ACCELERATING GROWTH
– DELIVERING VALUE –
ACCELERATING
GROWTH
DELIVERING VALUE
Overview
Avant Global is a relationships-driven private investment firm established in 1999 as a single-family office.
Operating with offices in the USA, Greece, and the Philippines, the firm invests directly across a diverse range of opportunities, including venture capital, venture funds, operating companies, private equity and real estate.
Since its creation, Avant Global has excelled at connecting high-potential opportunities with strategic capital and expertise needed for execution. Our global network is a core asset, built nearly over three decades of cultivating trust and relationships with some of the world’s most influential people.
Avant Global operates exclusively with proprietary capital and does not manage outside funds.
Overview
Avant Global is a relationships-driven private investment firm established in 1999 as a single-family office.
Operating with offices in the USA, Greece, and the Philippines, the firm invests directly across a diverse range of opportunities, including venture capital, venture funds, operating companies, private equity and real estate.
Since its creation, Avant Global has excelled at connecting high-potential opportunities with strategic capital and expertise needed for execution. Our global network is a core asset, built nearly over three decades of cultivating trust and relationships with some of the world’s most influential people.
Avant Global operates exclusively with proprietary capital and does not manage outside funds.
Exceptional Competitive Advantage
Our rigorous investment review process evaluates new opportunities through comprehensive analysis, centered around Exceptional Competitive Advantages (ECA).
We leverage curated insights from our extensive global network of respected experts across diverse markets, industries, and geographic locations.
By remaining disciplined in our decision-making and focusing on unlocking value through our network, we have consistently generated significant risk-adjusted returns since 1999.
Exceptional Competitive Advantage
Our rigorous investment review process evaluates new opportunities through comprehensive analysis, centered around Exceptional Competitive Advantages (ECA).
We leverage curated insights from our extensive global network of respected experts across diverse markets, industries, and geographic locations.
By remaining disciplined in our decision-making and focusing on unlocking value through our network, we have consistently generated significant risk-adjusted returns since 1999.
Mission
To create, streamline and execute efficiencies that lead to success by gaining our collective time back, while creating global impact for our business ventures.
Mission
To create, streamline and execute efficiencies that lead to success by gaining our collective time back, while creating global impact for our business ventures.
Vision
To catalyze and execute on opportunities that lead towards prosperity for our partners, communities, families, and the AG team.
Vision
To catalyze and execute on opportunities that lead towards prosperity for our partners, communities, families, and the AG team.
CORE VALUES
Trust:
Trust is formed and sustainable when you honor your word and execute
Relationships:
We build, nurture, and sustain meaningful human connection
Growth:
Growth is our mindset
Potential:
We foster relationships and ideas to actualize the unimaginable.
Connecting :
We are an ever-changing ecosystem that brings ideas to people, and people to ideas.
Catalyst:
We light the pathway between points of potential.
Ambition:
Inherently high aspirations, with an undying desire to charge forward to succeed.
MANTRA
Investment Strategy and Portfolio
Established in 1999, our core philosophy is built on the belief that trust is the most powerful currency in business.
Avant Global invests across various asset classes with a primary focus on start-ups, having been an active venture capital investor since inception.
Our primary focus is on pre-seed and seed round investing where we employ a distinctive approach that pairs seasoned operators with select entrepreneurs to commercialize innovative opportunities.
Historically, our portfolio comprises over 127 investments and strategic projects, featuring companies such as Ripple Labs, Palantir, DocuSign, Facebook, Twitter, SandboxAQ and RRCM.
The following are representative investments in the Avant Global portfolio.
Investment Strategy and Portfolio
Established in 1999, our core philosophy is built on the belief that trust is the most powerful currency in business.
Avant Global invests across various asset classes with a primary focus on start-ups, having been an active venture capital investor since inception.
Our primary focus is on pre-seed and seed round investing where we employ a distinctive approach that pairs seasoned operators with select entrepreneurs to commercialize innovative opportunities.
Historically, our portfolio comprises over 127 investments and strategic projects, featuring companies such as Ripple Labs, Palantir, DocuSign, Facebook, Twitter, SandboxAQ and RRCM.
The following are representative investments in the Avant Global portfolio.
Relationships
Connected Database
Avant Global maintains a comprehensive connected database encompassing 25,000+ valuable connections with total net worth approaching $2 trillion. This extensive repository is crucial to our success.
