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Jim Curry

Investor

Co-Founder & CEO at BuildGroup

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedCybraryDigniFi HoldingVidmob

About

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

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

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA1998 — 2000
  2. The University of Texas at AustinBachelor’s Degree1989 — 1994
  3. The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg1992 — 1993

Skills & more

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

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Deals · 1

DigniFi HoldingBoard seat

via BuildGroup · filed Jul 2020 · $10M raise

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Colleagues at BuildGroup