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Damon Rawie

Investor

Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners

Austin

About

Damon Rawie is a managing director at Advantage Capital, where he heads the firm's equity investment operations, manages the investment group, and works as a multistage investor evaluating deals, conducting due diligence, and structuring transactions. His investment experience spans new media, business services, software, and energy technology. Before joining the firm, he worked at China International Capital Corp. in Beijing, Price Waterhouse, and J.P. Morgan Securities, and he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University.

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Invests in

EnergyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

  1. Advantage CapitalManaging Directorcurrent1999 — present
  2. TraxoMember Board of Directorscurrent2013 — present
  3. Rush ReCommerceMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2025Omaha, Nebraska, United States
  4. Austin EastcidersMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2023
  5. TurboSquidMember Board of Directors2001 — 2021
  6. TAS Environmental Services, L.P.Member Board of Directors2012 — 2019

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Business1997 — 1999
  2. Wesleyan UniversityBA1987 — 1991

Skills & more

Business DevelopmentCorporate Development9Private Equity11Business Strategy2Mergers1Venture Capital13Due Diligence5Financial Modeling2Mergers & Acquisitions4Valuation5M&A experience4Capital Markets
+12 moreRecapitalizationsStart-upsCapitalMiddle MarketCorporate FinanceMezzanineAngel InvestingGrowth CapitalStrategyPortfolio ManagementEntrepreneurshipIPO
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From Damon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners

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Also attended Wesleyan University50

Jennifer ZimmermanMarketing & Communications at General CatalystDaniel LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Andy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact

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Shared employers

Also worked at Advantage Capital38

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAlexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalSteven StullPresident at Advantage Capital PartnersMichael JohnsonManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersScott MurphyManaging Director & Chief Investment Officer at Advantage Capital PartnersRyan Michael BrennanManaging Director at Advantage Capital Partners

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Also worked at Traxo1

Felipe MendozaManaging Director at Aristos Ventures

Deals · 1

Austin Eastciders Holdings, Inc.Board seat

via Advantage Capital Partners · filed Jan 2023 · $2.5M raise

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Colleagues at Advantage Capital Partners

Anan Balaji
Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
Anne Johnson
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Anthony Billings
Senior Vice President at Advantage Capital Partners
Betsy Avila
Accounting Manager at Advantage Capital Partners
Carly Badke
Office Assistant at Advantage Capital Partners
Christopher Harris
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Cindy Colvin
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Corey Archibeque
Senior Associate at Advantage Capital Partners