Fundraising Fox

Jim Curry

Investor

Co-Founder & CEO at BuildGroup · Board director at DigniFi Holding · Board director at Vidmob · Board director at Cybrary

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Co-founded BuildGroup to recreate the Rackspace company-building experience for other entrepreneurs. Focuses on supporting companies as they scale.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at DigniFi Holding

Intro paths

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In turn, Jim can intro founders to DigniFi Holding's investors below.

DigniFi Holding's investors · 1

BuildGroupAustin · since 2020

Board director at Vidmob

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In turn, Jim can intro founders to Vidmob's investors below.

Vidmob's investors · 8

BuildGroupAustin · since 2020Dentsu VenturesTokyoeGateway CapitalColumbus · $5M – $15M checksInterlock PartnersDallas · $1M – $5M checksJDS SportsNew YorkPROOFArlingtonShamrock CapitalLos Angeles · $20M – $300M checksThe Players' Impact

Co-founders at Vidmob

ACAlex Collmer
Alex CollmerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Cybrary

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In turn, Jim can intro founders to Cybrary's investors below.

Cybrary's investors · 7

Arthur VenturesMinneapolis · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025BuildGroupAustinGula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checksInner Loop CapitalBaltimoreNew Stack VenturesChicago · $500K – $1.5M checksStoneMill VenturesWashington · $100K – $1M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2021

Co-founders at Cybrary

RJRyan J. Cory
Ryan J. CoryExecutive Officer, Director
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Ralph, Jr. P. SitaExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. BuildGroupCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. Entrepreneurs'​ OrganizationMembercurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  3. project44Investorcurrent2021 — present
  4. GembahInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  5. Pod FoodsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  6. FlowspaceInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  7. CybraryInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentMaryland, United States
  8. Anaconda, Inc.Investorcurrent2015 — present
  9. CasetextInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Convey by project44Investor2018 — 2021
  11. X-Mode SocialInvestor and Board Observer2020 — 2021Virginia, United States
  12. Fiix SoftwareInvestor and Chair Of The Board Of Directors2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  13. CalyteraInvestor and Board Member2016 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
  14. RackspaceSenior Vice President & General Manager2006 — 2015Austin, TX
  15. RackspaceCo-Founder, OpenStack and GM, OpenStack.org2010 — 2012
  16. OpenStackFounding Board Member2012 — 2014Austin, TX
  17. Dell Inc.Director2001 — 2006Austin, Texas Area
  18. Bowstreet (acquired by IBM)Director2000 — 2001Greater Boston Area
  19. SCF PartnersAssociate1996 — 1998Houston, Texas Area
  20. Goldman Sachs & Co.Analyst1994 — 1996Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Go-to-market Strategy40OpenStack68Cloud Computing99Product Marketing10Business Development78Private Cloud28Corporate Development40Strategic Partnerships70Storage2Product Management28ISO 149711Validation1
+12 moreVirtualizationIso 9000Start-upsEnterprise ArchitectureBusiness Process ImprovementInformation SecurityISO 27001PaaSSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSafetyCertifications

From Jim's professional profile.

Deals · 1

DigniFi HoldingBoard seat

via BuildGroup · filed Jul 2020 · $10M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at BuildGroup

Christina Fok
CFO and CCO at BuildGroup
Flavia de la Fuente
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Klee Kleber
Co-Founder at BuildGroup
Lanham Napier
Co-Founder and Chairman at BuildGroup
Miguel Perez
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Randall Mays
Managing Director at KittyHawk Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim Curry?
Co-founded BuildGroup to recreate the Rackspace company-building experience for other entrepreneurs. Focuses on supporting companies as they scale.
Where does Jim Curry work?
Jim Curry is Co-Founder & CEO at BuildGroup and Board director at DigniFi Holding and Board director at Vidmob and Board director at Cybrary.
What boards does Jim Curry sit on?
Jim Curry holds tracked board seats at DigniFi Holding.
Where did Jim Curry go to school?
Jim Curry studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor’s Degree); The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin384

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAnish AggarwalInvestor at Lightbank

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Also attended The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg16

Kilian ThalhammerManaging Director, Head of Merchant Solutions at Deutsche Bank at PICUS CAPITALThomas ServatiusVenture Partner at Revel PartnersYago MontenegroVenture Partner at Mundi VenturesMaximilian OchsInvestor at First MomentumMartin HeideckerCIO at AMR Action FundFlorian LöbermannPartner at GET Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Flowspace3

Clint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcEric LevineVice President at BuildGroupPaul HsiaoGeneral Partner at Canvas Ventures

Also worked at Fiix Software1

Randall HowardGeneral Partner at Cognition Fund

Also worked at OpenStack1

John ZannosVenture Partner at Inflection.xyz

Also worked at Dell Inc.170

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupAtli ThorkelssonVP of Network at Redpoint VenturesGil GorenPartner at 83North

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