Target Segmentation
This core belief has shaped and differentiated our business. More than words, we provide our partners with true global access to the right high-value connections around the globe.
Declaration
My conviction in the power of deep, trusting relationships began in childhood and has become the cornerstone of my life and business philosophy. Every experience, including the setbacks from misaligned connections, has strengthened my understanding of what constitutes healthy, mutually rewarding partnerships.
I firmly believe that the strength of our relationships—characterized by consistency, dependability, and mutual investment—is the ultimate differentiator between success and stagnation. The highs and lows are simply part of the journey toward creating value and shared accomplishment. I am profoundly grateful for the relationships I have cultivated in business and life, as they are what matter most.
If you share this core value and believe that I and Avant Global (AG) could align with your objectives, I invite you to reach out. You may find it is the catalyst for greater positive impact and success, together.
To all our global partners, we remain deeply grateful for our shared relationships.
Declaration
My conviction in the power of deep, trusting relationships began in childhood and has become the cornerstone of my life and business philosophy. Every experience, including the setbacks from misaligned connections, has strengthened my understanding of what constitutes healthy, mutually rewarding partnerships.
I firmly believe that the strength of our relationships—characterized by consistency, dependability, and mutual investment—is the ultimate differentiator between success and stagnation. The highs and lows are simply part of the journey toward creating value and shared accomplishment. I am profoundly grateful for the relationships I have cultivated in business and life, as they are what matter most.
If you share this core value and believe that I and Avant Global (AG) could align with your objectives, I invite you to reach out. You may find it is the catalyst for greater positive impact and success, together.
To all our global partners, we remain deeply grateful for our shared relationships.
Team
Representing the best and brightest minds worldwide, Avant Global’s Core Management Team works directly with all clients to provide tailored access to the world’s top subject-matter experts and practitioners in more than 40 specialized fields around the globe.
For market specific support, Avant Global’s international advisory team of local business experts are also on hand for country-specific advice and introductions. For more details on the industries and networks we cover please contact us directly.
Demetri Argyropoulos
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Demetri is highly regarded in the global business community for his proven track record in building successful relationships based on mutual value creation. By establishing commonality and rapport, Demetri creates an atmosphere of trust that enables relationships to flourish.
Since founding Avant Global over two decades ago, Demetri and his partners have been involved in generating more than $12.5 billion in value across a range of projects and businesses. He has been a catalyst in successfully investing or co-founding over 100 new companies in various sectors.
Justin Figgins
President & COO
Justin Figgins joined Avant Global in January 2025 and serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Over a 30-year career, Mr. Figgins has managed businesses across North America, Europe, South America and Africa in multiple and diverse industries (healthcare, ecommerce marketplaces, and business services). In addition, he has originated, negotiated, and executed 30 M&A transactions in 13 countries with a total value of $7.0bn.
Jessica Evans
Director of Operations
Jessica currently serves as Director of Operations at Avant Global. An experienced operations manager, Jessica’s focus at Avant Global is to oversee the day-to-day activities of the company, streamline business processes, and oversee project completion timelines. Jessica is also the firms’ Salesforce Administrator, responsible for the development and management of the company’s CRM system. She also assists in managing the busy calendars of the Avant Global partners and is responsible for the planning and success of special events.
Franc Kuqja
Investment & Operations Associate
Franc Kuqja is an Investment & Operations Associate for Avant Global. In his role, Franc assists in project management, ensuring seamless execution and providing vital support for overseeing crucial initiatives. Additionally, he is actively involved in preparing presentations, reports, and executive briefings, while also leveraging his data analysis skills to interpret information and offer insightful inputs for informed decision-making by the Executive team.
Fanis Christodoulou
Financial Officer, Greece
An agronomist who has worked with food companies in Greece and the Mediterranean region on product development, Christodoulou’s focus at Avant Global is to detect and develop business opportunities worldwide for the company’s consumer products arm. Christodoulou’s vast knowledge of producers, producing methods, and nutrition provide him with a unique foresight into the food sector and its technologies.
Sophia-Maria Iliopoulou
Operations & Administrative Assistant – Client Relations
Sophia is an Operations & Administrative Assistant to the CEO and AG Team, managing CEO’s calendar, meetings, and document preparation for trips and activities. Maintains and updates internal databases with contact details and meeting records., prepares reports, and drafts correspondences. Conducts research and oversees office operations, ensuring efficiency and organization.
