Origin Ventures

iVenture is part of the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship, which is made possible by a nearly $5 million gift from The REAM Foundation. The REAM Foundation is a private family foundation, which since 2007 has awarded more than $30 million in grants supporting arts and culture, health and wellness, and education. Originally initiated in 2018, this investment is given in honor of Steve Miller (BA, ’87), a member of REAM’s board of directors. Additional support was generously provided by Gies alumnus Bruce N. Barron (ACCY, ’77), who co-founded Origin Ventures with Miller.

Origin Ventures is a leading venture capital firm that collaborates with ambitious founders to build high-growth, innovative, category-defining technology companies. Best known for being the first investors in Grubhub, Miller and Barron have been raising and  providing seed and early-stage money for entrepreneurs and startups for more than 25 years.