Avathon Capital
Private equity firm focused exclusively on education and workforce companies, making control and minority equity investments of $10M-$50M with $400M+ assets under management.
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Company Overview
Avathon Capital
What They Buy
- Target: Education and workforce companies exclusively
- Size: $10M - $50M equity investments
- Structure: Control or minority equity positions
- Focus: Companies with potential to become strategically important market leaders
- Sectors: Professional education, learning platforms, workforce management
- Geography: Primarily North America
Recent Major Investments
- Summit Professional Education: Healthcare continuing education provider (recent acquisition)
- EdCast: Learning experience platform ($35M funding round)
- Panopto: Video content management for education
- Amerigo: International education services
Track Record
- Founded: 2015 (formerly Education Opportunity Fund)
- Leadership: Shoshana Vernick & Jason Rosenberg (Managing Partners), Chris Hoehn-Saric
- Scale: $404M assets under management (doubled since 2015)
- Parent: Part of Chicago-based Sterling Partners
- Philosophy: Foster innovation and outcomes in education/workforce markets
- Approach: Turn expertise and relationships into competitive advantage
Portfolio Companies
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Last updated: October 6, 2025
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