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Avinash Kant

Avinash Kant

Investor atPhoenix Venture PartnersCalifornia
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Avinash Kant is a Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners LLC, focusing on VC investments in Advanced Materials companies and their exit strategies.

What Avinash can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Phoenix Venture Partners writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. SG Cowen Securities · senior equity research analyst
  2. Adams Harkness & Hill · senior equity research analyst
  3. First Albany Capital · senior equity research analyst
  4. D. A. Davidson & Co. · senior equity research analyst
  5. Phoenix Venture Partners · Industry Advisor
    Now
  6. Phoenix Venture Partners · Venture Partner
    Now
  7. Phoenix Venture Partners · Senior Partner
    Now
  8. Phoenix Venture Partners LLC · Partner
    Now

Focus

semiconductorsthin filmsclean technologyphotonicsnanotechnologyadvanced materials

Education

University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. in Materials ScienceHaas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Management of Technology Certificate

Also at Phoenix Venture Partners

Jiong Ma
Jiong MaGeneral Partner
Jennifer Wang
Jennifer WangInvestor
John T. Chen
John T. ChenInvestor
Nobuyuki Kambe
Nobuyuki KambeInvestor
Sheng Peng
Sheng PengInvestor
Srinivas Rao
Srinivas RaoInvestor

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Ari Stiegler
Ari StieglerFounder, Flux Capital
Peter ShannonFounder, Managing Director, Radius Capital
Doug Griffin
Doug GriffinManaging Partner, Spatial Capital
Alex Tsyplakov
Alex TsyplakovManaging Partner, Light Ray Ventures

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Questions

Who is Avinash Kant?

Avinash Kant is a Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners LLC, focusing on VC investments in Advanced Materials companies and their exit strategies.

How much does Avinash Kant invest?

Avinash Kant invests through Phoenix Venture Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Avinash Kant?

A warm intro from a founder Phoenix Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Avinash Kant do before Phoenix Venture Partners?

senior equity research analyst at SG Cowen Securities; senior equity research analyst at Adams Harkness & Hill; senior equity research analyst at First Albany Capital; senior equity research analyst at D. A. Davidson & Co..

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