Company type | Private |
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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. [2] The firm, which is based in Austin, Texas, [3] was founded in 1984. [1] AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds. [4]
In 2003, Austin Ventures, had offered to buy Hoover's Inc. for about $131 million in cash. [5] Which was later withdrawn after a week as per Hoover's. [6]
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.
Company type | 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. [2] The firm, which is based in Austin, Texas, [3] was founded in 1984. [1] AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds. [4]
In 2003, Austin Ventures, had offered to buy Hoover's Inc. for about $131 million in cash. [5] Which was later withdrawn after a week as per Hoover's. [6]
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.