Avenir

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 24, 2025 ·

About

Avenir invests in category-defining companies, partnering with extraordinary founders to identify and capitalize on large market disruptions.

Recent News & Mentions

Apr 1, 2024FundingAvenir - Seed

Financial History

Avenir has raised $530K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $530K Seed in April 2024.

Total Raised

$530K

Valuation

N/A

Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Aug 1, 2025	Syenta	$6.0M Seed	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Jul 1, 2025	Nebulock	$6.0M Seed	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Sweater Ventures, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Jul 1, 2025	Taxwire	$9.0M Seed	—	Addition, Cupule Ventures, Founders Fund, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Northzone, XYZ Venture Capital
Jun 1, 2025	Decagon	$130.0M Series C	—	8VC, Gautam Gupta, Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Accel, Afore Capital, Aglae Ventures, AirAngels, Airtree Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, Cornerstone Venture Partners, Cyberstarts VC, DTCP, Endeavor Health Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nasdaq Ventures, Andrew Schoen, Hans Tung, Operator Collective, Predictive VC, Primary Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Sound Ventures, Theory Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Bernard Arnault, Frederic Kerrest, Greg Kidd, Howard Schultz, Howie Liu, Matt Macinnis, Mike Vernal, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Scott Belsky
Apr 1, 2025	Fuse Financial Technologies	$7.0M Seed	—	Cupule Ventures, Taylor Brandt, Northzone
Nov 1, 2024	Alloy	$16.0M Series A	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Oct 1, 2024	Decagon	$65.0M Series B	—	Gautam Gupta, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Airtree Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Frederic Kerrest, Greg Kidd, Howie Liu, Matt Macinnis, Mike Vernal, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Jun 1, 2024	Decagon	$30.0M Series A	—	Gautam Gupta, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Airtree Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Angel investor, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, C2 Investment, Curious Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Footwork, Forerunner Ventures, Greylock, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plaid, Primary Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Ribbit Capital, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Alexis Le-Quoc, Charles Gorintin, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Kidd, Howie Liu, Jared Leto, Julie Zhuo, Karim Atiyeh, Mandeep Singh, Mathilde Collin, Matt Macinnis, Mike Vernal, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Ryan Carlson, Sahin Boydas
Jun 1, 2024	Sixfold AI	$15.0M Series A	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Eos Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Greg Kidd, Jeremy Stoppelman, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Sam Shank
May 1, 2024	MAJORITY	$13.0M Series B	—	Airtree Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, Earlybird Venture Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kindred Capital VC, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, North Island Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Target Partners, Valar Ventures, Visionaries Club, Daniel Pilotti, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Susanna Campbell
Sep 1, 2023	Farther	$31.0M Series B	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
May 1, 2023	Sixfold AI	$7.0M Seed	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Eos Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Greg Kidd, Jeremy Stoppelman, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Sam Shank
Dec 1, 2022	Syenta	$2.0M Seed	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Oct 1, 2022	Crowd Street	$43.0M Series C	—	Grotech Ventures, Jefferies, QVentures, Rally Ventures, Sixty8 Capital, Techstars, Daren Cotter, Doug Berg, Noam Bardin
Oct 1, 2022	DataGrail	$45.0M Series C	—	Accel, Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, Browder Capital, Cloud Apps Capital Partners, Company Capital, Decibel Partners, Dig Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Jackson Square Ventures, January Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Next47, Operator Collective, Primary Venture Partners, Saga, Third Point Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, TTV Capital, Greg Kidd, Peter Kazanjy, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Aug 1, 2022	Alloy	$52.0M Series C	—	9Yards Capital, Atlassian Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Business Growth Fund, Darling Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Fika Ventures, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, General Catalyst, Grotech Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Jefferies, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Moonfire Ventures, Mucker Capital, Next47, Partech Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Seedcamp, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Capital, Theory Ventures, Uncork Capital, Azeem Azhar, Freddy Macnamara, Mandeep Singh, Mathilde Collin, Mike Hudack, Oscar Pierre, Paul Veugen, Sean Behr, Tim Sadler, Tom Blomfield
Jun 1, 2022	Huspy	$37.0M Series A	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd
Mar 1, 2022	Black Crow AI	$25.0M Series A	—	AirAngels, Felicis Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Red Sea Ventures
Dec 1, 2021	MAJORITY	$27.0M Series A	—	Airtree Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kindred Capital VC, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, North Island Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Valar Ventures, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Oct 1, 2021	Alloy	$3.0M Seed	—	Airtree Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Cherry Ventures
Aug 1, 2021	Nuvemshop	$500.0M Series E	—	AAF Management Ltd., Acadian Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Canary Ventures, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Emergence Capital, General Atlantic, Globo Ventures, Graph Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Indeed.com, Index Ventures, Initialized Capital, Insight Partners, Kaszek Ventures, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Latitud, Mindset Ventures, monashees, Hans Tung, Pioneer Fund, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, SNR, Summit Partners, SV Latam Fund, The Community Fund, TY, Ulu Ventures, Valutia, Vinyl Capital, David Cancel, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Justin Mateen, Marcelo Sampaio, Mauricio Feldman, Paulo Silveira, Rafael Abreu, Romain Lapeyre, Sam Altman
Aug 1, 2021	Split Software	$50.0M Series D	—	Accel, Acrew Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Eaglehead Capital, Emergence Capital, EQT Ventures, H.I.G. Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12, Norwest Venture Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Social Capital, Summit Partners, The Community Fund, Vinyl Capital, David Cancel, Shlomo Kramer
Apr 1, 2021	Vence	$12.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Addition, Adverb Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Alven, Applied Ventures, Array Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, C2 Investment, ENIAC Ventures, Euclid Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Golden Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, LvlUp Ventures, Jeff Richards, Osney Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Quake Capital, Rabo Ventures, Stellar Capital, Unless, XSeed Capital, Greg Kidd, John Collison, Julia Hartz, Mark Cuban, Matt Mazzeo, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Tom Williams
Apr 1, 2021	Xwing	$40.0M Series B	—	20VC, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accomplice VC, Addition, Adverb Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Alven, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, Broadhaven Capital Partners, CFV Ventures, Coatue, Cubit Investments Ltd, ENIAC Ventures, Euclid Ventures, Family Office, Felicis Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Founders Co-op, Golden Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Level2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lionheart Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, LvlUp Ventures, Mercato Partners, Musha Ventures, Jeff Richards, Not Boring Capital, Osney Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Primary Venture Partners, Quake Capital, Redpoint Ventures, RTP Global, SeaX Ventures, #SecretFund, sequel, Spark Capital, Stata Venture Partners, Stellar Capital, Tenfore Holdings, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Unless, Village Global, XSeed Capital, Antoine Martin, Bangaly Kaba, Calvin Chu, Christian Reber, Greg Kidd, Guy Podjarny, Julia Hartz, Mark Cuban, Martin Li, Matt Mazzeo, Nicolas Steegmann, PhD, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Rain Cui, PhD, MBA, Sahin Boydas, Simon Dawlat, Tom Williams
Mar 1, 2021	DataGrail	$30.0M Series B	—	Airtree Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bond, Browder Capital, Company Capital, Construct Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Grove Ventures, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matchstick Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Proton Enterprises, Saga, SoftBank Investment Advisers, SpringTime Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Greg Kidd, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Youcef Es-skouri

