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Jim Curry

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

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

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

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Board director at DigniFi Holding

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DigniFi Holding's investors · 1

BuildGroupAustin · since 2020

Board director at Vidmob

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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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Cybrary's investors · 7

Arthur VenturesMinneapolis · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025BuildGroupAustin · since 2022Gula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Inner 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
RJRalph, Jr. P. Sita
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

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Deals · 1

DigniFi HoldingBoard seat

via BuildGroup · filed Jul 2020 · $10M raise

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Colleagues at BuildGroup

Christina Fok
CFO and CCO at BuildGroup
Flavia de la Fuente
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Kenneth Herz
Executive Officer at BuildGroup
Klee Kleber
Co-Founder at BuildGroup
Lanham Napier
Co-Founder and Chairman at BuildGroup
Miguel Perez
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Peter Freeland
Executive Officer 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.

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