Osage Venture Partners

Osage Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1990, the firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing primarily on business-to-business (B2B) software and technology-enabled services. Osage Venture Partners also invests in sectors such as life sciences, healthcare IT, media, telecommunications, and various software applications, including security and data analytics. The firm typically targets companies located on the East Coast and in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, specifically from Washington, D.C. to New York to Pittsburgh. Osage Venture Partners invests between $1 million and $4 million in companies with annual revenues ranging from $500,000 to $3 million, aiming to support determined entrepreneurs in building high-growth businesses. The firm actively participates in governance by leading or co-leading investment rounds and engaging on the boards of its portfolio companies.

Sean Dowling

Partner

David Drahms

Partner

Claudia Dunnous

CFO

Jon Gulardo

Associate

Nate Lentz

Managing Partner

Nathanael Lentz

Managing Partner

Emily Foote JD

Principal

Past deals in Pennsylvania

DrayNow

Series A in 2020
DrayNow, Inc. is a technology company based in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, founded in 2017. It operates a real-time marketplace designed specifically for intermodal trucking, connecting freight with carriers efficiently. This platform allows intermediaries to engage with more carriers, ensuring constant visibility of shipment locations and statuses. Additionally, it facilitates truckers in comparing rates, reviewing load details, and selecting available loads in their vicinity in real-time. By leveraging advanced technology, DrayNow enhances operational efficiency for companies within the intermodal industry, helping them achieve optimal capacity, service levels, visibility, and profitability.

DrayNow

Series A in 2018
DrayNow, Inc. is a technology company based in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, founded in 2017. It operates a real-time marketplace designed specifically for intermodal trucking, connecting freight with carriers efficiently. This platform allows intermediaries to engage with more carriers, ensuring constant visibility of shipment locations and statuses. Additionally, it facilitates truckers in comparing rates, reviewing load details, and selecting available loads in their vicinity in real-time. By leveraging advanced technology, DrayNow enhances operational efficiency for companies within the intermodal industry, helping them achieve optimal capacity, service levels, visibility, and profitability.

TimelinePI

Venture Round in 2017
TimelinePI provides a comprehensive process intelligence platform designed to empower users to understand, monitor, and optimize any business process. The company was founded in 2015 and based in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

InstaMed

Venture Round in 2014
InstaMed Communications, LLC, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operates a healthcare payments network that connects providers, payers, and consumers through a unified cloud-based platform. The company offers several products, including InstaMed Online for Providers and InstaMed Online for Payers, both of which facilitate secure management of healthcare payment transactions with role-based security. Additionally, InstaMed Connect integrates healthcare payments into existing IT applications via APIs. By streamlining electronic transactions and consolidating payment processes, InstaMed aims to reduce the risks and complexities associated with multiple payment vendors, ultimately enhancing consumer satisfaction and enabling providers to collect payments more efficiently. As of 2019, InstaMed operates as a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

Medallion Analytics

Series A in 2012
Medallion Analytics is a web solution designed that gives control over compliance and cost across the entire origination process. Medallion closes the gap between the loan origination system and the post-closing environment. It was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Carnegie Speech

Series B in 2012
Carnegie Speech Company, Inc. specializes in developing software designed to assess and enhance spoken language skills for both individuals and enterprises. Founded in 2001 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company offers a range of products including the Carnegie Speech Assessment, which evaluates pronunciation, grammar, and fluency to assist organizations in making informed hiring decisions and measuring training effectiveness. Its NativeAccent software provides targeted pronunciation training, utilizing advanced technology to identify specific errors and demonstrate corrections through various media formats. Additionally, Carnegie Speech offers Climb Level 4, a training tool aimed at preparing international pilots and air traffic controllers for the ICAO aviation English test. The company serves diverse sectors, including business, aviation, government, healthcare, and education, delivering its products through resellers and an online platform. Its innovative approach leverages speech recognition and artificial intelligence to provide personalized and efficient language instruction.

