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Avid Technology, Inc.

Avid makes the professional video editing, audio production, and media management software used across film, television, news, and music.

avid.com · Burlington

CALL NO.CS·AVID·26
StageAcquisition by STGAugust 2023 · led by STG[1][3][4][7]
Raisednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Headcount1027as of Jun 2026[8]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded1987[8]
Money

Acquisition by STG closed August 2023, led by STG.[1][3][4][7]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include STG, Sixth Street Partners, Silver Point.[3][4]

People

Bill Warner, Founder[8][15]

Wellford Dillard, Chief Executive Officer[11][12][13][15]

Kenna Hilburn, Chief Product Officer[11][12][13][15]

Kevin Blanco, Chief Information Officer[11][12][13][15]

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Nov 7 2023fundingSTG Completes Acquisition of Avid Technology[3]
Aug 9 2023fundingAvid Technology Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by an Affiliate of STG for $1.4 Billion[4][7][6]
Oct 13 2022newsAvid Technology Announces Amended Credit Facility[5]
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Adobe · adobe.com · Same buyer: individual editors and postproduction teams evaluating Adobe Premiere Pro against Avid Media Composer for the same video editing job.[8]

Blackmagic Design · blackmagicdesign.com · Same buyer and workflow: postproduction editors and broadcasters weighing DaVinci Resolve against Media Composer for professional video editing.[8]

Apple · apple.com · Same buyer and job: professional editors and musicians choosing Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro against Avid Media Composer or Pro Tools.[8]

Grass Valley · grassvalley.com · Same buyer and workflow: broadcasters and media organizations evaluating Grass Valley production infrastructure against Avid MediaCentral for news and live production.[8][10]

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Avid Technology, Inc.

CALL NO.CS·AVID·26

Avid makes the professional video editing, audio production, and media management software used across film, television, news, and music.

avid.com · Burlington

StageAcquisition by STG
Raisednot publicly disclosed
Headcount1027
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded1987
CompsAdobe +3