Innovate Calgary; Quake Capital.

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