Ethan Ellinger

AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) is an independent global investment platform dedicated to high-growth, tech (from deep-tech to tech-enabled) companies across Europe and North America, managing more than €2.5bn of assets across four investment strategies: venture, early growth, growth and fund of funds. Our multi-stage platform combines global research with local execution to drive investment. Since its establishment in 2016, AVP has invested in more than 60 technology companies and in more than 60 funds with the Fund of Funds investment strategy. Beyond providing equity capital, our expansion team works closely with founders, providing the expertise, connections and resources needed to unlock growth opportunities, and create lasting value through meaningful collaborations.

AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) is an independent global investment platform dedicated to high-growth, tech (from deep-tech to tech-enabled) companies across Europe and North America, managing more than €2.5bn of assets across four investment strategies: venture, early growth, growth and fund of funds. Our multi-stage platform combines global research with local execution to drive investment. Since its establishment in 2016, AVP has invested in more than 60 technology companies and in more than 60 funds with the Fund of Funds investment strategy. Beyond providing equity capital, our expansion team works closely with founders, providing the expertise, connections and resources needed to unlock growth opportunities, and create lasting value through meaningful collaborations.

We aspire to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence. Operating at the center of capital markets, we act as one firm, mobilizing our people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across our clients’ most complex challenges. For 157 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across our leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses. Apprenticeship is central to our culture, with hands-on coaching and access to leaders who bring decades of experience and expertise. With office locations around the world, we offer a broad range of career opportunities to those who insist on excellence and thrive on performance. Find our Social Media Disclosures here: gs.com/social-media-disclosures

Midwest Growth Partners (MGP) is a private equity fund manager, responsible for more than $325 million of private capital. MGP seeks to make succession planning liquidity or growth capital investments in established companies. MGP can partner with existing management teams or provide executive operational leadership. MGP will not invest in start-ups, "pure-play"​ brick and mortar retailers or non-core real estate. •As a lower middle market fund, we make individual equity investments ranging in size from $500,000 to $10,000,000 depending on the structure of the transaction and nature of the investment. Midwest Growth Partners also seeks to co-invest on larger opportunities. •Investments could represent an outright acquisition, majority growth capital, minority growth capital, partial or full management team buyouts or an internal recapitalization. •Prospective companies will have annual revenues ranging from $4,000,000 to $100,000,000. •While investing in established growing businesses is our emphasis, we also evaluate distressed and/or turnaround opportunities.