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OSS Capital

OSS Capital

San Francisco, Californiaoss.capital

Overview

OSS Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm exclusively dedicated to backing leading COSS (commercial open source) startup founders on a global basis since 2018. The firm serves the software industry, particularly open source projects in areas such as ai/ml, devtools, api/middleware infra, data, and consumer and enterprise apps.

Year Founded

2018

Portfolio Companies

41

Investments

OSS Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
W4 GamesAug 2026Series BCo-investor
CUE LabsOct 2025Series ALead
Tracel TechnologiesAug 2025SeedCo-investor
ManifoldJul 2025Series ALead
TargonJul 2025Series ALead
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Key People

Joseph Jacks

Founder and General Partner

Heather Meeker

General Partner

Andrew Randall

Board Partner

Jim Walker

Portfolio Partner

Scott Williamson

Portfolio Partner, Product

Bernard Liang

Limited Partner

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2018

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