# Advent International

> Advent International is a VC fund in Boston backing Software and Health Care. See 191 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 191
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Fund size: $25B
- Last fund: May 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/12202/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/adventintl
- Website: http://www.adventinternational.com

Advent International is a private equity firms that focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $18M–$225M |
| Series C | $14M–$260M |
| Private Equity | $50M–$430M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 24 | 13% |
| Health Care | 19 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 18 | 9% |
| Biotechnology | 14 | 7% |
| Pharmaceutical | 11 | 6% |

170 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 60 | 31% |
| Series B | 18 | 9% |
| Series C | 18 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 18 | 9% |
| Series D | 17 | 9% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 66 | 35% |
| Brazil | 14 | 7% |
| India | 10 | 5% |
| Mexico | 5 | 3% |
| China | 3 | 2% |

25 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Taylor | Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-m-taylor |
| Damien Lestang-Hourcastagné | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-lestang |
| Eric Wei | Managing Director | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-wei |
| Francesco Casiraghi | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-casiraghi |
| Jaime Carvajal Urquijo | Chairman | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaime-carvajal-urquijo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avio SpA | Avio SpA is a designer, manufacturer and servicer of subsystems and components for military (Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter) and commercial jet engines and a key Tier 1 partner to OEMs such as General Electric, Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney. | $124.9M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Avio SpA | Avio SpA is a designer, manufacturer and servicer of subsystems and components for military (Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter) and commercial jet engines and a key Tier 1 partner to OEMs such as General Electric, Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney. | $124.9M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| STARK | STARK is a developer of integrated defense and security systems intended for tactical and strategic protection in military and law enforcement missions. | $570.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Coralogix | Coralogix is a full-stack observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and manage data in real time, providing instant insights without the need for indexing. The platform supports Log Analytics, application performance monitoring (APM), security information and event management (SIEM), real user monitoring (RUM), and infrastructuremonitoring, offering complete visibility into AI performance, security, and governance in a single solution. Coralogix offers a simple pricing model based on data volume, along with world-class support that ensures rapid response times and swift resolutions. | $200M | Series F | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| OpenAI Deployment Company | OpenAI Deployment Company provides artificial intelligence software services. The Deployment Company is a JV formed by OpenAI in partnership with TPG Inc (NASDAQ:TPG), Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE:BAM), Advent, and Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc (NYSE:BCSF). | $4B | Private Equity | May 04, 2026 |  |
| KreditBee | KreditBee is a financial technology company based in India that offers digital lending services, primarily focusing on providing small-ticket personal loans to salaried individuals. The company utilizes technology and data analytics to streamline the loan application and approval process, aiming to make credit more accessible and convenient for itsusers. KreditBee's platform enables users to apply for loans online and receive funds quickly, often within a few hours. | $220M | Series E | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Saronic | Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. | $1.8B | Series D | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Natura Cosmeticos | Natura Cosméticos is a manufacturer and marketer of beauty products, household, and personal care, skin care, solar filters, cosmetics, perfume and hair care products the company that sells products through representatives and in more than 3.200 stores in many countries across the world. |  | Post-IPO Secondary | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Atwell | Atwell is a consulting, engineering, and construction service company, that deliver a broad range of strategic and creative solutions to clients in a variety of industries including real estate and land development, power and energy, and oil and gas markets. |  | Private Equity | Mar 27, 2026 |  |
| Shield AI | Shield AI is an enterprise-focused company specializing in AI-powered mission autonomy, developing and deploying advanced autonomous systems for defense and security. The company builds AI pilots that operate aircraft and drones, enabling autonomous flight in environments where communication and GPS may be unavailable. Its platform supports missionplanning, navigation, and real-time decision-making for aerial systems used in reconnaissance and operational tasks. Shield AI also integrates hardware and software components to deploy autonomous capabilities across different types of unmanned systems. The company works with government and defense organizations to support missions that require autonomous operation and data-driven coordination. | $2B | Series G | Mar 26, 2026 |  |

10 of 191 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Advent International invest in?

Advent International invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Financial Services startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 191 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Advent International's check size?

Advent International typically joins rounds of $18M–$225M at Series B, $14M–$260M at Series C and $50M–$430M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Advent International participates in.

### How do I contact Advent International?

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### Who are the partners at Advent International?

The team at Advent International includes Bryan Taylor (Managing Partner), Damien Lestang-Hourcastagné (Director) and Eric Wei (Managing Director), among 42 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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