Funding Rounds Raised

Date	Round	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 1, 2024	$530K Seed		SFC Capital

Financial History

Avenir has raised $530K across 1 funding round.

Total Raised

$530K

Valuation

N/A

Leadership Team

Key people at Avenir.

Leadership Team

Key people at Avenir.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Avenir refers primarily to two distinct investment entities: Avenir Group and Avenir Growth Capital.

Avenir Group is a global alternative investment management firm that combines real estate and infrastructure investment with development and operating expertise. It targets sophisticated institutional and private investors, focusing on building profitable, scalable businesses across sectors and geographies through a partnership-driven model. The firm emphasizes aligning interests by investing its own capital alongside its partners, leveraging a broad network of executives and a multi-dimensional investment platform[1].

Avenir Growth Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2017 that focuses on growth equity investments across sectors such as consumer and technology. It partners with category-defining companies, aiming to back founders disrupting large markets. The firm is known for being a trusted partner to founders and invests in companies leveraging AI, cloud-native technologies, and digital platforms[3][5].

Origin Story

Avenir Group was established to create a new investment model that meets the needs of sophisticated investors by fusing global real estate and infrastructure expertise with active investment and operating partnerships. Its founding partners emphasize long-term partnerships and entrepreneurial deal origination, which have led to a robust portfolio of investments[1].

Avenir Growth Capital was founded in 2017 by Andrew Sugrue, who brought experience from Shumway Capital, L Catterton, and Peter J Solomon Company. The firm emerged from a first-principles approach to identify large, disrupted markets and back companies best positioned to capitalize on these changes. Key team members include Sophie Starck (joined 2025) and Kim Carlson (joined 2024), bringing expertise in B2B software, consumer sectors, and investor relations[3][5].

Core Differentiators

*Avenir Group*:
Unique fusion of real estate and infrastructure investment with operating expertise.
Partnership-centric approach with overlapping tenure among partners.
Alignment of interests by co-investing alongside clients.
Extensive global network of executives and multi-sector expertise.
Flexible investment mandate across geographies, sectors, and capital structures[1].

*Avenir Growth Capital*:
Focus on growth equity in disruptive, large markets.
Deep partnership with founders, emphasizing trust and support.
Portfolio includes AI, cloud-native BI, digital platforms, and healthcare tech.
Experienced investment team with backgrounds in top-tier firms.
Emphasis on category-defining companies and first-principles investment approach[3][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

*Avenir Group* operates at the intersection of global real estate and infrastructure investment, riding trends of globalization, urbanization, and infrastructure modernization. Its timing aligns with increasing demand for scalable, sustainable infrastructure and real estate solutions worldwide. By integrating investment with operational expertise, it influences the broader ecosystem by building next-generation businesses that address complex global capital needs[1].

