Ignite's Meet the Investor with Chris DeVore of Founders Co-op

Founders Co-op is a seed stage venture fund based in Seattle that has made 122 first check investments in companies that have raised $2.5 billion in funding. As a the Founding Managing Partner, Chris DeVore led the seed rounds for Remitly and Outreach, was an early backer of Auth0 (acquired by Okta for $6.5B), and led or participated in the first round financings of over 100 additional startups in the region. Chris also co-founded and led the Seattle branch of the global Techstars startup accelerator from 2010 to 2019, supporting an additional 100+ founding teams from inception through their first fundraise. Previously a co-founder of Adjacency (acquired by NASDAQ: SAPE), Chris also created outdoor retailer Patagonia's first online retailing channel and led product and business strategy teams at AT&T and McCaw Cellular. As a community volunteer, Chris co-chaired the City of Seattle’s Economic Development Commission, partnered with the University of Washington to create Startup Hall and is a current Board member of Friends of Waterfront Seattle, a non-profit helping to revitalize Seattle’s downtown waterfront. Chris holds a BA from Yale and attended the MBA program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Ignite's Meet the Investor is sponsored by Witherspoon Kelley. Ignite funds, mentors and enlightens explosively growing companies because we believe a vibrant entrepreneurial core is essential to the vitality of our region. You can find Ignite's upcoming programs at www.ignitenorthwest.com.