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Avie Tevanian

Avie Tevanian

Co-Founder and Managing Director atNextEquity PartnersCalifornia
NextEquity Partners websiteFirm profile

Avie Tevanian is a co-founder and managing director at NextEquity Partners and also a managing director at Elevation Partners. He previously held senior software roles at Apple and NeXT Computer.

What Avie can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Career

  1. NeXT Computer · Vice President of Software Engineering
  2. Apple, Inc. · Chief Software Technology Officer
  3. Apple, Inc. · Senior Vice President of Software Engineering
  4. Elevation Partners · Managing Director
    2010-
  5. NextEquity Partners · Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

NextEquity Partners

Investments named in public bios

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.Tellme Networks, Inc.

Focus

softwareconsumer technologyenterprise technology

Education

University of Rochester, B.A. in mathematicsCarnegie Mellon University

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Adam Hopkins
Adam HopkinsCo-Founder and Managing Director
Fred Anderson
Fred AndersonCo-Founder and Managing Director
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Rachit JoshiPrincipal
Steve Vafier
Steve VafierPrincipal

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Questions

Who is Avie Tevanian?

Avie Tevanian is a co-founder and managing director at NextEquity Partners and also a managing director at Elevation Partners. He previously held senior software roles at Apple and NeXT Computer.

How much does Avie Tevanian invest?

Avie Tevanian invests through NextEquity Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Avie Tevanian?

A warm intro from a founder NextEquity Partners backed works best.

What did Avie Tevanian do before NextEquity Partners?

Vice President of Software Engineering at NeXT Computer; Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Software Engineering at Apple, Inc.; Managing Director at Elevation Partners.

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