Founded by Wall Street Veteran Gary Shields, Avtech Ventures started as a venture capital firm and has evolved into a top quality advisory firm, providing world class M&A advisory services to select clients. Since its formation in 2000, the firm has invested directly in more than 40 companies, has served on 20 boards of directors, and has enjoyed top quartile performance. Additionally, leveraging our Founder's senior investment banking experience with major bracket firms including LF Rothschild in New York and Robertson Stephens in New York and San Francisco, we have expanded to provide top tier M&A services to our clients. Our direct investments and advisory transactions comprise hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars at every stage from seed to exit. Securities offered through Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Avtech Ventures and Finalis Securities LLC are separate, unaffliated entities.