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Chris DeVore

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

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Lawrence BarclayunlockedChris: together at Techstars (2014)
Chris: together at Yale University
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Chris: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

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.

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Board director at RoutableYC S17

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YC

Routable went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — Chris sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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

Routable's investors · 5

FlexportSan Francisco · $2.5M – $20M checks · since 2021Founders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2021Good FriendsSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Routable

OMOmri Mor
Omri MorFounder/CEO
THTom Harel
Tom HarelFounder

Board director at Garmentory

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Garmentory's investors · 3

Founders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015MHS CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Garmentory

JSJOHN SCROFANO
JOHN SCROFANOExecutive Officer, Director
SGSUNIL GOWDA
SUNIL GOWDAExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Outreach

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Outreach's investors · 20

408 VenturesPalo AltoBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksDFJSan MateoElevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2021Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2021Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021

Co-founders at Outreach

MMManny Medina
Manny MedinaFounder
MM
Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
WH
Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
GLGordon L. Hempton
Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director
AKAndrew Kinzer
Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer
GHGordon Hempton
Gordon HemptonCo-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer
WHWes Hather
Wes HatherCo-Founder

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

Andy Sack
Advisor at One Way Ventures
Aniruddha Gadre
General Partner at Founders' Co-op
Aviel Ginzburg
General Partner at Founders' Co-op

Network9

Chamath PalihapitiyaScout
Founder & CEO of Social Capital
Andy SackScout
Advisor at One Way Ventures
Aviel GinzburgScout
General Partner at Founders' Co-op
Julius GenachowskiScout
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Katelin HollowayScout
Founding Partner at Seven Seven Six
Dan Shapiro
Angel investor
Len Jordan
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Ross Fubini
Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
Tim Woodward
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures

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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 Outreach.
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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Shared employers

Also worked at Judy's Book, Inc.1

Mathew JohnsonDirector at Sadel Group