Marc Singer

Managing Partner, Osage University Partners ("OUP")

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 20 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2025
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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Jul 2025
Enterprise transformations shouldnt take years or cost fortunes. At Tessera, weve built a multi-agent AI platform that cuts ERP transformation timelines from years to weeks and reduces costs by more than half—while delivering first-time-right outcomes with enterprise-grade security and governance. We combine the dependability of a trusted integrator with the speed of an AI innovator. Our vendor-agnostic platform is pre-trained on thousands of enterprise landscapes and hundreds of years of expertise, so it adapts to your environment from day one—harmonizing systems and data to deliver secure, governed execution across ERP and other critical systems. Unlike traditional system integrators, ERP vendor tools, AI point solutions, or in-house builds, Tessera delivers transformations that compress timelines by 90%, replace people-heavy manual work with intelligent automation, ensure systems and data harmonize correctly from the start, and avoid vendor lock-in through adaptive intelligence that evolves with your workflows. Tessera creates lasting change in how your processes and systems operate together. As the platform adapts to your environment and evolves with new data, you gain the confidence to modernize with less risk—freeing up resources to reinvest in growth rather than maintaining legacy complexity. Proven in regulated industries. Built for enterprise reality. Reshaping how organizations transform.
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Oct 2024
Ground combat is defined by unforgiving terrain, harsh conditions, and split-second decisions. At Overland AI, we enhance ground power while protecting lives. Our OverDrive autonomy stack enables ground vehicles to navigate off-road without GPS or direct operator control, while our OverWatch C2 interface provides commanders with precisely coordinated capabilities that are vital for complex missions on the modern battlefield. Overland AI is developing these capabilities and putting them into the hands of tactical operators today. Partnering with the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, SOCOM, DARPA, and DIU, we are delivering advanced solutions that reduce risk and empower soldiers to succeed in contested environments. Join us in shaping the future of ground operations and national security.
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Sep 2024
Xscape is using photonics to realize scalable, high-bandwidth, energy-sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that enable the next generation of AI, ML, and simulation hardware.
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Apr 2024
Virtue AI sets the standard for advanced AI security platforms. Built on decades of foundational and award-winning research in AI security, its AI-native architecture unifies automated red-teaming, real-time multimodal guardrails, and policy-driven governance for enterprise agents, models, and apps. Virtue AI safeguards every MCP, input, and output—spanning text, code, image, video, and audio—in over 100 languages, detecting risks in sub-10 ms. Deploy in minutes across cloud, on-prem, or SaaS environments, or integrate directly with tools like ChatGPT and VS Code. With Virtue AI as your authenticated third-party partner, enterprises achieve unified visibility and assurance throughout the AI lifecycle—driving innovation without slowing performance.
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Oct 2023
Communication, not computation, is now the main system level bottleneck in large-scale computing and A.I. applications. Quintessent is developing optical interconnect technology that can be integrated with compute chips to enable massively accelerated and power efficient communication across any distance inside the datacenter. Our future-proof technology stack is rooted in 10+ years of research at UC Santa Barbara, and combines multiple layers of innovation in O-band quantum dot lasers/amplifiers, silicon photonic integrated circuits, and scalable communication architectures. Our team comprises of technology pioneers and serial entrepreneurs with a long track record of entrepreneurial success at multiple past ventures. We are always interested in connecting with talented and adventurous individuals who may one day join our stellar team!
