Austin Ventures overview
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Virginia pension commits $215m to private equity
The $55bn Virginia Retirement System has made commitments to TPG, Austin Ventures, Great Hill Partners and Oaktree Capital Management following a 2007 bump in the pension’s private equity allocation to 10 percent.
Austin Ventures corrals $900m
The Texas-focused venture firm has already made two investments from its 10th fund while simultaneously continuing to invest Fund IX.
Austin Ventures promotes two
The Texas-based venture firm has promoted Thomas Ball and David Lack to partner.
Austin Ventures hires Dell exec(3)
Former Dell executive Joe Marengi will advise Austin Ventures’ portfolio companies in the IT sector.
Austin Ventures hires Dell exec(2)
Former Dell executive Joe Marengi will advise Austin Ventures’ portfolio companies in the IT sector.
Austin Ventures hires Dell exec
Former Dell executive Joe Marengi will advise Austin Ventures’ portfolio companies in the IT sector.
Austin Ventures in another buyout play
Texas-based venture capital group Austin Ventures has launched a new rollup in the information services space, backing Bloomberg veteran Elisabeth DeMarse.
Austin Ventures contact information
Offices
835 West 6th Street, Suite 1560, Austin, 78703-5421, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mr. Joe Aragona | Job titleCo-Founder and General Partner | LocationAustin, United States | Email  ------ |
| Mr. Ken DeAngelis | Job titleCo-Founder and General Partner | LocationAustin, United States | Email ------- |
| Mr. Chris Pacitti | Job titleGeneral Partner | LocationAustin, United States | Email ----- |
| Mr. John Thornton | Job titleGeneral Partner | LocationAustin, United States | Email --------- |
Austin Ventures funds managed
Closed funds: 9
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Stories that mention Austin Ventures
OpEx Awards 2017: Paymetric pays off for Francisco Partners
The manager scored a 'home-run exit' with the payment system provider.
Dallas firm beats target with $90m close
Teakwood Capital closed its oversubscribed Fund III without using a placement agent.
Sevin Rosen to extend Funds VII and VIII, waive management fees
The US venture firm has asked LPs to extend partnership terms, citing an abysmal IPO environment and slowdowns in M&A and the broader economy. Those factors are ‘red flags’ for the VC market, but a fund extension is business as usual, according to the NVCA’s president.
Carlyle’s Grady appointed NVCA chairman
Robert Grady, a managing partner of Carlyle Venture Partners and former deputy assistant to George H. W. Bush, has been appointed NVCA chairman for 2006-2007.
Bridled enthusiasm
US venture groups had their best stretch in years when it came to fundraising in 2005. And they could have raised more. Ken MacFadyen reports.
Ohio backs down; VC stands tall
After sidestepping the latest threat to portfolio-company data disclosure, VCs are growing blithe. By Ken MacFadyen.
More CalPERS disclosure
The giant Californian pension fund has released more returns detail, this time for its VC portfolio that reveals recent vintage funds are showing sizeable negative IRRs.
Accel cuts fund VIII again
The firm has reduced its eighth fund by 29 per cent to $680m, less than half the original $1.4bn raised in 2000.