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Appia Ventures is a private investment firm
Our partners personally invest in every transaction and select like-minded clients as co-investors for each opportunity
We partner with owners to grow businesses, expand products and services, increase market share and enter new geographies
We provide Founders with valuable insights from our seasoned experience growing and managing complex international businesses
Investors benefit from our focus as principals. Appia partners invest personal capital in every transaction, aligning our interests with our investors
We are not passive and invest only with management who welcome our advice and active participation
We invest in companies with
We're open to all opportunities, but have particular interests
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Kevin has significant experience building and managing multibillion dollar international businesses, designing complex strategies and investing in private markets.
He has held senior management positions at Scotiabank, including CEO of Scotia Capital (USA), global head of various capital markets businesses and head of strategy and strategic initiatives for banking and markets. Kevin also was a Managing Partner of Guggenheim Partners, involved with the firm’s hedge fund, wealth management and principal investment businesses.
Kevin currently is a board member and adviser to several portfolio companies.
John has more than 25 years of experience in financial markets during which time he built and managed a host of successful multibillion dollar businesses in arch-competitive markets.
He has held senior management roles at Scotiabank, including CEO of Scotia Capital (USA), head of US Capital Markets and Global Head of Prime Services and Collateral Management. Previously, John held senior positions with Barclays Capital, including head of US Prime Brokerage, and with Morgan Stanley in the firm’s equity finance group.
John currently is a board member and adviser to several companies.
Al has nearly 30 years of experience in financial markets, banking and technology, during which time he built and managed a host of successful businesses. He has held senior management roles at Scotiabank, including Global Head of Prime Services and a member of the Board of Directors of Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. Al was previously the COO of a global-macro hedge fund and held senior positions with BNP Paribas and Bank of America in their prime brokerage division. Al is currently an adviser to several companies.
Appia Ventures’ approach to its investment and partnership with founders and clients is reminiscent of the Appian Way.
The Appian Way or Via Appia Antica is one of Rome’s most famous ancient roads. Built in 312 BC, it spanned 350 miles, stretching from the Roman Forum to modern day Brindisi. The Appian Way was strategically vital to Rome, opening trade and facilitating the Empire’s economic and military growth. The Appian Way’s namesake, Appius Claudius Caecus, was a remarkably ambitious and multi-talented man in the tradition of Aristotle and other great classical thinkers.
