Serra Ventures

The Serra Ventures’ partners have been active in the Midwest venture environment for over three decades and we have personally witnessed tremendous change. We believe “Midwest tech hubs” will produce unique venture investment opportunities over the next ten to twenty years. Midwest entrepreneurial infrastructures that have been established are now ready to support sustained growth. Our investment thesis is based on the following observations: Major Midwest universities now have mature technology transfer offices and established incubators. Accelerators, incubators and entrepreneurial educational programs like I-Corps are assisting entrepreneurs in the earliest stages, creating more attractive investment opportunities for ventures investors. Research parks have matured and are attracting Fortune 500 companies. Established seed investment vehicles are more abundant for start-up companies in the Midwest than ever before. As a general rule, coastal venture firms are still averse to investing in the Midwest. Midwest venture deals have grown three times the rate of the East and West coasts over the past decade, yet the Midwest is still classified as the most underserved venture capital market in the United States. With a fundamental mismatch between significant opportunity and funding, Serra Ventures is primed to bridge the gap.

Address: Z3 Building, 2021 South 1st Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Phone: +1 217 819 5200
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