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Pete Solvik

Investor

Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedDocuSignEngaged Citizen Inc.LanetixMOGL Loyalty ServicesSeismic Software

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.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS

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

Education

  1. Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, Information Technology & Management
  2. Stanford Directors CollegeDirectors College, The nation’s premier executive education program for directors of publicly traded companies2013

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.

Same school

Shared employers

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

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Jackson Square Ventures

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