*Avenir Growth Capital* capitalizes on the accelerating disruption of traditional markets by technology, especially AI and cloud computing. The firm’s timing is critical as digital transformation and AI adoption surge across industries. By backing innovative founders, it helps shape emerging tech ecosystems and drives growth in sectors like corporate finance, healthcare AI, and digital marketing[3][5].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

*Avenir Group* is likely to continue expanding its multi-sector, multi-geography investment platform, leveraging its partnership model to unlock value in global private markets. Trends such as sustainable infrastructure and digital real estate solutions will shape its journey, potentially increasing its influence as a principal investor and operator.

*Avenir Growth Capital* is positioned to deepen its focus on AI-enabled and cloud-native companies, supporting founders who define new categories. As technology disruption accelerates, the firm’s founder-centric approach and sector expertise will be critical to capturing growth opportunities and expanding its portfolio impact.

Both entities exemplify innovative investment models aligned with evolving market dynamics, making them influential players in their respective domains[1][3][5].

Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

How much funding has Avenir raised?

Avenir has raised $530K in total across 1 funding round.

Who are Avenir's investors?

Avenir's investors include SFC Capital.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much funding has Avenir raised?

Avenir has raised $530K in total across 1 funding round.

High-Level Overview

Avenir refers primarily to two distinct investment entities: Avenir Group and Avenir Growth Capital.

Avenir Group is a global alternative investment management firm that combines real estate and infrastructure investment with development and operating expertise. It targets sophisticated institutional and private investors, focusing on building profitable, scalable businesses across sectors and geographies through a partnership-driven model. The firm emphasizes aligning interests by investing its own capital alongside its partners, leveraging a broad network of executives and a multi-dimensional investment platform[1].

Avenir Growth Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2017 that focuses on growth equity investments across sectors such as consumer and technology. It partners with category-defining companies, aiming to back founders disrupting large markets. The firm is known for being a trusted partner to founders and invests in companies leveraging AI, cloud-native technologies, and digital platforms[3][5].

Origin Story

Avenir Group was established to create a new investment model that meets the needs of sophisticated investors by fusing global real estate and infrastructure expertise with active investment and operating partnerships. Its founding partners emphasize long-term partnerships and entrepreneurial deal origination, which have led to a robust portfolio of investments[1].

Avenir Growth Capital was founded in 2017 by Andrew Sugrue, who brought experience from Shumway Capital, L Catterton, and Peter J Solomon Company. The firm emerged from a first-principles approach to identify large, disrupted markets and back companies best positioned to capitalize on these changes. Key team members include Sophie Starck (joined 2025) and Kim Carlson (joined 2024), bringing expertise in B2B software, consumer sectors, and investor relations[3][5].

Core Differentiators

*Avenir Group*:
Unique fusion of real estate and infrastructure investment with operating expertise.
Partnership-centric approach with overlapping tenure among partners.
Alignment of interests by co-investing alongside clients.
Extensive global network of executives and multi-sector expertise.
Flexible investment mandate across geographies, sectors, and capital structures[1].

*Avenir Growth Capital*:
Focus on growth equity in disruptive, large markets.
Deep partnership with founders, emphasizing trust and support.
Portfolio includes AI, cloud-native BI, digital platforms, and healthcare tech.
Experienced investment team with backgrounds in top-tier firms.
Emphasis on category-defining companies and first-principles investment approach[3][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

*Avenir Group* operates at the intersection of global real estate and infrastructure investment, riding trends of globalization, urbanization, and infrastructure modernization. Its timing aligns with increasing demand for scalable, sustainable infrastructure and real estate solutions worldwide. By integrating investment with operational expertise, it influences the broader ecosystem by building next-generation businesses that address complex global capital needs[1].

*Avenir Growth Capital* capitalizes on the accelerating disruption of traditional markets by technology, especially AI and cloud computing. The firm’s timing is critical as digital transformation and AI adoption surge across industries. By backing innovative founders, it helps shape emerging tech ecosystems and drives growth in sectors like corporate finance, healthcare AI, and digital marketing[3][5].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

*Avenir Group* is likely to continue expanding its multi-sector, multi-geography investment platform, leveraging its partnership model to unlock value in global private markets. Trends such as sustainable infrastructure and digital real estate solutions will shape its journey, potentially increasing its influence as a principal investor and operator.

*Avenir Growth Capital* is positioned to deepen its focus on AI-enabled and cloud-native companies, supporting founders who define new categories. As technology disruption accelerates, the firm’s founder-centric approach and sector expertise will be critical to capturing growth opportunities and expanding its portfolio impact.

Both entities exemplify innovative investment models aligned with evolving market dynamics, making them influential players in their respective domains[1][3][5].