Austin Ventures
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| Private | |
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1979[1] |
| 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.[1] AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds. In September 2008, the firm announced the closing of Austin Ventures X with $900 million of investor commitments which will be used to fund start-up capital for emerging companies and growth capital for expansion rounds and recapitalizations.
Portfolio
The portfolio includes HomeAway, Bazaarvoice, WhaleShark Media (now RetailMeNot), Dachis Group, and Spiceworks.
See also
References
- 1 2 findventure.com Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- Austin, We Have a Problem. New York Times, August 20, 2000
- SHAREHOLDER MAKES A COMPETING BID FOR HOOVER'S. New York Times, February 8, 2003
- MARATHON AND AUSTIN WITHDRAW BID FOR HOOVER'S. New York Times, February 14, 2003
- Austin Ventures to buy financial publication publisher. Austin Business Journal, December 22, 2008
- Number of US venture capital funds raising capital significantly down in Q3. AltAssets, October 14, 2008
External links
- Austin Ventures (company website)
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