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Open Opportunity Fund's portfolio spans, B2B SaaS, enterprise IT, artificial intelligence, fintech, and health tech. “

Opportunity Fund 1 is a $100 million fund with SoftBank as an anchor LP. The firm has invested in 75 tech companies including Atomic, Brex, Cityblock Health, Eight Sleep, Esusu, Lumu, Paystand, QuickNode, Squire, and Subject. The fund has achieved seven portfolio company exits. In 2023, the team led by Paul Judge and Marcelo Claure acquired the Fund from SoftBank and announced Fund 2 to continue to execute the thesis.

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