Chris DeVore
InvestorManaging 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
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.
Routable's investors · 4
Board director at Garmentory
Intro paths
In turn, Chris can intro founders to Garmentory's investors below.
Garmentory's investors · 3
Co-founders at Garmentory
Board director at Remitly
Intro paths
In turn, Chris can intro founders to Remitly's investors below.
Remitly's investors · 14
Co-founders at Remitly
Experience
- Founders Co-opFounding Managing Partnercurrent2008 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- TechstarsManaging Director, Techstars Seattle2014 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- TechstarsDirector2010 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
- Judy's Book, Inc.COO & Co-Founder2004 — 2007
- SapientVP eBusiness1999 — 2001
- Adjacency (acquired by Sapient - NASDAQ: SAPE)Partner, Strategy & Business Development1998 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
- PatagoniaDir. eCommerce / Dir. Technical Products1995 — 1997Ventura, California
- AT&T, McCaw Cellular Communications, Edgar Dunn + CompanyEarly Career1990 — 1995Various
Skills & more
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Enterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurship DevelopmentE-commerceOnline AdvertisingAngel InvestingAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentMobile MarketingCloud ComputingSocial Media MarketingLanguages French · Spanish
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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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Colleagues at Founders' Co-op
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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 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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Shared employers
Also worked at Techstars470
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Also worked at Judy's Book, Inc.2
Also worked at Sapient31
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Also worked at Patagonia8
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