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Greg Avis

Managing Partner, Bangtail Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Greg Avis is currently the Managing Partner at Bangtail Partners in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in private equity, growth capital, and angel investing. He has held leadership roles at Nest Ventures and Foundant Technologies, and has served as the Board Chair at Opportunity Fund and the Interim President and CEO at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2018 - Current

  • President

    2015

  • Board Chair

    2015

Accion Opportunity Fund is a nonprofit firm that provides funds to mall businesses.

Raised $3,150,510.00 from Truist Foundation and Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

  • Director

    2015

Quiq is a technology company that offers a cloud-based messaging platform to connect consumers with enterprises.

Raised $44,000,000.00 from Foundry Group, Baird Capital, Venrock and NEXT Frontier Capital.

  • Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

    2018 - 2018

Silicon Valley Community Foundation partners with families, individuals, and corporations to manage and facilitate their philanthropy.

  • Founder, Senior Advisor

    1984 - 2018

Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.

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