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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founders | Joe Aragona, Ken DeAngelis, Bill Wood |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Products | Venture capital, Growth capital |
| Total assets | $3.9 billion |
| Number of employees | 60+ |
| Website | www.austinventures.com |
Austin Ventures (AV) is a private equity firm focused on venture capital and growth equity investments in business services and supply chain, financial services, new media, Internet, and information services companies nationally with a focus on Texas. The firm, which is based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 1984. AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds.
History
For decades, Austin Ventures was the largest and most powerful venture capital firm in Texas. However by 2015, the firm declined as its general partners took a different direction to focus on buyouts instead.
See also
References
- ^ findventure.com Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Thorpe, Helen (2000-08-20). "Austin, We Have a Problem". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- Agresta, Michael (8 April 2021). "How Austin's Start-up Sector Won the Pandemic". Texas Monthly LLC. Texas Monthly. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "COMPANY NEWS; SHAREHOLDER MAKES A COMPETING BID FOR HOOVER'S". The New York Times. 8 February 2003.
- Primack, Dan. "The death of Austin Ventures". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
External links
- Austin Ventures (company website)
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