Halfpenny Technologies

Series A in 2012
Halfpenny Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based healthcare interoperability solutions, specializing in clinical data exchange and integration. Founded in 2000 and based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, the company develops a proprietary Integration Technology Framework that facilitates seamless connectivity among healthcare entities, including hospitals, laboratories, health plans, and accountable care organizations. Its offerings include solutions for orders management, computerized provider order entry, business intelligence, and clinical data services, all designed to enable efficient and secure exchanges of clinical, administrative, and financial data. Halfpenny Technologies is recognized for its ability to support care coordination and management, comply with regulatory requirements, and enhance data analysis within the healthcare ecosystem.

Halfpenny Technologies

Series A in 2010
Halfpenny Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based healthcare interoperability solutions, specializing in clinical data exchange and integration. Founded in 2000 and based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, the company develops a proprietary Integration Technology Framework that facilitates seamless connectivity among healthcare entities, including hospitals, laboratories, health plans, and accountable care organizations. Its offerings include solutions for orders management, computerized provider order entry, business intelligence, and clinical data services, all designed to enable efficient and secure exchanges of clinical, administrative, and financial data. Halfpenny Technologies is recognized for its ability to support care coordination and management, comply with regulatory requirements, and enhance data analysis within the healthcare ecosystem.

InstaMed

Venture Round in 2010
InstaMed Communications, LLC, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operates a healthcare payments network that connects providers, payers, and consumers through a unified cloud-based platform. The company offers several products, including InstaMed Online for Providers and InstaMed Online for Payers, both of which facilitate secure management of healthcare payment transactions with role-based security. Additionally, InstaMed Connect integrates healthcare payments into existing IT applications via APIs. By streamlining electronic transactions and consolidating payment processes, InstaMed aims to reduce the risks and complexities associated with multiple payment vendors, ultimately enhancing consumer satisfaction and enabling providers to collect payments more efficiently. As of 2019, InstaMed operates as a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

InstaMed

Venture Round in 2009
InstaMed Communications, LLC, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operates a healthcare payments network that connects providers, payers, and consumers through a unified cloud-based platform. The company offers several products, including InstaMed Online for Providers and InstaMed Online for Payers, both of which facilitate secure management of healthcare payment transactions with role-based security. Additionally, InstaMed Connect integrates healthcare payments into existing IT applications via APIs. By streamlining electronic transactions and consolidating payment processes, InstaMed aims to reduce the risks and complexities associated with multiple payment vendors, ultimately enhancing consumer satisfaction and enabling providers to collect payments more efficiently. As of 2019, InstaMed operates as a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

Carnegie Speech

Series A in 2007
Carnegie Speech Company, Inc. specializes in developing software designed to assess and enhance spoken language skills for both individuals and enterprises. Founded in 2001 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company offers a range of products including the Carnegie Speech Assessment, which evaluates pronunciation, grammar, and fluency to assist organizations in making informed hiring decisions and measuring training effectiveness. Its NativeAccent software provides targeted pronunciation training, utilizing advanced technology to identify specific errors and demonstrate corrections through various media formats. Additionally, Carnegie Speech offers Climb Level 4, a training tool aimed at preparing international pilots and air traffic controllers for the ICAO aviation English test. The company serves diverse sectors, including business, aviation, government, healthcare, and education, delivering its products through resellers and an online platform. Its innovative approach leverages speech recognition and artificial intelligence to provide personalized and efficient language instruction.

Melior Discovery

Series A in 2006
Melior Discovery, Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in identifying novel therapeutic applications for existing drugs through its in vivo pharmacology platform. Founded in 2005 and based in Exton, Pennsylvania, Melior utilizes its theraTRACE indications discovery platform to systematically evaluate compounds across multiple validated in vivo models. This approach allows the company to explore potential therapeutic uses in various areas, including neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatry, inflammation, pain management, metabolic disorders, gastrointestinal and urology, cardiovascular diseases, and dermatology. By offering rapid and cost-effective screening solutions, Melior Discovery serves clients in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, assisting them in uncovering new indications for pre-clinical and development-stage drug candidates.
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