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Devin Despain

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Venture Principal at Philo Ventures

Lehi, Utah, United States

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About

Sharpens venture strategy, market sizing, and fundraising. Former Managing Director at BYU Cougar Capital, with an MBA in Finance from BYU and corporate strategy experience at ZAGG.

Experience

  1. Philo VenturesVenture Principalcurrent2026 — present
  2. Philo VenturesVenture Associatecurrent2025 — presentLehi, Utah, United States
  3. Philo VenturesVenture Strategy Intern2024 — 2025Lehi, Utah, United States
  4. BYU Cougar CapitalManaging Director2024 — 2025
  5. ZAGG, Inc.Associate, Corporate Strategy2022 — 2023Midvale, Utah, United States
  6. AnglepointConsultant2021 — 2022Lindon, Utah, United States
  7. AnglepointDelivery and Business Development Analyst2020 — 2021Lindon, Utah, United States
  8. ICO DevelopmentDevelopment Analyst Intern2019 — 2020Lehi, UT
  9. AlphaSightsSummer Associate2019Greater New York City Area
  10. | POINTE PEST CONTROL | WA | OR | ID |Manager of Sales2016 — 2019
  11. Pointe Pest ControlSales Representative2016Washington D.C. Metro Area
  12. Precision Management AdvisorsConsulting Intern2019Provo, Utah Area
  13. P2MR ConsultingBusiness Analyst Intern2017Provo, Utah Area
  14. Orrock and Mendenhall Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy Aide2016 — 2017Lehi, Utah

Skills & more

Due Diligence1Venture Capital1New Venture Development1Creative IdeationCommunicationAnalytical SkillsCorporate FP&ABudgetingNegotiationCost ReductionCorporate StrategyFinancial Modeling
+8 moreSalesCustomer ServiceTeam BuildingLeadershipSales ManagementDirect SalesMicrosoft OfficeTeam Leadership

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Colleagues at Philo Ventures

Amanda Price
Head of Capital Partnerships at Philo Ventures
Brady Southwick
Advisory Partner at Philo Ventures
Brett Keenan
General Counsel & CFO at Philo Ventures
Chad Staheli
CEO, Philo Ventures at Philo Ventures
Christian Gardner
Co-founder & Advisory Partner at Philo Ventures
Cole Cable
GTM Associate at Philo Ventures
Connor Bell
FP&A Principal at Philo Ventures
Cory Cozzens
Investor at Philo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Devin Despain?
Sharpens venture strategy, market sizing, and fundraising. Former Managing Director at BYU Cougar Capital, with an MBA in Finance from BYU and corporate strategy experience at ZAGG.
Where does Devin Despain work?
Devin Despain is Venture Principal at Philo Ventures.
Where did Devin Despain go to school?
Devin Despain studied at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting).

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