Stefania Lyras
Senior Client Relations Manager
Stefania Lyras is a Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO and Founder of Avant Global. A dedicated professional with experience as an Office Manager, customer service, and translation, she is in charge of scheduling meetings and calls with AG’s important clients and partners mainly in Greece and Europe, providing administrative assistance and organizing corporate Events in Greece.
Faye Flores-Concejero
Senior Manager – Client Relations
Faye joined Avant Global in April 2014 and is a Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO and Founder.
She is mainly in charge of scheduling important meetings and calls with AG’s important clients and partners and providing all-around administrative support.
Amaryllis Litsiou
Executive Assistant – Client Relations
Amaryllis has acquired valuable professional experience throughout her career in versatile business environments. Driven by her communication and interpersonal skills, she takes pride in providing the most effective solutions and assistance. Since joining Avant Global in 2021 as an Executive Assistant, her goals include offering unparalleled support to both the team and CEO.
Media
Say “Good Knight,” Demetri
(As featured in Montecito Journal- December 16, 2016- January 5, 2017) Written by: Richard Mineards Montecito business executive Demetri Argyropoulos received the perfect 39th birthday present- a knighthood. Demetri, who attended Westmont College and Harvard Business School, is founder of Avant Global, a Santa Barbara business [...]
Can Cradle Of Civilization Carry FinTech Torch?
(As featured in PYMNTS- December 1, 2016) Written by: PYMNTS Team With a location right on the crossroads of North, South, East and West, Athens, Greece is known as the “cradle of civilization,” but the location also delivers on a growing mix of offerings as a [...]
7 Things That Even The Most Successful CEOs Aren’t Doing
(As featured in Inc.- October 6, 2016) Written by: Chris Dessi I’m lucky. I get to speak to some of the most inspirational leaders in the world. They share their secrets on productivity, motivation and success with me, and I get to share them with you [...]
Prima Worldwide Rebranding to Avant Global
July 25, 2015 Prima Worldwide, a holding company and high-level facilitator for family offices, Fortune 1000 companies, leading entrepreneurs and ultra high-net-worth individuals, today announced its corporate wide rebranding to Avant Global. The name change marks a pivotal transition for the company, which has spent the [...]
DEMETRI ARGYROPOULOS 22 EL PASEO SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
DEMETRI ARGYROPOULOS 22 EL PASEO SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 January 1, 2015 Dear Whom It May Concern, I hope the New Year finds you well. Prima Worldwide is starting the year with one goal – to continue helping our partners, clients and friends succeed. We have made [...]
15 Tips You Can Steal From Today’s Top Networkers
(As featured in Forbes – September 29, 2014) Written by: Seth Porges “Networking” can often sound like a dirty word. Those who are bad at it dread it, and those who are good at it tend to banish the word to the realm of cliché. Still, [...]
Game Changers 2014: Demetri Argyropoulos
Connecting you to all the right—and rich—people. (As featured in Mens Fitness – September 8, 2014) Written by: Maggie Parker It really is all about who you know, and Demetri Argyropoulos is a prime example of that. As the founder and CEO of Prima Worldwide—an advisory [...]
Looking for Financing? You Might Try Your Old Boss.
Often Overlooked, Former Employers Can Be A Crucial Source Of Cash (As written in the Wall Street Journal – June 12, 2014) Written by: Liz Garone You’ve asked your family and friends for startup cash. You’ve asked lenders. You’ve asked venture investors. How about turning to [...]
Are You A Billionaire Looking To Make A Deal? This Is The Guy You Call
(As posted in Forbes Magazine – January 21, 2014) “You gotta meet Demetri while you’re in town.” The text message had come from an entrepreneur and investor I knew. One of those guys with enviable and inexplicable links to business heroes and at least a couple [...]
Owl BioMedical Co-Founded by Demetri Argyropoulos Announces Acquisition
(As posted in the Wall Street Journal – April 23, 2013) Miltenyi Biotec Acquires Owl biomedical, Inc. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. & BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 23, 2013– Miltenyi Biotec announced today that it has completed acquisition of Owl biomedical, Inc., an emerging company developing and commercializing [...]
Demetri Argyropoulos Awarded the 2010 Gusi Peace Prize
Prima Worldwide is pleased to announce that our CEO Demetri Argyropoulos has been awarded the 2010 Gusi Peace Prize. The award recognizes the brilliant examples of those working toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity. Demetri will be honoured with the award [...]
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