Pete Solvik
InvestorManaging Director at Jackson Square Ventures · Board Member & venture investor at DocuSign · Board director at Engaged Citizen Inc. · Board director at Lanetix
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- p•••@jsv.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Board director at Engaged Citizen Inc.
Intro paths
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In turn, Pete can intro founders to Engaged Citizen Inc.'s investors below.
Engaged Citizen Inc.'s investors · 2
Board director at DocuSign
Intro paths
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In turn, Pete can intro founders to DocuSign's investors below.
DocuSign's investors · 16
Alliance of AngelsSeattleBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2014Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksDell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015Jackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLinus VenturesPrincetonPropel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksPruVen Capital PartnersLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2014Titanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checks
Co-founders at DocuSign
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Tom GonserDirector
Board director at Lanetix
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In turn, Pete can intro founders to Lanetix's investors below.
Lanetix's investors · 1
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
Strategic Planning25Management43Team Leadership5Strategy99Leadership10Security18Enterprise Architecture13Cloud Computing67Start-ups99Product Management23Go-to-market Strategy21Business Strategy20
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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
spiceologistlogo_darkBoard 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.
Colleagues at Jackson Square Ventures
Bob Spinner
Founding Partner at Jackson Square Ventures
Dan Preston
Venture Partner at Jackson Square Ventures
Denise Soucie
Operations at Jackson Square Ventures
Greg Gretsch
Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures
John Otterson
Operating Partner and Investor Relations at Jackson Square Ventures
Johnny Brackett
Portfolio Marketing at Jackson Square Ventures
Kathleen Connolly
Operations at Jackson Square Ventures
Uri Pomerantz
Investor at Jackson Square Ventures
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Investors connected to Pete in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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, spiceologistlogo_dark.
- 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-Champaign74
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Shared employers
Also worked at Winmore2
Also worked at Tala Security3
Also worked at Cisco373
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Also worked at Apple508
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