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Venture Capital at a Glance

Austin Ventures “AV” is a growth focused private equity firm with $3.9 billion of assets under management. For nearly 25 years, companies and executives have chosen to partner with AV because of our deep industry experience, strong network of business relationships, and track record of success.

Investment Criteria

Target Characteristics

Proven entrepreneurs with deep domain experience

Company Size

Seed and Series A

Transaction Type

Growth capital

Investment Size

$100k-$10MM

Ownership

Impactful ownership positions

Industries

  • Business Services & Supply Chain
  • Financial Services
  • Media & Information Services
  • Software
  • Texas Special Situations
 

Entrepreneurs in Residence

  • Jeffrey Dachis, social enterprise
  • Srini Gurrapu, software & services
  • Bob Heard, software
  • Seshu Madhavapeddy, hardware & systems
  • Dave Panos, software
  • Paul Pellman, Internet & information services
  • Dave Pietruszynski, semiconductors
  • Manuel Rosso, consumer Internet
 

To reach a member of the venture capital team, please contact:

(512) 485.1900

Selected Venture Capital Investments

Bazaarvoice

Bazaarvoice

Software

Helping your customers build your business

Convio

Convio

Software

Application service provider for non-profits

Credant Technologies

Credant Technologies

Software

Enterprise security software for mobile devices

Jigsaw Data Corporation

Jigsaw Data Corporation

Software

User-generated business contacts marketplace

LifeSize Communications

LifeSize Communications

Hardware

Acquired by Logitech NASDAQ: LOGI

Lombardi Software

Lombardi Software

Software

Acquired by IBM NYSE: IBM

Pluck

Pluck

Software

Acquired by Demand Media

SolarWinds

SolarWinds

Software

NYSE: SWI

Troux Technologies

Troux Technologies

Software

IT information management solutions

Zilliant

Zilliant

Software

Price optimization and management software