About
Co-founded BuildGroup in Austin with Jim and Klee. Previously CEO of Rackspace, where he grew sales from $1.5M to over $1.5B, and joined portfolio company Amelia in 2023.
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Board director at DigniFi Holding
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Experience
- Forge Growth InfrastructureChairman & Foundercurrent2025 — present
- BorderPlex Digital AssetsExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- BuildGroupCo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Project 23Foundercurrent2015 — present
- SquirroBoard Member2022 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- AmeliaBoard Member2022 — 2024New York, United States
- BenefitfocusBoard Member2015 — 2023Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Anaconda, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2020Austin, TX
- Rackspace HostingCEO2000 — 2014
- Silver Brands VenturesDirector1997 — 2000
- Merrill LynchAnalyst1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Leadership99Strategy39Management55Strategic Planning29Team Leadership7Cloud Computing99Competitive Analysis99Selling99Customer Service99Time Management53SaaS99Managed Services99
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VirtualizationEnterprise SoftwareSolution SellingStart-upsDisaster RecoveryData CenterSalesStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyNetwork SecurityTeam BuildingSales ProcessLanguages spanglish
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Deals · 1
DigniFi HoldingBoard seat
via BuildGroup · filed Jul 2020 · $10M raise
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Colleagues at BuildGroup
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lanham Napier?
- Co-founded BuildGroup in Austin with Jim and Klee. Previously CEO of Rackspace, where he grew sales from $1.5M to over $1.5B, and joined portfolio company Amelia in 2023.
- Where does Lanham Napier work?
- Lanham Napier is Co-Founder & Chairman at BuildGroup and Board director at DigniFi Holding.
- What boards does Lanham Napier sit on?
- Lanham Napier holds tracked board seats at DigniFi Holding.
- Where did Lanham Napier go to school?
- Lanham Napier studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); Rice University (BA, Economics); MHS.
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Also attended Rice University139
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Shared employers
Also worked at Squirro3
Also worked at Benefitfocus4
Also worked at Anaconda, Inc.4
Also worked at Rackspace Hosting18
Dave WrightCEO Partner at Ardent VentureMorris MillerInvestor at Tectonic VenturesJim CurryCo-Founder and CEO at BuildGroupPatrick MatthewsFounder and CEO at Active CapitalCat DizonCo-Founder and Partner at Active CapitalGeorgie TurnerPartner at Tidal Ventures
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