Austin Ventures
American private equity firm
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Austin Ventures |
| logo | [[Image:Austin Ventures logo.png |
| type | Private |
| foundation | 1979 |
| founders | Joe Aragona, Ken DeAngelis, Bill Wood |
| location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| industry | Private equity |
| products | Venture capital, Growth capital |
| assets | $3.9 billion |
| homepage | www.austinventures.com |
| num_employees | 60+ |
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| name = Austin Ventures | logo = [[Image:Austin Ventures logo.png|185px|Austin Ventures logo]] | type = Private | foundation = 1979 | founders = Joe Aragona, Ken DeAngelis, Bill Wood | location = Austin, Texas, United States | industry = Private equity | products = Venture capital, Growth capital | assets = $3.9 billion | homepage = www.austinventures.com | num_employees = 60+
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.
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.
References
References
- [http://www.findventure.com/bd/austin-tx/2509-austin-ventures/ findventure.com] {{webarchive. link. (September 10, 2011)
- Thorpe, Helen. (2000-08-20). "Austin, We Have a Problem". The New York Times.
- (8 April 2021). "How Austin's Start-up Sector Won the Pandemic". Texas Monthly LLC.
- (8 February 2003). "COMPANY NEWS; SHAREHOLDER MAKES A COMPETING BID FOR HOOVER'S".
- Primack, Dan. "The death of Austin Ventures".
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