GRA Venture Fund

GRA Venture Fund is a public-private venture capital fund that invests in start-up companies in Georgia. Its portfolio is drawn from science and technology research. The fund describes itself as one of the larger venture funds in the state and is run by professionals with a technology entrepreneurship background.

What GRA Venture Fund offers

• Venture investment: funding for young companies that have come out of research.
• Experienced management: a team with a background in technology entrepreneurship.
• Research commercialisation: portfolio companies emerge from science and technology work and are vetted by demanding investors.

Clients

Research-driven, Georgia-based start-ups. One portfolio company, a diagnostics firm, recently received clearance from the US drug regulator for its platform.

Key facts

• Based in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Structure: Public-private venture fund
• Focus: Science and technology start-ups