Ajay Rayasam is a Principal at Osage University Partners (OUP), a venture capital firm investing in university research startups. He is listed among the key people at the firm.

What Ajay can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
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OUP (Osage University Partners) writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Who is Ajay Rayasam?

Ajay Rayasam is a Principal at Osage University Partners (OUP), a venture capital firm investing in university research startups. He is listed among the key people at the firm.

How much does Ajay Rayasam invest?

Ajay Rayasam invests through OUP (Osage University Partners), which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ajay Rayasam?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ajay in the subject. A warm intro from a founder OUP (Osage University Partners) backed works better.

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