Jennifer Savage
InvestorPartner at Illuminate Ventures
Seattle / Portland
Writes $250K β $1.5M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Jennifer Savage is a Partner at Illuminate Ventures who identifies and leads new investments, with particular interest in Pacific Northwest companies, and advises portfolio companies. She is a B2B software executive with over 25 years of SaaS go-to-market experience.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Illuminate VenturesPartnercurrent2019 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Brevity - Your A.I. Sales Coach - Practice Preventing deals from stalling, ghosting or No DecisionBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- mpathicBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- TAZI AI SystemsBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- PyzeBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- University of Oregon FoundationMember Board of Trustees, Investment Committeecurrent2023 β presentEugene, Oregon, United States
- Flowroute Inc.Vice President of Marketing2017 β 2019
- SmartsheetVice President, Product & Partner Marketing2014 β 2017Bellevue, WA
- DocuSignDirector, Product Marketing2011 β 2014Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftDirector, Product Marketing / Product Management2003 β 2010
- PlaceWare (acquired by Microsoft)Sr. Director, Product Management2001 β 2003
- VivantVP Marketing1998 β 2001
- Informix SoftwareManager/Director, Product Marketing1995 β 1997
- Sun MicrosystemsMarket Development Manager1991 β 1995
- Pacific Gas & ElectricAnalyst/Programmer1985 β 1989
Skills & more
Product Management19Demand1Product Marketing18Start-ups10Positioning2Go-to-market Strategy22Demand Generation4Cloud Computing9Analyst Relations1Solution Selling7Strategic Partnerships14Lead Generation8
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Marketing AutomationSales EnablementAnalyticsBusiness AlliancesCompetitive AnalysisE-commerceCRMCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareSalesforce.comFrom Jennifer's professional profile.
Colleagues at Illuminate Ventures
Network3
Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Bill Welch
Venture Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Cindy Padnos
Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jennifer Savage?
- Jennifer Savage is a Partner at Illuminate Ventures who identifies and leads new investments, with particular interest in Pacific Northwest companies, and advises portfolio companies. She is a B2B software executive with over 25 years of SaaS go-to-market experience.
- Where does Jennifer Savage work?
- Jennifer Savage is Partner at Illuminate Ventures.
- What check size does Jennifer Savage write?
- Jennifer Savage typically writes checks of $250K β $1.5M.
- Where did Jennifer Savage go to school?
- Jennifer Savage studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Marketing); University of Oregon (B. S., Computer Science).
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Also attended University of Oregon66
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Shared employers
Also worked at TAZI AI Systems1
Also worked at University of Oregon Foundation1
Also worked at Smartsheet10
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Also worked at Microsoft1,188
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