Chris DeVore

Seattle, WA

General Partner, Founders Co-op, a Seattle-based seed-stage fund. Director, TechStars Seattle. Chair, City of Seattle Economic Development Commission. Board Member, Washington Technology Industry Association.

Previously...

  • Co-founder of Judy's Book, a venture-backed local search company
  • Led eBusiness Strategy at Sapient (NASDAQ:SAPE)
  • Partner at Adjacency, an e-Commerce consultancy (acquired by Sapient)
  • Ran five product lines for outdoor retailer Patagonia + also created Patagonia.com, the company's first online store
  • Pre-Internet, product management and strategic planning roles at McCaw Cellular (acquired by AT&T) and at AT&T (NYSE:T)

Investments include: Appature (acquired by IMS Health), HasOffers, Simply Measured, Sparkbuy (acquired by Google), Thinkfuse (acquired by Salesforce), Urban Airship.

  • Education
    • Yale, Stanford GSB