About
Avery Kadison is President and Chief Operating Officer at OWARE Asset Protection and a Partner at MDSV Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley. Kadison has over 20 years of financial services experience spanning payments processing, fraud controls, trading and risk management platforms, and product management, with work covering data analysis, machine-learning modeling, business modeling, vendor negotiation, and software development in languages including Haskell, Python, and C/C++. Kadison has also worked as an angel investor for over three decades, investing in or advising more than two dozen startups.
Experience
- OWARE Asset ProtectionPresident & Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- STATRA Summit Holdings Inc.Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
- PCFI.ORG - Private Company Fraud IndexFounding Membercurrent2025 — present
- MDSV CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Kadison Energy Holdings, LLCFoundercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Accountero (SaaSDirect)Senior Director, Product Strategy2021 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- DoshRisk Management Consultant2020 — 2021Austin, Texas, United States
- DoshSenior Director, Product & Risk2018 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- FacebookPrincipal Risk Strategist2014 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- FacebookManager, Platform Payment Risk2013 — 2014
- LightMiner Systems, IncCo-Founder & President2013
- PayPalDirector, New Ventures Risk Strategy2011 — 2013
- PayPalDirector, Consumer Risk Management2009 — 2011
- PayPalPrincipal Consultant, Strategy & Special Projects2007 — 2009
- eHealth, Inc.Director, Consumer Research2007
- eHealth, Inc.Director, Product Management2006 — 2007
- PayPal, Inc.Group Product Manager, Financial Products2005 — 2006
- PayPal, Inc.Group Product Manager2004 — 2005
- PayPal, Inc.Senior Product Manager, Fraud & Risk2002 — 2004
- OpenwaveSenior Product Manager, Billing and Commerce2001 — 2002
- Andalay IncorporatedDirector, Business Development & Product Management2000 — 2001Campbell, CA
- Global Asset CapitalVice President1998 — 2000
- Integral DevelopmentSenior Software Engineer/Consultant1995 — 1998
- BarraSoftware Engineer1993 — 1994
Skills & more
People Management5Management43Leadership28Analysis5Team Management14Team Leadership6Product Management99Business Strategy32Analytics68Mobile Payments64Payments89Online Payments6
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Colleagues at MDSV CAPITAL
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avery Kadison?
- Avery Kadison is President and Chief Operating Officer at OWARE Asset Protection and a Partner at MDSV Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley. Kadison has over 20 years of financial services experience spanning payments processing, fraud controls, trading and risk management platforms, and product management, with work covering data analysis, machine-learning modeling, business modeling, vendor negotiation, and software development in languages including Haskell, Python, and C/C++. Kadison has also worked as an angel investor for over three decades, investing in or advising more than two dozen startups.
- Where does Avery Kadison work?
- Avery Kadison is Managing Partner at MDSV CAPITAL.
- Where did Avery Kadison go to school?
- Avery Kadison studied at Stanford University (BS, Computer Science); Wichita Southeast High School (Diploma, 1991); Rounds Montessori.
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