# Avista Partners

> Avista Partners is a VC fund in London backing Security and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/219884
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AvistaPartners
- Website: http://www.avistapartners.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvistaPartners

Avista Partners is a boutique investment bank that provides financial advisory services to digital media, luxury, and lifestyle industries. The firm offers mergers, acquisitions, private placements, IPO and capital raising services. They bring deep sector expertise, global relationships, and world class transaction experience.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Government | 1 | 100% |
| Identity Management | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valerie Blin | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valerie-blin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ping Identity | Ping Identity provides cloud-based identity management software for companies and government organizations. They help enterprises achieve Zero Trust identity-defined security & more personalized, streamlined user experiences. The Ping Intelligent Identity Platform provides customers, employees, partners, and, increasingly, IoT, with access tothe cloud, mobile, SaaS, and on-premises applications and APIs, while also managing identity and profile data at scale. Ping Identity was founded in 2002 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $44M | Series E | Jul 16, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Appian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/appian-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Avista Partners invest in?

Avista Partners invests primarily in Security, Software and Government startups, most often at Series E stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Avista Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Avista Partners?

The team at Avista Partners includes Valerie Blin (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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