Augment Welcomes Jeff Kontulis The Team has Expanded Jeff joined us in June as a Senior Associate and brings a diverse set of experience in finance and entrepreneurship. During his MBA, Jeff was also a Venture Fellow at Augment. To…
Perennial Raises $18 Million Augment portfolio company Perennial (formerly known as Cloud Agronomics) recently announced both a strategic rebranding as well as the close of an $18 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Temasek and Bloomberg,…
Fund III New Investment: Akitra Akitra offers an industry-leading, AI powered compliance automation platform for SaaS companies. The solution includes a full suite of customizable compliance policies and controls, and delivers automated evidence collection along with continuous monitoring of cloud…
Crowdz Secures Additional $10MM Investment This latest fundraising was led by new investor, Citi, and Global Cleantech Capital, with with participation from Bold Capital Partners, Augment Ventures, and TFX Ventures. The capital will be used to fund global expansion. Citi…
New Investment: ConverSight Augment has made its second investment out of Fund III in ConverSight, an augmented analytics platform that uses natural language processing and conversational AI to power actionable insights and business intelligence. Launched in 2017, ConverSight’s initial market…
Spotlight: Winter Venture Fellows Solomon Alolga Solomon Alolga is a first year MBA student at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, concentrating in finance and entrepreneurship. Solomon has prior experience in tax consulting, working with private equity and…
Happy New Year! Meet Co-founder & CMO Alison Accavitti Meet Co-founder & CMO Alison Accavitti Alison’s ambitions to build an underdog brand with a mission for elevating people are realized every day at Rivet. In her role, she’s scaling sales…
Happy Holidays! We wish you and your families a safe and joyous holiday season. We are so thankful for your support during another challenging year. Happy Holidays from the Augment Team! Supporting Food Gatherers Augment Ventures proudly supports Ann Arbor-based…
Portfolio Highlight: Cloud Agronomics Alex Zhuk, Co-founder & COO Momentum behind carbon markets and sustainability is undeniable. Every major corporation is committing to becoming carbon neutral but only a miniscule percentage of demand for carbon offsets is met today. Soil…
Entrepreneurship Tip #3: Measure Team Effectiveness We asked our Founder and Managing Partner, Sonali Vijayavargiya to share with us her best advice for entrepreneurs looking to measure team effectiveness as they build their young teams. What are characteristics of effective…
