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• Andrew Sugrue

  Co-Founder

  

  Andrew 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.

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• Jamie Reynolds

  Co-Founder

  

  Jamie 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.

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• Ben Jubas

  Investments

  

  Ben 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.

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• Jared Sleeper

  Investments

  

  Jared 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.

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• Paul Light

  Investments

  

  Paul 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.

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• Theresa Horne

  Investments

  

  Theresa 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.

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• David Prilutsky

  Investments

  

  David 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.

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• Hannah Bao

  Investments

  

  Hannah 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.

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• Cindy Kurt

  Investments

  

  Cindy 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.

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• Chiraz El Azizi

  Investments

  

  Chiraz 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.

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• Sophie Starck

  Investments

  

  Sophie joined the Investment Team at Avenir in 2025. Before joining Avenir, Sophie worked at Insight Partners with a focus on B2B software and consumer. Sophie graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a B.A. in Computer Science.

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• Kim Carlson

  Head of Investor Relations

  

  Kim 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.

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• Celeste Riddle-Shaw

  Investor Relations Manager

  

  Celeste joined Avenir’s Investor Relations team in 2025. Prior to Avenir, Celeste worked at GTCR and Green Courte Partners. Celeste graduated from College of Charleston where she received a B.A. in Scenic Design and Technology and a B.A. Theatre.

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• Chris DeLuca

  Operations

  

  Chris 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.

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• Wayne Zhang

  Operations

  

  Wayne 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.

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• Connor Keenan

  Operations

  

  Connor 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.

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• Alexandra Cruz

  Operations

  

  Alex 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.

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• Shayna Paxton

  Operations

  

  Shayna 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.

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• Casey Vasquez

  Operations

  

  Casey joined the Operations Team at Avenir in 2025. Before joining Avenir, she worked in operations and support roles at Harper’s Bazaar, Malka Media, and Elara Pictures. Casey received a B.A. in Art History from Florida State University.