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Doug Burgum

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Founding Partner at Arthur Ventures · Secretary of the Interior at Department of the Interior · Board director at Avalara · Board director at Intelligent InSites

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Doug Burgum combines decades scaling a tech company from startup through IPO and acquisition with a focus on founders outside Silicon Valley, customer support as competitive advantage, and product-led GTM.

Invests in

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Avalara

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Avalara's investors · 13

Arthur VenturesMinneapolis · $1M – $10M checks · since 2014Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2012BlackRockMexico City · since 2025Glasswing VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checksGolub GrowthChicagoNGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2015Premji InvestMenlo ParkSageview CapitalPalo Alto · $20M – $100M checks · since 2016Susquehanna Growth EquityNew YorkTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checksTechnology Crossover Venturessince 2016Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2025Warburg PincusNew York · since 2016

Co-founders at Avalara

SPSanjay Parthasarathy
Sanjay ParthasarathyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JVJared Vogt
Jared VogtDirector
SMScott McFarlane
Scott McFarlaneExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Intelligent InSites

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Intelligent InSites's investors · 1

Arthur VenturesMinneapolis · $1M – $10M checks · since 2012

Experience

  1. U.S. Department of the InteriorSecretary of the U.S. Department of the Interiorcurrent2025 — present
  2. The Arthur CompaniesMember, Board of Directors2003 — 2025
  3. State of North DakotaGovernor of North Dakota2016 — 2024Bismarck, North Dakota
  4. AvalaraMember, Board of Directors2014 — 2016
  5. AtlassianChairman of the Board2012 — 2016
  6. Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and ManagementAdvisory Board2012 — 2016University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  7. Intelligent InSitesExecutive Chairman, Board of Directors2011 — 2016Fargo-Moorhead
  8. Arthur VenturesCo-Founder2008 — 2016Fargo, ND
  9. Kilbourne GroupFounder2007 — 2016Fargo-Moorhead
  10. Loyalty BuildersInvestor & Member, Board of Directors2010 — 2015
  11. Positive Coaching AllianceMember, National Advisory Board2010 — 2015
  12. PreventiceMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2014Rochester-Austin, Minnesota Area
  13. SuccessFactorsMember, Chairman, Board of Directors2007 — 2012
  14. MicrosoftSenior Vice President2001 — 2007
  15. Great Plains SoftwareChairman and CEO1983 — 2001
  16. Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisSmall Business and Labor Advisory Council1990 — 1992
  17. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1980 — 1983Chicago

Skills & more

Start-ups99Cloud Computing99Enterprise Software99Integration99Leadership99Mergers99Venture Capital46Leadership Development99SaaS99Marketing55Strategic Partnerships99Solution Selling48
+12 moreNew Business DevelopmentCommunity BuildingEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness ApplicationsStrategyMarketing CommunicationsTeam LeadershipConsultingSales ProcessIT StrategyBusiness Development

From Doug's professional profile.

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Arthur Ventures

Andrew Heim
General Partner at Arthur Ventures
Anna Talerico
Partner at Arthur Ventures
Anthony James
Venture Partner at Arthur Ventures
Avnika (Avi) Gupta
Associate at Arthur Ventures
Brittany Patterson
Director at Arthur Ventures
Cael Berg
Analyst at Arthur Ventures
Chloe Ginkel
Associate at Arthur Ventures
Derek Buschow
Entrepreneur in Residence at Arthur Ventures

Network4

Anna Talerico
Partner at Arthur Ventures
Anthony James
Venture Partner at Arthur Ventures
Jake Olson
Principal at Arthur Ventures
Patrick Meenan
General Partner at Arthur Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Burgum?
Doug Burgum combines decades scaling a tech company from startup through IPO and acquisition with a focus on founders outside Silicon Valley, customer support as competitive advantage, and product-led GTM.
Where does Doug Burgum work?
Doug Burgum is Founding Partner at Arthur Ventures and Board director at Avalara and Board director at Intelligent InSites.
What does Doug Burgum invest in?
Doug Burgum invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Doug Burgum write?
Doug Burgum typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Doug Burgum invested in?
Investments tracked here include Avalara, Preventice.
Where did Doug Burgum go to school?
Doug Burgum studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); North Dakota State University (Bachelor of University Studies, University Studies); Dakota High School.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Loyalty Builders1

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