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Doug Burgum

Investor

Founding Partner at Arthur Ventures · Secretary of the Interior at Department of the Interior

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

Find your path to Doug

117 people in our graph share verified history with Doug — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jim BreyerunlockedDoug: together at McKinsey & Company (1983)
Doug: together at Avalara
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Doug: together at North Dakota State University

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

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.

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

Investors connected to Doug in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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.
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.
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.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended North Dakota State University29

Steve KloosPartner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESLee VetschSenior Associate at Ospraie Ag SciencePatrick BlaschkeInvestment Analyst, Venture at Tribe Capital FirstlookAndy RichardsInvestor at Cambridge Innovation CapitalJim AndersonInvestor at Next Legacy PartnersTristan PollockInvestor at NZVC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Avalara19

Tim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVBrian SharplesCo-founder and CEO of HomeAway at Next Coast VenturesScott FeldmanInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityTodd HooperPartner, AI, ML & Software at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Ned GilhulyCo-Founder & Partner at Sageview CapitalJeff KlemensPartner at Sageview Capital

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Also worked at Loyalty Builders1

ErikInvestor at Blq Invest

Also worked at Preventice1

ErikInvestor at Blq Invest

Also worked at SuccessFactors16

ThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcKirsten Allegri WilliamsChief Marketing Officer, Infor at Gaia VenturesLauren DupontSVP of Operations at Collide CapitalAndy CohenSVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITALJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital PartnersRoss FubiniManaging Partner at XYZ Venture Capital

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