Pete Solvik
InvestorManaging Director at Jackson Square Ventures · Board Member & venture investor at DocuSign · Board director at Engaged Citizen Inc. · Board director at Docusign · Board director at Lanetix
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
A UIUC dual-degree business and computer science graduate and Cisco’s first CIO who led 100+ acquisitions and ~$1.5B in IT savings, DocuSign backer whose $17.5M stake reached ~$687M, and mentor.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Board director at Engaged Citizen Inc.
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Board director at Docusign
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Docusign's investors · 39
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Board director at Lanetix
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Experience
- Jackson Square VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco, California
- DocuSignBoard Member & venture investorcurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SeismicBoard Member, Series A lead investorcurrent2013 — presentSan Diego
- OneNotaryBoard member, Lead Series A Investorcurrent2024 — present
- SpiceologyEarly venture investor, Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSpokane, Washington, United States
- Cloverleaf AIBoard Member, investorcurrent2024 — present
- RoofstockSeries A investor in Mynd, merged with Roofstockcurrent2017 — presentOakland, California
- WinmoreBoard Member and Series A investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California
- MagicLabs.aiBoard Member, lead investorcurrent2008 — present
- Sigma PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2003 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- C3.aiPersonal Seed Investor2009 — 2024
- WildAidMember Board Of Trustees, Chair Emeritus2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- FiggBoard Member and investor2011 — 2022
- Tala SecuritySeries A Investor, Board Member2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Centrify CorporationInvestor, Board Member2007 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- TiECharter Member2003 — 2017
- Noetix (acq by Silverback)Board Member2003 — 2013
- Athenian SchoolChair, Board of Trustees2003 — 2013
- Digital FuelBoard Member, early venture investor2003 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- EncoverBoard Member2002 — 2010
- KACEBoard Member, Series A investor2005 — 2010
- TopioBoard Member2002 — 2006
- CiscoSr. VP & CIO1993 — 2003San Jose, CA
- AppleSr. Director1981 — 1993
Skills & more
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Business IntelligenceProgram ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesMergersIT StrategyBusiness AnalysisCRMVendor ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentFrom Pete's professional profile.
Deals · 3
LanetixBoard seat
via Jackson Square Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $3.4M raise
SpiceologyBoard seat
via Jackson Square Ventures · filed May 2022 · $9.5M raise
DocusignBoard seat
via Jackson Square Ventures · filed May 2015 · $310M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pete Solvik?
- A UIUC dual-degree business and computer science graduate and Cisco’s first CIO who led 100+ acquisitions and ~$1.5B in IT savings, DocuSign backer whose $17.5M stake reached ~$687M, and mentor.
- Where does Pete Solvik work?
- Pete Solvik is Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures and Board director at Engaged Citizen Inc. and Board director at Docusign and Board director at Lanetix.
- What does Pete Solvik invest in?
- Pete Solvik invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Pete Solvik write?
- Pete Solvik typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Pete Solvik sit on?
- Pete Solvik holds tracked board seats at Docusign, Lanetix, Spiceology.
- What companies has Pete Solvik invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Applied Identity, Centrify, Cloverleaf AI, Digital Fuel, Docusign, Empyr, Encover, KACE, Lanetix, MOGL, Mynd, Onenotary, and 4 more.
- Where did Pete Solvik go to school?
- Pete Solvik studied at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Information Technology & Management); Stanford Directors College (Directors College, The nation’s premier executive education program for directors of publicly traded companies).
Same school
Also attended Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign123
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Shared employers
Also worked at Digital Fuel3
Also worked at Encover3
Also worked at Cisco749
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Also worked at Apple830
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