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Osage collects $151m for University Fund II

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Osage University Partners II has received $151m in commitments from 145 LPs according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The funds predecessor was a $100m vehicle which closed in 2011.

Fund II will focus on start-ups that are commercialising university research.

The vehicle will invest in cleantech, energy, IT, biopharma, healthcare IT, medical devices and diagnostics and tech-enabled services.

Osage will commit between $5m and $6m per investment.

It portfolio companies include family robot Jibo, big data analytics company Skytree and novel therapeutics research company AGTC.

via Osage collects $151m for University Fund II | AltAssets Private Equity News.

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