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Managing Director
Damon Rawie
Damon Rawie is a seasoned investor and Managing Director at Advantage Capital. Based in Austin, Damon heads the firm’s equity investment operations. In this role, his responsibilities include managing members of the firm’s investment group and coordinating Advantage Capital’s equity investment strategies. In addition, Damon is an active multi-stage investor for the firm. He evaluates potential investments, performs due diligence, and structures transactions. His investment experience covers a variety of industries including new media, business services, software, and energy technology.
Damon provides administrative, financial, and strategic planning support to Advantage Capital portfolio companies, and he serves as a member of the board of directors for a number of the firm’s portfolio companies. He is also a board member of the Texas Coalition for Capital, a non-profit statewide organization that supports various economic development initiatives including job creation and access to capital for emerging businesses.
Prior to joining Advantage Capital, Damon worked in investment banking and operational consulting. He was a Manager at China International Capital Corporation (CICC), a Morgan Stanley/China Construction Bank joint venture investment bank in Beijing. Before working with CICC, Damon was a Management Consultant at Price Waterhouse and an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities.
Damon received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.