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Doug Burgum

Investor

Founding Partner at Arthur Ventures

Bismarck, North Dakota

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

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

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1978 — 1980
  2. North Dakota State UniversityBachelor of University Studies, University Studies1974 — 1978
  3. Dakota High School

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

Network5

Anna Talerico
Partner at Arthur Ventures
Anthony James
Venture Partner at Arthur Ventures
Jake Olson
Principal at Arthur Ventures
Kimberly Herrmann
Vice President 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

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.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

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 University9

Steve KloosPartner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESTristan PollockInvestor at NZVCWade MyersGeneral Partner at Eagle VentureLinda LaskowskiOpen Houses Co-Chair at Golden SeedsVinicius CruzTechnical Onboarding Specialist at DecubateJames BurgumPartner at Arthur Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at U.S. Department of the Interior1

Jeremy ArendtManaging Partner at Montrose Lane

Also worked at Avalara13

David EichlerPartner, Head of Portfolio Optimization at TCVTim 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 Capital

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Also worked at SuccessFactors13

Andy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalChad HerrinInvestor at Aspect VenturesThomasGeneral 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 CAPITAL

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Also worked at Microsoft1,064

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

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