About
Mario Chaves is an LP and advisor at Savia Ventures and an advisor at Encora, a global services company. Since the mid-1990s he led Avantica Technologies, a software development and test automation services firm with development centers in Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, until its 2019 acquisition by Encora. Based in the Silicon Valley area, he speaks at conferences across Latin America on outsourcing and regional technology sector competitiveness.
Experience
- Savia VenturesLP/Advisorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- LinkSVAdvisorcurrent2000 — presentSilicon Valley
- Encora Inc.Strategic Advisor2023 — 2025United States
- Encora Inc.President, Americas2021 — 2023Silicon Valley | Costa Rica | Peru | Bolivia | Colombia
- AvanticaCEO, Co-Founder2001 — 2021
- Cuica CorporationCOO & VP Engineering2000 — 2001Silicon Valley
- Babcock & BrownCTO1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- IntuitDirector of Engineering1992 — 1998Mountain View, CA
- Software Publishing Corporation (SPC)Director of Engineering1983 — 1992Mountain View, CA
- Sequoia Medical SystemsProject Manager1980 — 1983Marin County, CA
- HP, Ft Collins DivisionSoftware Engineer1977 — 1980Fort Collins, Colorado Area
Education
- University of California, DavisBSEE & MSEE, Computer Science1974 — 1977
Skills & more
Networking4Connecting people3International Sales & Marketing3Mobile Applications99Web Applications99Software Development99Outsourcing96Databases39Data Integration11Product Development48Mobile Devices63iPhone11
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Enterprise SoftwareOpen SourceAgile Project ManagementSaaSCloud ComputingiOS developmentWeb 2.0Agile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementLocalizationInternational Project ManagementProduct ManagementLanguages Spanish
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Colleagues at Savia Ventures
Andrea Amozurrutia
Finance & Sustainability Director at Grupo Herdez at Savia Ventures
Andres Baehr
Managing Partner at Savia Ventures
Anne French
Brand & Strategic Growth Consultant at Savia Ventures
Asunción Borras
VP at H2 Chile and Head of Business Development H2 at Engie at Savia Ventures
Bryony Parker
Dealflow & Portfolio at Savia Ventures
Christof Leuenberger
Co-founder of CEOlogy. International Consumer Goods CEO at Savia Ventures
Claudio Magliona
Partner at Magliona Abogados at Savia Ventures
Francisco Martin
Co-Founder & CEO at SunRoof at Savia Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mario Chaves work?
- Mario Chaves is Investment Manager at Savia Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Davis150
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Shared employers
Also worked at LinkSV1
Also worked at Avantica2
Also worked at Babcock & Brown6
Also worked at Intuit98
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