Avanta Ventures

About The Fund

Avanta Ventures is a venture capital firm that identifies and invests in disruptive technologies and new service models within the Insurtech, Mobility, and Risk-adjacent sectors. They aim to foster an ecosystem of best-in-class startups and venture partner relationships. With a focus on leveraging disruptive technologies to create customer-centric insurance solutions, their key areas of interest include Alternative Distribution, AgentTech/BrokerTech, Big Data & Applied AI, Straight Through Underwriting, New Insurance Products, Claims Enhancement & Automation, and Embedded Insurance. In the Mobility segment, they strive to reinvent personal and commercial mobility with new data, connectivity, and platform technologies, emphasizing Vehicle Data Platforms, Logistics and Fleet Management, Supply Chain Technologies, New Ownership and Purchasing Models, Autonomy and Electrification Solutions, and Smart City Systems and Applications. Avanta Ventures also engages with sectors adjacent to their core areas that share key attributes of insurance and risk management, focusing on Fintech, Applied AI and AI Solutions, Cybersecurity, IoT - Connected Home, and PropTech. As the venture capital arm of CSAA Insurance Group, they offer deep industry expertise, partnership, and financial investment to emerging US-based companies that present extraordinary value to AAA Members. With investment sizes ranging from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $5,000,000 and a sweet spot of around $1,500,000, Avanta Ventures specializes in Series A, Seed, and Series B funding stages. Managed by Sanjiv Parikh, Avanta Ventures is guided by 25+ years of experience in driving growth for corporations, with a strong operational background in building technology foundations. They maintain openness to exploring new opportunities, partnerships, and collaborations with start-ups aligned with their mission.