VC firm
OSS Capital
Also known as Liquid OSS, Liquid OSS LLC, OSS Capital II, L.P., OSS Capital III, L.P., OSS Capital IV, L.P., OSS Capital, L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States
- Assets under management
- $462MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $234MForm ADV gross asset value, as of 2021Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 7
- Legal name
- OSS CAPITAL, LLC
- oss.capital (opens in a new tab)
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About
OSS Capital is the first and only early-stage VC exclusively dedicated to backing leading COSS (commercial open source) startup founders on a global basis since 2018.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Open source is eating software faster than software is eating the world.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- Whether you’re a founder building an open-source company, a partner exploring collaboration, or simply curious about what we do, we’d love to hear from you.
- Investing status notes
- Whether you’re a founder building an open-source company, a partner exploring collaboration, or simply curious about what we do, we’d love to hear from you.
Funds
- OSS Capital IV, L.P.
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- Liquid OSS LLC
- $6.9MVintage 2023, SPV, SEC amount sold
- OSS Capital III, L.P.
- Vintage 2023Main fund
- OSS Capital II, L.P.
- Vintage 2021Main fund
- OSS Capital, L.P.
- $7.1MVintage 2018, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- PLANE OSS, LLC
- Main fund
- OSS CAPITAL IV, L.P.
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- OSS CAPITAL, LLC
- CRD number
- 314805 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-126645
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $462Mas of 2026-03-17
- Private funds reported
- 6
- Principal office
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1752396, 1949308, 2000319
Programs
- Newsletter
- Newsletter (opens in a new tab)
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