Damon Laird Rawie
Director/Board Member at Traxo, Inc.
Profile
Damon Rawie is a seasoned investor and managing director at Advantage Capital.
Based in Austin, Damon heads the firm’s overall 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 holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.
Damon Laird Rawie active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Advantage Capital Partners
Advantage Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Advantage Capital Partners (Advantage Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Steven T. Stull and David W. Bergmann. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Private Equity Investor | 1999-05-31 |
Texas Coalition For Capital | Director/Board Member | - |
Traxo, Inc.
Traxo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Traxo, Inc. provides online travel information services. Its products include Traxo Capture, Traxo Connect, Traxo Filter, developer center, service status and Traxo Traveler. The firm specializes in travel organizing, corporate travel management, email parsing, travel aggregation, business travel, itinerary management and expense management. The company was founded by Andres Fabris, Andy Chen and Richard Pendergast in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Caringo, Inc.
Caringo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Caringo, Inc. develops diagnostic devices to monitor inflammation and immune status. Its products include Swarm storage software, SwarmNFS, Unified storage software, CloudScaler, FileFly, FileScaler and BlockScaler. The company was founded by Mark D. Goros, Jonathan Ring, and Paul Carpentier in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2013-12-31 |
Glori Energy Technology, Inc.
Glori Energy Technology, Inc. Contract DrillingIndustrial Services Glori Energy Technology, Inc. provides oil recovery interface of biology, chemistry and engineering. It designs customized microbe and nutrient treatment systems, including Activated Environment for the Recover of Oil System for oil producers to install into existing production infrastructure to increase oil recovery. The company was founded by John A. Babcock, Suresh Kumar Soni and Rajendra Kumar Pachauri in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Damon Laird Rawie
Companies | Position | End |
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GLORI ENERGY INC. | Director/Board Member | - |
Pricewaterhouse LLP | Consultant / Advisor | - |
JPMorgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics. | Analyst-Equity | - |
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker)
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Damon Laird Rawie
Wesleyan University | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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GLORI ENERGY INC. | Industrial Services |
Private companies | 8 |
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Advantage Capital Partners
Advantage Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Advantage Capital Partners (Advantage Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Steven T. Stull and David W. Bergmann. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Finance |
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker)
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China. | Finance |
Texas Coalition For Capital | |
Pricewaterhouse LLP | Commercial Services |
JPMorgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics. | Finance |
Traxo, Inc.
Traxo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Traxo, Inc. provides online travel information services. Its products include Traxo Capture, Traxo Connect, Traxo Filter, developer center, service status and Traxo Traveler. The firm specializes in travel organizing, corporate travel management, email parsing, travel aggregation, business travel, itinerary management and expense management. The company was founded by Andres Fabris, Andy Chen and Richard Pendergast in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Technology Services |
Caringo, Inc.
Caringo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Caringo, Inc. develops diagnostic devices to monitor inflammation and immune status. Its products include Swarm storage software, SwarmNFS, Unified storage software, CloudScaler, FileFly, FileScaler and BlockScaler. The company was founded by Mark D. Goros, Jonathan Ring, and Paul Carpentier in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Glori Energy Technology, Inc.
Glori Energy Technology, Inc. Contract DrillingIndustrial Services Glori Energy Technology, Inc. provides oil recovery interface of biology, chemistry and engineering. It designs customized microbe and nutrient treatment systems, including Activated Environment for the Recover of Oil System for oil producers to install into existing production infrastructure to increase oil recovery. The company was founded by John A. Babcock, Suresh Kumar Soni and Rajendra Kumar Pachauri in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Industrial Services |
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