James Spann, BSV Founder & General Partner (fourth on the left), spoke with Brian Holderread, University of Oklahoma Vice President for Campus Operations, and his wife at BSV's Red River Rivalry Reception at the Omni Hotel on Friday. #venturecapital #redriverrivalry #VC

James H. Spann, Jr., MBA, BSV Founder & General Partner spoke with @Brian Holderread, University of Oklahoma

If you're in the area, please stop by our tailgate preceeding OU's vico

If you're in the area tomorrow morning, we hope you'll stop by our tailgate prior to OU's victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. . . BOOMER!! #venturecapital #vc #oklahomasooners #sec #tailgate

Do you have “Fear of First Funds”? You shouldn’t. Scarcity Partners reviewed numerous studies and concluded: “First-time funds are often the best performers.” Here’s a link to the Scarcity Partners article: hubs.la/Q02Vb_hR0 #venturecapital #vc #firstfunds

Please join us at our Campus Corner headquarters this Saturday before the University of Oklahoma Sooners start a new winning streak against the Maine Black Bears. #venture capital #vc #ncaafootball #tailgate #normanoklahoma

Please join us at our Campus Corner headquarters tomorrow before the University of Oklahoma Sooners start a new winning streak against the Maine Black Bears. #venturecapital #vc #ncaafootball #tailgate #normanoklahoma

The University of Oklahoma Sooners' game just got moved up to 11:00 am tomorrow. . . which means the BSV Tailgate has been moved up to 8:00-10:00 am! See you there! BOOMER!!! #normanoklahoma #venturecapital #tailgate #ncaafootball #SEC

On this Veterans Day, we honor and thank all who serve, and who have served, our country, including our Founder James H. Spann, Jr., MBA and our Co-Founder Jeff Moore. #venturecapital #vc #veteransday #veteranowned

Before the University of Oklahoma Sooners take on Alabama, we hope you'll join our tailgate at our Campus Corner headquarters. BOOMER! #tailgate #ncaa #secfootball #venturecapital

The photo below shows BSV Founder & General Partner James Spann giving introductory remarks at BSV’s Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Technology Symposium at Norman’s NOUN Hotel on Friday. The event focused on the evolving venture capital and commercialization ecosystem in Oklahoma.

BSV Founder & General Partner James Spann is shown below giving introductory remarks at BSV’s Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Technology Symposium at Norman’s NOUN Hotel on Friday. The event focused on the evolving venture capital and commercialization ecosystem in Oklahoma.

BSV's Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Technology Symposium was held at Norman’s NOUN Hotel on Friday. Shown below are (L to R) Elizabeth and Lawrence McKinney of NEDC, CFO Kendall Tucker and General Partner James Spann of BSV, and Oklahoma Lt. Governor and keynote speaker Matt Pinnell.

We had a special visitor at our tailgate prior to the Sooners' big win over Alabama: Jaden O'Neal, the Sooner's 5-star quarterback recruit from class of 2026. Shown below (L to R) are: Jaden's manager; BSV Founder & General Partner James Spann; Jaden; and Jaden's father.

A new report from Pitchbook cites “a prime opportunity for private wealth investors to increase their allocation or begin investing at a lower price point” in venture capital funds. To access the report, just click the link below: hubs.la/Q02Zq4Md0 #venturecapital #vc

The Wall Street Journal reports that CEOs of the world’s biggest companies are more optimistic about the economy than they've been in years. And more than 80% of CEOs expect mergers and acquisitions to pick up in 2025. #venturecapital #vc #mergers

This important article by the The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman discusses the hurdles OpenAI is encountering as it pursues GPT-5, its vision for the next huge breakthrough in AI. #venturecapital #VC #AI #GPT-5 hubs.la/Q030vbtD0

Congratulations to our CFO, Kendall Tucker, for being named one of "Venture Capital's 2025 Rising Stars" by Venture Capital Journal. We couldn't agree more with their sage selection! #venturecapital #vc #CFO