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Oct 2022
Metalenz, founded in 2016 is the first company to commercialize meta-optics. The company is backed by leading investors including 3M, Applied Ventures LLC, Intel Capital, M Ventures and TDK Ventures. The company has the exclusive worldwide license to the portfolio of foundational intellectual property relating to metasurfaces developed in the Capasso Lab at Harvard University and has more than 20 patents on innovations that simplify and improve optical devices across multiple markets
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Jun 2022
Predictive Maintenance Simplified. Trial Vero, our rapidly deployable, end-to-end, condition monitoring solution risk-free for thirty days for only $199 on up to 50 machine assets (200 sensors). We install the complete solution and will have experts monitoring your machine health the same day. Request a demo by calling 844.464.5652 or visit https://www.assetwatch.com/#getstarted
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Mar 2022
Brimstone is on a mission to decarbonize the cement industry, which today is responsible for 7.5% of carbon emissions annually. Founded in 2019, Brimstone developed a breakthrough decarbonized process to produce the same ordinary portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials used today. These materials have the same quality and performance builders have trusted for decades — now with a positive climate impact.
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Dec 2020
Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations. Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains. Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece. For more information, please visit hackthebox.com
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Jan 2020
Opsys has developed the worlds most advanced solid-state scanning LiDAR sensor. Opsys technology uses fully addressable VCSEL arrays, combined with a single chip addressable CMOS SPAD array. No moving parts allows for 24/7 operation. This gives the benefit of ensuring there are no mechanical failures over time, which increases the LiDARs lifetime expectancy well beyond any other solution on the market today. The patented technology provides a 4D point cloud in real time. Opsys sensors provide major cost savings as they are semiconductor-based, and the solution is scalable. The high-performance sensor is already in mass production. Opsys technology is designed as a Lego brick system to enable complete customization at an affordable price. In addition, to the original Opsys LiDAR used in autonomous driving, the company has also developed a LiDAR especially for industry, the ALTOS (Advanced LiDAR Technology Opsys). The ALTOS provides a fully integrated solution to meet the myriads of demands of industry across numerous different sectors, such as Smart Cities, Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), Robotics, Smart Factories, AGV and Security (for example in Perimiter Security, Public Safety, Healthcare and Education). Founded in 2016, the company has major investment, is headquartered in Israel, with offices in USA, APAC, and Europe.
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Aug 2019
Censys is the authority in Internet intelligence and insights. Delivering the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date global map of Internet infrastructure, Censys provides the real-time external visibility organizations need to accelerate security operations, investigate threats, and understand Internet exposure. Global governments, Fortune 500 companies, and security providers trust Censys to uncover risks faster and respond more effectively.
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Jan 2019
LunaPBC is the founder and manager of LunaDNA, the first community-owned health and DNA data platform dedicated to advancing research through community engagement, and personal data ownership, control and transparency. LunaPBC’s primary responsibility is to safeguard LunaDNA members and their data, support discovery activities, establish partnerships, and raise awareness within the general public to increase membership and engagement. LunaPBC was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Its founders represent former Illumina executives (NASDAQ:ILMN, DNA sequencing leader), as well as leaders from large scale consumer platforms and the finance sector. LunaPBC is backed by leading biotech and health tech venture capital institutions, including Illumina Ventures and Arch Venture Partners. The platform, LunaDNA, takes a people-first approach to reshape the traditional health research process. LunaDNA is championing the community to connect a more diverse, inclusive, and representative dataset in a secure, private platform. LunaDNA members are true co-owners of the organization, receiving #SharesForShares and benefiting from the value created off the platform. LunaPBC is in the forefront of a health movement as pioneers of the first community-owned health and DNA data platform, LunaDNA. (Important Notice: lunadna.com/offering.html)
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Mar 2018
Numat is a global leader in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Numat’s solutions are changing the way industries around the world capture and separate hazardous chemicals that negatively impact human health and the environment. Numat has been at the forefront of MOF research and production for over a decade and is the first company to successfully commercialize MOFs. The company’s world-class platform integrates MOFs into existing products and processes, merging chemistry innovation with manufacturing at industrial scale. Through bold and transformative chemistry, Numat helps its global customers and partners make meaningful progress toward their net zero and innovation objectives. Be a part of something bigger, join our team.
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Sep 2017
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the forthcoming IonQ Tempo, will be the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Toronto, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.
