# Avante funding: rounds and investors

> Avante has raised $30M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include Frist Cressey Ventures, Hearst Ventures and FUSE. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/avante (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Avante*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 31 Oct 2026

**$30M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 5 sources

- **Latest round:** Series A, $30M Oct 2026
- **Led by:** Frist Cressey Ventures
- **Investors:** 5 (1 led)

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## The rounds

- **Oct 2026** Series A **$30M** [Frist Cressey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frist-cressey-ventures) Lead [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [FUSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuse) [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) [Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-next-level-fund) Reported by news.lavx.hu and 4 others

## Founders and team

From Avante's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team.

**Rohan D'Souza** CEO, Co-founder

**Kabir Shahani** Executive Chairman, Co-founder

- **Mahesh Kumar** Chief of Staff
- **Nick Cecil** Chief Technology Officer
- **Katie Bardaro** Head of Customer Experience
- **Rebecca Scully** Head of Marketing

## Everyone who backed them

[Frist Cressey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frist-cressey-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[FUSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuse) VC firm **1** round

[Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-next-level-fund) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Avante as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Avante

### Who invested in Avante?

Avante's investors include Frist Cressey Ventures, Hearst Ventures, FUSE, Sorenson Capital and Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund. Frist Cressey Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Avante raised?

Avante has raised $30M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Avante last raise?

Avante's most recent round was a Series A of $30M in Oct 2026, led by Frist Cressey Ventures.

### What was Avante's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Avante first?

Avante's first round on record, in Oct 2026, was backed by Frist Cressey Ventures, Hearst Ventures and FUSE and 2 others.

### What stage is Avante at?

Avante's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2026.

### Where is Avante based?

Avante is based in the United States.

### Who led Avante's rounds?

Frist Cressey Ventures led the Series A in 2026.

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