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USC Marshall Venture Fund

3670 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States

Overview

The USC Marshall Venture Fund invests and receives equity in ventures led by USC students, alumni, faculty, and staff. The mission of the fund is to: - Help bridge the funding gap for USC-related companies by participating in early-stage rounds; - Amplify the impact of USC-related companies by participating opportunistically in later-stage rounds; - Train undergraduate and graduate students to evaluate, make, and manage venture investments; - Involve and leverage enthusiastic alumni, advisors, experts, and donors to support and accelerate USC-related companies; and - Contribute to the economy, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem of Southern California.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Autobound

    Participated · Equity · Feb 2023

    Autobound builds a Chrome extension that uses generative AI to create individually personalized sales emails, analyzing public metadata such as news, shared experiences, company initiatives, personas, and competitors. The platform is offered free-to-install today and the company plans to launch a premium offering soon. Days before the raise the company released Autobound Anywhere, extending functionality into Gmail, LinkedIn, Outreach, Salesloft, HubSpot, and Salesforce. Autobound says its tool increases email reply rates and is already used by sellers at 250+ companies including Zoominfo, UserZoom, Outreach, Workato, SailPoint, OnTop, and GoLinks. Leadership includes CEO Daniel Wiener, CPO Kyle Schuster, and CTO Tanner McRae. The company will use the new funding to accelerate product development and to scale marketing, design, and machine learning functions.

  • GIBLIB

    Participated · Seed · Apr 2019

    GIBLIB operates a streaming media platform providing high-fidelity, immersive 4K and 360-degree VR medical lectures and surgical videos to medical professionals worldwide. The company creates, produces, and curates on-demand educational videos featuring expert physicians at leading academic medical centers. GIBLIB distributes exclusive content produced in partnership with institutions such as Mayo Clinic, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Stanford Children's Hospital. The platform aims to improve lifelong medical education and knowledge sharing across specialties. GIBLIB closed a $2.5 million seed funding round to further enhance its offerings and rapidly develop its online medical library. The company will use the investment to substantially increase the quantity of content available to its user base. Investors and company leaders expressed enthusiasm that the platform will transform medical education and learning experiences for physicians and students.

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