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VIA is an employee-owned manager of private equity funds of funds in venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, and energy, with total capital commitments in excess of $1.6 billion. Since 1993, VIA's funds have offered its limited partners significant long-term capital appreciation through diversified portfolio investments in some of the most desirable private equity partnerships. In general, many of these partnerships are not available to new investors and have high minimum investment requirements. VIA's investors include endowments, foundations, high net-worth individuals, family offices, corporations, and financial institutions. For Private Equity, investments are made through a vehicle committing to approximately 15 to 20 managers, backing 400 to 600 companies. Focus on capital efficient IT start-ups; For Micro-Cap Venture Capital, investments are made through a vehicle committing to approximately 6 to 8 managers, backing 150 to 300 companies. For Energy, investments are made through a vehicle committing to approximately 6 to 8 managers, backing 100 to 200 companies. Stathis Andris, VIA's founder and chairman, was one of the earliest investors in private equity and venture capital. He founded VIA in 1993 to acquire AVA Partners (AVA), the private equity portfolio of the American Express Company, a $180 million portfolio. To date, VIA has raised 18 funds.
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