About
Leads the Investment and Diligence team at BDev Ventures, having made over 30 investments in software-driven companies. He previously helped build five corporate venture capital funds at EY-Parthenon and began his career at Phillips 66; he holds an MBA from Georgetown and a finance degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Experience
- BDev VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
- BDev VenturesPrincipal, Investments2023 — 2025
- BDev VenturesVice President2022 — 2023
- EY-ParthenonDirector2022Houston, Texas, United States
- EY-ParthenonSr. Consultant2020 — 2022Houston, Texas, United States
- EY-ParthenonM&A Strategy Summer Senior Consultant2019Greater Houston
- Phillips 66Project Manager (Leadership Development Program)2017 — 2018Greater Houston
- Phillips 66Regional Sales Representative (Leadership Development Program)2015 — 2017Houston, Texas
- Phillips 66Market Analyst (Leadership Development Program)2014 — 2015Houston, Texas
- Phillips 66Commercial Supply & Trading Analyst2014Houston, Texas, United States
- Phillips 66Global Marketing - Summer Intern2013Greater Houston
Education
- Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 — 2020
- University of OklahomaBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance2010 — 2014
Skills & more
NegotiationLeadership13Teamwork10Strategy4Analysis2Public Speaking8ManagementPrivate Equity2Value Creation3Synergies3Growth Strategies1Acquisition Integration1
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PresentationsM&A Due DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMarket ResearchOil and GasEnergyCorporate GovernanceEarly-Stage StartupsLanguages English · Spanish
From Collin's professional profile.
Colleagues at BDev Ventures
Cauã Raynaud
Associate at BDev Ventures
Facundo Molina
Managing Partner at BDev Ventures
Fernando Galano
General Partner at BDev Ventures
Fernando Hammes
Marketing Associate at BDev Ventures
Fernando Lucarevschi
Operations Manager at BDev Ventures
Gustavo Luna-Victoria
Head of Legal at BDev Ventures
Hugo Lara
Associate at BDev Ventures
Jonathan Wallace
Associate at BDev Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Collin Groves work?
- Collin Groves is Partner at BDev Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business87
Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsMiles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado VenturesSara ZulkoskyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast CapitalGary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Oklahoma50
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Shared employers
Also worked at BDev Ventures15
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersNacho De MarcoCo-Founder – General Partner at BDev VenturesFernando GalanoGeneral Partner at BDev VenturesKeshia Theobald-van GentPartner at BDev VenturesKarl EshwerSr. Associate at BDev VenturesHugo LaraAssociate at BDev Ventures
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Also worked at EY-Parthenon117
Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJill (Greenberg) ChaseInvestor at CapitalGPatrick OkoraforDirector of Finance at Mercury FundLauren DeMeusePartner & COO at Theory VenturesRaunaq NanwaniVice President at Openspace VenturesMike HellerPrincipal at Navitas Capital
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