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AXA Venture Partners

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We invest in companies that leverage differentiated technologies and scalable business models to generate financial returns and drive innovation.

We believe technology will meaningfully transform all sectors of the economy, from property development, to HR processes, to new cyber security challenges. We support the growth of leaders at the forefront of these transformations.

THE AVP PLATFORM PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND DIFFERENTIATED VALUE PROPOSITION ARTICULATED AROUND 3 MAIN PILLARS:

  1. A multi-stage investment remit with independent, cross-fertilized strategies
  2. A global investment platform
  3. A unique network of LPs including AXA & Equitable, key partners for business development

AVP is a $1bn venture capital firm

Investing in seed and early stage companies through AVP Early Stage, and in growth stage companies through AVP Capital.

We partner with exceptional founders who are building great companies. In our early stage investments, we look for product-market fit and initial traction. In our growth-stage investments, we seek companies with attractive unit economics, a robust customer base, and significant revenue growth.

Our relationship with AXA means unique access for our portfolio companies to:

  • Some of the world’s best risk managers, financial advisors, and data scientists
  • AXA’s distribution networks and client base
  • AXA’s strong global franchises and different lines of expertise – Property & Casualty, Life & Savings, Health, and Asset Management – provide a distinctive business portfolio.

AVP’s expertise in our target sectors, global footprint, and relationship with our anchor investors AXA and Equitable and other LP allow us to meaningfully help our portfolio companies realize their potential.

AVP’s value proposition is tailored for entrepreneurs, case by case, to create and deliver value.

AVP portfolio companies will have preferred access to AXA’s resources, including the buying power and distribution capabilities of a €100B revenue company with 107 million customers.

SEVERAL PILLARS TO SUPPORT COMPANIES:

  1. Global presence and ability to help companies scale internationally
  2. Introductions to AXA and our broader network as a potential customer, partner, distributor, or even strategic partner
  3. Strong expertise in several fields (enterprise software, marketplaces, fintech, consumer technologies and all insurance / asset management related verticals)
  4. Access to AXA and Equitable’s deep expertise in insurance and asset management, as well as the specialized expertise of our other LPs.

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