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Chris DeVore

Investor

Managing Partner at Founders' Co-op · Board director at Routable · Board director at Garmentory · Board director at Remitly

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Chris DeVore is Founding Managing Partner at Founders Co-op, where he invests out of the firm's sixth fund. His background spans founding and operating roles, including building Patagonia's e-commerce business in the mid-1990s and launching an enterprise software services company that was acquired by a public company in 1999. At Founders Co-op, which he established during the 2008 financial crisis as a seed-stage fund for the Pacific Northwest, he has led or participated in early investments in companies including Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0.

Contact· published on Chris's own website

Board director at RoutableYC S17

Intro paths

YC

Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

In turn, Chris can intro founders to Routable's investors below.

Co-founders at Routable

OMOmri Mor
Omri MorFounder/CEO
THTom Harel
Tom HarelFounder

Board director at Garmentory

Intro paths

In turn, Chris can intro founders to Garmentory's investors below.

Co-founders at Garmentory

JS
JOHN SCROFANOExecutive Officer, Director
SG
SUNIL GOWDAExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Remitly

Intro paths

In turn, Chris can intro founders to Remitly's investors below.

Co-founders at Remitly

MB
Matthew B OppenheimerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JH
Joshua HugExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MO
Matt OppenheimerFounder

Experience

  1. Founders Co-opFounding Managing Partnercurrent2008 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. TechstarsManaging Director, Techstars Seattle2014 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  3. TechstarsDirector2010 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
  4. Judy's Book, Inc.COO & Co-Founder2004 — 2007
  5. SapientVP eBusiness1999 — 2001
  6. Adjacency (acquired by Sapient - NASDAQ: SAPE)Partner, Strategy & Business Development1998 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
  7. PatagoniaDir. eCommerce / Dir. Technical Products1995 — 1997Ventura, California
  8. AT&T, McCaw Cellular Communications, Edgar Dunn + CompanyEarly Career1990 — 1995Various

Skills & more

Start-ups99Mobile Applications55Strategic Partnerships44User Experience Design4SaaS27Internet Strategy4Entrepreneurship52Product Management20Mobile Devices17Venture Capital11Web Applications6Product Marketing6
+10 moreEnterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurship DevelopmentE-commerceOnline AdvertisingAngel InvestingAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentMobile MarketingCloud ComputingSocial Media Marketing

Languages French · Spanish

From Chris's professional profile.

Deals · 6

GanazBoard seat

via Founders' Co-op · filed Jun 2021 · $8.1M raise

RoutableBoard seat

via Founders' Co-op · filed Apr 2021 · $30M raise

GarmentoryBoard seat

via Founders' Co-op · filed Dec 2015 · $1.8M raise

RemitlyBoard seat

via Founders' Co-op · filed Jul 2015

OutreachBoard seat

via Founders' Co-op · filed Apr 2015 · $2.4M raise

LogixboardQuoted

via Founders' Co-op · filed Aug 2019

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Founders' Co-op

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Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris DeVore?
Chris DeVore is Founding Managing Partner at Founders Co-op, where he invests out of the firm's sixth fund. His background spans founding and operating roles, including building Patagonia's e-commerce business in the mid-1990s and launching an enterprise software services company that was acquired by a public company in 1999. At Founders Co-op, which he established during the 2008 financial crisis as a seed-stage fund for the Pacific Northwest, he has led or participated in early investments in companies including Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0.
Where does Chris DeVore work?
Chris DeVore is Managing Partner at Founders' Co-op and Board director at Routable and Board director at Garmentory and Board director at Remitly.
What boards does Chris DeVore sit on?
Chris DeVore holds tracked board seats at Ganaz, Garmentory, Outreach, Remitly, Routable.
Where did Chris DeVore go to school?
Chris DeVore studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA (Incomplete), Business Administration and Management); Yale University (BA, American Studies); Lakeside School.

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