Avenir invests in the inevitable
Avenir
invests
in
the
inevitable
We partner with extraordinary founders building category-defining companies
We take a first-principles based approach to identify large markets that are being disrupted and seek to back the companies we believe are best positioned to take advantage of these changes
- Clean, luxury makeupwww.meritbeauty.com (External)
- Cloud-native business intelligencewww.sigmacomputing.com (External)
- Quick commerce for groceries & essentialswww.zeptonow.com (External)
- Corporate card managementramp.com (External)
- Sold to UBERBeverage delivery marketplacedrizly.com (External)
- NYSE: KVYOeCommerce marketing automationwww.klaviyo.com (External)
- Golf apparel & accessorieswww.malbongolf.com (External)
- Digital dental labmeetdandy.com (External)
We are focused on being our founders most trusted partner
- Andrew SugrueCo-FounderAndrew co-founded Avenir in 2017. Before founding Avenir, Andrew worked at Shumway Capital, L Catterton and Peter J Solomon Company. As a Robertson Scholar, he received a Master of Management Studies from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a B.A. from the Honors Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Linkedin
- Jamie ReynoldsCo-FounderJamie co-founded Avenir in 2017. Before founding Avenir, Jamie spent time at Explorador Capital Management and in business affairs at Augusta National Golf Club. During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, he served as special assistant and personal aide to Senator John McCain. Jamie received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. from the University of Georgia.Linkedin
- Ben JubasInvestmentsBen is a Partner at Avenir. He joined the Investment Team in 2018. Before joining Avenir, Ben worked at Bain Capital in New York and Boston. Ben graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Philosophy.Linkedin
- Jared SleeperInvestmentsJared is a Partner at Avenir. He joined the Investment Team in 2023. Before joining Avenir, Jared worked at Steadview Capital and Coatue Management. Jared received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College.Linkedin
- Paul LightInvestmentsPaul joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2019. He serves on the Board of Directors for Xepelin. Paul also serves as a board observer for Flutterwave and Ziina. Before joining Avenir, he worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the Consumer and Healthcare groups; at Credit Suisse in the Financial Sponsors group; and at Jeffries in the Restructuring group. Paul received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.Linkedin
- Theresa HorneInvestmentsTheresa joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2019. She leads sourcing efforts across all verticals. Before joining Avenir, she worked at Vitruvian Partners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London. Theresa graduated from Cambridge University where she majored in Politics and International Relations.Linkedin
- David PrilutskyInvestmentsDavid joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2022. Before joining Avenir, David worked at Susquehanna Growth Equity with a focus on B2B software. David graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.E. in Computer Science.Linkedin
- Hannah BaoInvestmentsHannah joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2024. Before joining Avenir, Hannah worked at Steadview Capital, Centana Growth Partners, and J.P. Morgan. Hannah received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.Linkedin
- Cindy KurtInvestmentsCindy joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2024. Before joining Avenir, Cindy worked at Dragoneer Investment Group and Vista Equity Partners. Cindy graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics and Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.Linkedin
- Chiraz El AziziInvestmentsChiraz joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2025. Before joining Avenir, Chiraz worked for French President Emmanuel Macron and at Moelis & Company. Chiraz holds a double master’s degree from École Normale Supérieure and Sciences Po and is currently pursuing a PhD.Linkedin
- Kim CarlsonHead of Investor RelationsKim joined Avenir as Head of Investor Relations in 2024. Prior to Avenir, she held investor relations roles at Stripes and Apollo after beginning her career at Goldman Sachs in Interest Rate Sales. Kim graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Finance.Linkedin
- Chris DeLucaOperationsChris is the VP of Finance and CCO at Avenir. He joined the Operations Team in 2022. Before joining Avenir, Chris worked at Anchorage Capital Group and was an Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Chris received a B.A. in Accounting and English from Boston College. Chris is a certified public accountant.Linkedin
- Wayne ZhangOperationsWayne is the Assistant VP of Finance at Avenir. He joined the Operations Team in 2024. Before joining Avenir, Wayne worked at OrbiMed Advisors and Audax Group. Wayne received a Masters and B.A. in Accounting from UMass Amherst.Linkedin
- Connor KeenanOperationsConnor joined the Operations team at Avenir in 2024. Before joining Avenir, he worked at KPMG in their Financial Services Audit practice. Connor received a Master's degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Fairfield University.Linkedin
- Alexandra CruzOperationsAlex joined the Operations Team at Avenir in 2021. Before joining Avenir, she worked at MacAndrews & Forbes supporting the Chairman. Alex received a B.A. in Communications and Sociology from Rutgers University. She also was a member of the Women’s Rowing team at University of Delaware for two years.Linkedin
- Paulina KoziolOperationsPaulina joined the Operations Team at Avenir in 2022. Before joining Avenir, she supported the Chief Executive Officer at Vericast. Paulina received a B.A. in Marketing from Florida State University.Linkedin
- Shayna PaxtonOperationsShayna joined the Operations Team at Avenir in 2023. Before joining Avenir, she supported the co-founder at Palantir. Shayna received a B.A. in Child Development from California State University, Chico.Linkedin