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Pete Solvik

Investor

Managing 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

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checksAkkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksAlliance of AngelsSeattleArtisanal VenturesTiburonAvant Global LLCSanta BarbaraBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2014Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksClick VenturesHong KongComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksDell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksEnerdigm VenturesPalo AltoFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreen Bay VenturesMenlo ParkGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015InvestXVancouverJackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2012Linus VenturesPrincetonManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksOceanic PartnersSausalitoPropel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksPruVen Capital PartnersLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSapphire VenturesAustin · $5M – $20M checksScale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2014Silver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkTitanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checksToba CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks

Co-founders at Docusign

TGTom Gonser
Tom GonserFounder
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Court LorenziniFounder
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Dan Springer (CEO)Founder
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Eric RanftFounder

Board director at Lanetix

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Experience

  1. Jackson Square VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco, California
  2. DocuSignBoard Member & venture investorcurrent2006 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. SeismicBoard Member, Series A lead investorcurrent2013 — presentSan Diego
  4. OneNotaryBoard member, Lead Series A Investorcurrent2024 — present
  5. SpiceologyEarly venture investor, Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSpokane, Washington, United States
  6. Cloverleaf AIBoard Member, investorcurrent2024 — present
  7. RoofstockSeries A investor in Mynd, merged with Roofstockcurrent2017 — presentOakland, California
  8. WinmoreBoard Member and Series A investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California
  9. MagicLabs.aiBoard Member, lead investorcurrent2008 — present
  10. Sigma PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2003 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. C3.aiPersonal Seed Investor2009 — 2024
  12. WildAidMember Board Of Trustees, Chair Emeritus2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  13. FiggBoard Member and investor2011 — 2022
  14. Tala SecuritySeries A Investor, Board Member2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Centrify CorporationInvestor, Board Member2007 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  16. TiECharter Member2003 — 2017
  17. Noetix (acq by Silverback)Board Member2003 — 2013
  18. Athenian SchoolChair, Board of Trustees2003 — 2013
  19. Digital FuelBoard Member, early venture investor2003 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  20. EncoverBoard Member2002 — 2010
  21. KACEBoard Member, Series A investor2005 — 2010
  22. TopioBoard Member2002 — 2006
  23. CiscoSr. VP & CIO1993 — 2003San Jose, CA
  24. AppleSr. Director1981 — 1993

Skills & more

Strategic Planning25Management43Team Leadership5Strategy99Leadership10Security18Enterprise Architecture13Cloud Computing67Start-ups99Product Management23Go-to-market Strategy21Business Strategy20
+12 moreBusiness IntelligenceProgram ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesMergersIT StrategyBusiness AnalysisCRMVendor ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipNew Business Development

From 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

Investor

Applied IdentityCentrifyCloverleaf AIDigital FuelEmpyrEncoverKACEMOGLMyndOnenotaryScancafeSeismicTopio

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).

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