AVP - AXA Venture Partners

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Finbourne

Thomas McHugh, CEO and co-founder

AVP has an amazing track record supporting organisations like FINBOURNE to scale effectively. We are looking forward to partnering with them to achieve our ambitious market share growth and geographic expansion goals.

Deskbird

Ivan Cossu, CEO and co-founder

We were impressed by AVP‘s strong conviction once they understood the core of our business, and we are thrilled to have them supporting us in our mission to make the office a better place.

Zinc

Charlotte Hall, co-founder

We chose to partner with AVP because we heard of their reputation in the B2B space. We’re delighted we made this choice since they have been hands-on at the right times and nothing but supportive.

Mytraffic

Hakim Saadaoui, CEO and co-founder

We met AVP during our fundraising roadshow and were impressed by the dedication, professionalism and vision of the AVP team, who will now accompany us on our journey to become the European leader in location intelligence

Dayforward

Aaron Shapiro, CEO and founder

AVP are true experts in insurance, financial services and how startups can scale. AVP’s partnership and expertise is critical to helping Dayforward succeed.

Gravie

Abir Sen, co-CEO and co-founder

We are excited to partner with AVP in our mission to heal our broken healthcare system.

Tive

Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder

With ongoing dedication from our investors, we continue to deliver the latest innovations to our customers and strengthen our position as a global provider of shipment insights.

Simundia

Grégoire Schiller, CEO and co-founder

We chose AVP because we were convinced that the international as well as B2B expertise could be helpful for us

Virtuo

Karim Kaddoura, co-founder

We were looking for a partner who would support us in the long run, understanding the importance of both operations and technology in our model, and on an international level: AVP is bringing that perspective.

phenom people

Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and co-founder

We chose AVP to lead our Series B because of their ability to help us expand in Europe and sell into the financial services vertical.

Security Scorecard

Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, CEO and founder

I've been routinely leveraging their connections with AXA to help SSC benefit from AXA's global presence and distribution channels.

“AVP has an amazing track record supporting organisations like FINBOURNE to scale effectively. We are looking forward to partnering with them to achieve our ambitious market share growth and geographic expansion goals.”

Thomas McHugh, CEO and co-founder

“We were impressed by AVP‘s strong conviction once they understood the core of our business, and we are thrilled to have them supporting us in our mission to make the office a better place.”

Ivan Cossu, CEO and co-founder

“We chose to partner with AVP because we heard of their reputation in the B2B space. We’re delighted we made this choice since they have been hands-on at the right times and nothing but supportive.”

Charlotte Hall, co-founder

“We met AVP during our fundraising roadshow and were impressed by the dedication, professionalism and vision of the AVP team, who will now accompany us on our journey to become the European leader in location intelligence.”

Hakim Saadaoui, CEO and co-founder

“AVP are true experts in insurance, financial services and how startups can scale. AVP’s partnership and expertise is critical to helping Dayforward succeed.”

Aaron Shapiro, CEO and founder

“We are excited to partner with AVP in our mission to heal our broken healthcare system.”

Abir Sen, co-CEO and co-founder

“We’re thrilled to add marquee healthcare investors to help us scale our company and continue to develop the most efficient and innovative care solutions in the market.”

Stephanie Tilenius, CEO and founder

“We are grateful for the incredible support from our investors. The manufacturing industry remains far behind in terms of digitization, and we are on a mission to solve that.”

Sam Al-Mukhtar, CEO and co-founder

“With ongoing dedication from our investors, we continue to deliver the latest innovations to our customers and strengthen our position as a global provider of shipment insights.”

Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder

“We chose AVP for this round because we share the same ambition: become the 1-stop shop of construction equipment rental in Europe.”

Idir AIT SI AMER, CEO

“We chose AVP because we were convinced that the international as well as B2B expertise could be helpful for us.”

Grégoire Schiller, CEO and co-founder

“We were looking for a partner who would support us in the long run, understanding the importance of both operations and technology in our model, and on an international level: AVP is bringing that perspective.”

Karim Kaddoura, co-founder

“We chose AVP to lead our Series B because of their ability to help us expand in Europe and sell into the financial services vertical.”

Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and co-founder

“I’ve been routinely leveraging their connections with AXA to help SSC benefit from AXA’s global presence and distribution channels.”

Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, CEO and founder

AVP invests across stages, from venture to late growth.

€2bn of assets under management

€

1.5BN

Direct investments

€

500m

Fund Investing activity

Companies funded

AVP invests in enterprise software, fintech/insurtech, digital health, and consumer tech, as well as other relevant technologies. 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.

Iyan Unsworth

Vice President at AXA Venture Partners

Iyan Unsworth

Vice President at AXA Venture Partners

London, England

Overview

Work Experience

AXA Venture Partners (AVP)

Vice President

2023 - Current

Senior Associate

2022 - 2023

Associate

2020 - 2022

EY

Executive | Transactions Advisory Services

2018 - 2020

Analyst | Transactions Advisory Services

2016 - 2018

Education

ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs

Chartered Accountant

2016 - 2019

University of York

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

2012 - 2015

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