# Amanda Oborne

> Amanda Oborne is a seed investor at Ideaship (Portland) backing CleanTech and Recycling. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ideaship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideaship)
- Location: Portland, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoborne/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AOborne
- Website: http://www.ideashipfund.com

Amanda Oborne is a seed investor at Ideaship in Portland focused on CleanTech and Recycling. Amanda Oborne is Managing Director at Ideaship and focuses on patent strategy for early stage startups. Named one of the “Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company magazine in 2017, Amanda has a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University. She has served as the Executive Director of OregonEntrepreneurs Network and as VP of Food, Farms and Fisheries at the nonprofit Ecotrust. Amanda has been featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fast Company, and Civil Eats.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Recycling | 1 | 50% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 50% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 50% |
| Packaging Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phuc Labs | Phuc Labs implements robotics to automate the method of identifying, separating, and reclaiming particles from water. |  | Seed | Apr 28, 2023 |  |
| Wonderfil | Wonderfil goal is to create bulk distribution infrastructure for liquid and cream products that is as reliable as single-use plastic bottles, preventing plastics from being made in the first place. |  | Seed | Apr 25, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Third Sphere](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urban-us) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ideaship

VC Fund · Portland, United States

Ideaship is patent development capital for early stage ventures.

5 contacts available at Ideaship.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuki Kawakami | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuki-kawakami |
| Masa Murayama | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masa-murayama |
| Michael Lubitz | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-lubitz |
| Amanda Oborne | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-oborne |
| Hiroo Morinaga | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroo-morinaga |

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## FAQ

### What does Amanda Oborne invest in?

Amanda Oborne invests primarily in CleanTech, Recycling and Sustainability startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amanda Oborne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amanda Oborne closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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