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Mar 2017
Corelight transforms network and cloud activity into evidence so that data-first defenders can stay ahead of ever-changing attacks. Delivered by our open NDR platform, Corelight’s comprehensive, correlated evidence gives you unparalleled visibility into your network. This evidence allows you to unlock new analytics, investigate faster, hunt like an expert, and even disrupt future attacks. Our on-prem and cloud sensors go anywhere to capture structured, industry-standard telemetry and insights that work with the tools and processes you already use. Corelight’s global customers include Fortune 500 companies, major government agencies, and research universities. Get started >> https://www.corelight.com/contact
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2025
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Jul 2025
Enterprise transformations shouldnt take years or cost fortunes. At Tessera, weve built a multi-agent AI platform that cuts ERP transformation timelines from years to weeks and reduces costs by more than half—while delivering first-time-right outcomes with enterprise-grade security and governance. We combine the dependability of a trusted integrator with the speed of an AI innovator. Our vendor-agnostic platform is pre-trained on thousands of enterprise landscapes and hundreds of years of expertise, so it adapts to your environment from day one—harmonizing systems and data to deliver secure, governed execution across ERP and other critical systems. Unlike traditional system integrators, ERP vendor tools, AI point solutions, or in-house builds, Tessera delivers transformations that compress timelines by 90%, replace people-heavy manual work with intelligent automation, ensure systems and data harmonize correctly from the start, and avoid vendor lock-in through adaptive intelligence that evolves with your workflows. Tessera creates lasting change in how your processes and systems operate together. As the platform adapts to your environment and evolves with new data, you gain the confidence to modernize with less risk—freeing up resources to reinvest in growth rather than maintaining legacy complexity. Proven in regulated industries. Built for enterprise reality. Reshaping how organizations transform.
2024
Investor
Oct 2024
Ground combat is defined by unforgiving terrain, harsh conditions, and split-second decisions. At Overland AI, we enhance ground power while protecting lives. Our OverDrive autonomy stack enables ground vehicles to navigate off-road without GPS or direct operator control, while our OverWatch C2 interface provides commanders with precisely coordinated capabilities that are vital for complex missions on the modern battlefield. Overland AI is developing these capabilities and putting them into the hands of tactical operators today. Partnering with the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, SOCOM, DARPA, and DIU, we are delivering advanced solutions that reduce risk and empower soldiers to succeed in contested environments. Join us in shaping the future of ground operations and national security.
Investor
Sep 2024
Xscape is using photonics to realize scalable, high-bandwidth, energy-sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that enable the next generation of AI, ML, and simulation hardware.
Investor
Apr 2024
Virtue AI sets the standard for advanced AI security platforms. Built on decades of foundational and award-winning research in AI security, its AI-native architecture unifies automated red-teaming, real-time multimodal guardrails, and policy-driven governance for enterprise agents, models, and apps. Virtue AI safeguards every MCP, input, and output—spanning text, code, image, video, and audio—in over 100 languages, detecting risks in sub-10 ms. Deploy in minutes across cloud, on-prem, or SaaS environments, or integrate directly with tools like ChatGPT and VS Code. With Virtue AI as your authenticated third-party partner, enterprises achieve unified visibility and assurance throughout the AI lifecycle—driving innovation without slowing performance.
2023
Investor
Oct 2023
Communication, not computation, is now the main system level bottleneck in large-scale computing and A.I. applications. Quintessent is developing optical interconnect technology that can be integrated with compute chips to enable massively accelerated and power efficient communication across any distance inside the datacenter. Our future-proof technology stack is rooted in 10+ years of research at UC Santa Barbara, and combines multiple layers of innovation in O-band quantum dot lasers/amplifiers, silicon photonic integrated circuits, and scalable communication architectures. Our team comprises of technology pioneers and serial entrepreneurs with a long track record of entrepreneurial success at multiple past ventures. We are always interested in connecting with talented and adventurous individuals who may one day join our stellar team!
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