# John Averitt

> John Averitt is a Series A investor at Greenspring Associates backing SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Greenspring Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenspring-associates)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

John Averitt is a Series A investor at Greenspring Associates focused on SaaS and Software. John Averitt - Managing Partner @ Greenspring Associates

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Customer Service | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assent | Assent specializes in IT solutions that help organizations with their compliance strategies. These solutions are developed and executed through an open dialog between their clients, environmental consultants, their IT developers and their operations department. Their solutions are comprehensive, customizable and affordable with customer servicebeing a core focus. Their clients range from mid size to fortune 500 with offices in Canada, the United States and the UK. | $29.3M | Series B | Jul 14, 2017 |  |
| Assent | Assent specializes in IT solutions that help organizations with their compliance strategies. These solutions are developed and executed through an open dialog between their clients, environmental consultants, their IT developers and their operations department. Their solutions are comprehensive, customizable and affordable with customer servicebeing a core focus. Their clients range from mid size to fortune 500 with offices in Canada, the United States and the UK. | $20M | Series A | May 04, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-research-council-of-canada-industrial-research-assistance-program) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Ascent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-opentext-enterprise-apps-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Volition Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/volition-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Greenspring Associates

VC Fund · Owings Mills, United States

Greenspring Associates is a global investment firm that provides commingled funds and customized partnership capabilities to a diverse group of institutions and individuals in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. Through a synergistic platform, the firm invests in established and emerging venture capital fund managers, inearly and growth stage venture-backed companies and in secondary venture capital fund and secondary direct investments. Currently managing over $7.3 billion of committed capital, its dedicated investment team combines broad venture fund and direct investment expertise.

5 contacts available at Greenspring Associates.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adair Newhall | Partner | — |
| Jim Lim | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-lim |
| John Averitt | Managing Partner | — |
| Seyonne Kang | Partner | — |
| Stephen West | Venture Capital Vice President | — |

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## FAQ

### What does John Averitt invest in?

John Averitt invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Customer Service startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did John Averitt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Averitt closed in Jul 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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