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    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2005
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    O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), now rebranded as INDIE, is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm that pioneered institutional seed investing. Founded in 2005 by Bryce Roberts, Mark Jacobsen, and Tim O'Reilly, the firm focuses on funding disruptors and innovators, with recent emphasis on backing bootstrapped, profit-oriented startups.

    Average disclosed round size is $21.4M (across 27 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    22

    Fund Size

    $85M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    BR

    Bryce Roberts

    Managing Director

    GA

    Gbemi Adelekan

    Founder & Managing Director

    MJ

    Mark Jacobsen

    Managing Director

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    29 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    HHeart to HeartPre-Seed$750KOct 2021
    Makespace logoMakespaceSeries E$55MMay 2020
    Hipcamp logoHipcampSeries B$25MJul 2019
    Sight Machine logoSight MachineSeries C$29.4MApr 2019
    Chairish logoChairishSeries A$4MJan 2017
    Science Exchange logoScience ExchangeSeries B$25MMar 2016
    Science Exchange logoScience ExchangeSeries B$25MJan 2016
    Science logoScienceSeries B$25MJan 2016
    Figma logoFigmaSeries A$14MDec 2015
    3DR logo3DRSeries C$64MApr 2015
    Planet logoPlanetSeries C$118MApr 2015
    Hipcamp logoHipcampSeed$2MSep 2014
    Timehop logoTimehopSeries B$10MJul 2014
    Makespace logoMakespaceSeries A$8MMay 2014
    Curbside logoCurbsideSeed$1.5MSep 2013
    Planet logoPlanetSeries A$13MJun 2013
    Planet Labs logoPlanet LabsSeries A$13MJan 2013
    Planet Labs logoPlanet LabsSeries B$52MJan 2013
    Planet logoPlanetSeries B$52MJan 2013
    Little Bits logoLittle BitsSeries A$3.6MJul 2012
    SeeClickFix logoSeeClickFixUnknown$1.4MJan 2011
    SSee.MeSeries A$1.3M—
    PPreviPre-Seed$6.5M—
    Timehop logoTimehopSeries A$14M—
    SweetLabs logoSweetLabsUnknown——
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    Top Co-Investors

    Founders Fund6 shared
    Index Ventures5 shared
    Innovation Endeavors5 shared
    DCVC4 shared
    First Round Capital4 shared
    AME Cloud Ventures4 shared
    Collaborative Fund4 shared
    Industry Ventures3 shared
    Capricorn Investment Group3 shared
    Lux Capital3 shared
    International Finance Corporation3 shared
    Felicis3 shared
    Maverick Ventures3 shared
    Union Square Ventures3 shared
    Y Combinator3 shared
    YC Continuity3 shared
    Draper Fisher Jurvetson2 shared
    AME2 shared
    Upfront Ventures2 shared
    True Ventures2 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026