Where does Mario Chaves work?

Mario Chaves is Investment Manager at Savia Ventures.

Where did Mario Chaves go to school?

Mario Chaves studied at University of California, Davis (BSEE & MSEE, Computer Science).

Mario Chaves

Investor

Investment Manager at Savia Ventures

Los Altos, California, United States

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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

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 Management

Languages Spanish

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Bryony Parker

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Christof Leuenberger

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Claudio Magliona

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Daniela Zárate

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mario Chaves?: 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.
Where does Mario Chaves work?: Mario Chaves is Investment Manager at Savia Ventures.
Where did Mario Chaves go to school?: Mario Chaves studied at University of California, Davis (BSEE & MSEE, Computer Science).