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Denis Aven

Former Investor at 8VC · Former Private Equity Associate at Warburg Pincus

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $30M checks · typically $16.5M

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Experience

  1. KodiakCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. 8VCPrincipal2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Warburg Pincus LLCPrivate Equity Associate2018 — 2020New York
  4. LazardInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2018New York
  5. LazardSummer Analyst2015
  6. goetzpartnersSummer Analyst2013Munich Area, Germany

Network9

Alex MooreScout
Investment Team at 8VC
Arthur JamesScout
Advisor at 8VC
Bhaskar “BG” GhoshScout
Partner and CTO at 8VC
Seetharam VenkateshScout
Investor at 8VC
Alex Kolicich
Investment Team at 8VC
Allison Pavlick
Investor Relations Principal at S32
Bela Becerra
Investment Team at 8VC
Eric Scott
Advisor at 8VC
Francisco Gimenez
Investment Team at 8VC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Denis Aven?
Investor at 8VC
What check size does Denis Aven write?
Denis Aven typically writes checks of $500K – $30M.
Where did Denis Aven go to school?
Denis Aven studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, with Distinction); Yale University (Bachelor's Degree, Economics and Mathematics, Cum Laude); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Public Finance).

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