Chris Pacitti
Founder at Elsewhere Partners llc
Profile
Chris Pacitti joined Austin Ventures in 1999 and serves as General Partner.
His investment focus is primarily on early-stage technology companies in the software and Internet sectors.
Chris started his venture career in 1995 with TL Ventures, where he was a VP and also focused on early-stage technology investing.
Prior to TL Ventures, Chris was a Co-Founder and COO of a technology start-up company that pioneered several industrial applications for a novel oxidizing chemistry.
Chris received his BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
He previously served on the Boards of Directors for the Microsoft Venture Capital Advisory group and the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas.
Chris Pacitti active positions
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AVP Management Services, Inc.
AVP Management Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Private Equity Investor | 1999-09-30 |
Eschool.com, Inc.
Eschool.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Eschool.com, Inc. provides computer software development services. It offers services to the software publishers, custom computer programming, administrative management and general consulting. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Powered, Inc.
Powered, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Powered, Inc. provides social marketing consultancy services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2010-11-03 |
Troux Technologies, Inc.
Troux Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Troux Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of business technology management and enterprise architecture software services. It offers strategic information technology planning and control software for enterprises and government agencies. The firm's software combines tools for enterprise architecture design and creation with a new generation of information aggregation and management solutions, offering the visibility foundational to IT and business transformation. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Noesis Energy, Inc.
Noesis Energy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Noesis Energy Inc. provides financial services. It finances commercial building equipment such as light-emitting diode lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, commercial refrigeration, and building controls. The company was founded by Scott L. Harmon in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Dachis Corp.
Dachis Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dachis Corp. provides professional management consulting and advisory services, process design, program management, information design, marketing, change communication, and technical implementation services across three main practice areas: Customer Participation and Engagement, Workforce Collaboration, and Business Partner Optimization. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Dachis, Livio Hughes and Gunter Pfau in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Edgecase, Inc.
Edgecase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Edgecase, Inc. operates as a shopping software platform that allows people to browse online. It allows shoppers to communicate their preferences, context and shopping style to discover products. The company was founded by Stephen Goodwin, Mikael Solomon and Garrett Eastham in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vyopta, Inc.
Vyopta, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vyopta, Inc. develops business intelligence and process automation applications for video collaboration. The firm's products include vAnalytics, vControl, vSchedule, vPublish and vAccess. Its solutions unleash the potential of business video investments, resulting in improved educator and student performance and outcomes, enhanced customer satisfaction and retention, increased sales and cost savings and greater agility in meeting continually changing business demands. The company was founded by Alfredo Rene Ramirez, Lapkong Rick Leung and Mike Andrew Chen in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Elsewhere Partners llc
Elsewhere Partners llc Investment ManagersFinance Elsewhere Partners LLC (Elsewhere Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by Christopher A. Pacitti and John Douglas Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Founder | 2017-04-30 |
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Training of Chris Pacitti
The Johns Hopkins University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
Private companies | 43 |
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Troux Technologies, Inc.
Troux Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Troux Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of business technology management and enterprise architecture software services. It offers strategic information technology planning and control software for enterprises and government agencies. The firm's software combines tools for enterprise architecture design and creation with a new generation of information aggregation and management solutions, offering the visibility foundational to IT and business transformation. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Worksoft, Inc.
Worksoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Worksoft, Inc. develops and provides platform for automated business process validation. It offers service providers, software integrations, and machine learning solutions to enable automated testing of mission-critical business applications. The firm also provides managed, enablement, and delivery services. The company was founded by G. Linda Hayes, A. Randall Hayes, L. Ron Hayes, R. Gene Jones, F. Daniel Burger, Peter J. Hayes, and Barron Rex Cumming in 1998 and is headquartered in Addison, TX. | Technology Services |
TL Ventures, Inc.
TL Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
Pluck Corp.
Pluck Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pluck Corp. offers integrated community platform for retailers, brands and publishers. It gives these organizations everything they need to build unique social experiences. The firm enables users to rate, review products, services and provides forums, a discussion application for open-ended conversation and interaction, as well as provides Q&A configuration, unread post tracking, managed subscription notifications, integrated polls, and other services. The company was founded in 2003 by Andrew Busey and David E. Panos and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Credant Technologies, Inc.
Credant Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Credant Technologies, Inc. engages in the software development products. It provides comprehensive data protection platform that control, manage and protect laptops, desktops, removable media, smartphones, self encrypting drives and BitLocker. The company was founded by Robert Heard, Christopher D. Burchett and Andrew Kahl in 2001 and is headquartered in Addison, TX. | Technology Services |
BetweenMarkets, Inc.
BetweenMarkets, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BetweenMarkets, Inc. develops software applications for business to business data quality management. Its services include requirements gathering, modeling, auditing, training, and customer support. The company was founded by Erik Huddleston in October 2000 and is headquartered at Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
Bazaarvoice, Inc.
Bazaarvoice, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bazaarvoice, Inc develops software products for business support. It offers curations, sampling, advertising, personalization data and brand edge services. The company was founded by Brett A. Hurt, Samuel Decker and Brant Barton in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
FiveRuns Corp.
FiveRuns Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services FiveRuns Corp. developed software for rails and related open-source systems. It offered analyzing, reporting and predicting systems management software. The company was founded by Steven Smith in February 2005 and was headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
HomeAway, Inc.
HomeAway, Inc. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services HomeAway, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for the vacation rental industry. The firm offers vacation rentals are fully furnished, privately owned residential properties, including homes, condominiums, villas and cabins, that property owners and managers rent to the public on a nightly, weekly or monthly basis. Its marketplace brings travelers seeking vacation rentals online with the property owners and managers of vacation rental properties located around the world. The company was founded by Brian H. Sharples and Carl G. Shepherd in February 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Consumer Services |
OnNetworks, Inc.
OnNetworks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services OnNetworks, Inc. provided wireless Internet services. It offered wifi networks to multitenant properties, hotels and commercial spaces. The firm developed wireless energy management, building automation and security monitoring solutions. The company was founded by Jennifer Grogono and Kip McClanahan in 2006 and was headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
FameCast, Inc.
FameCast, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services FameCast, Inc. conducted online competitions for pop, rock, dance, animation, short film and armed forces contest. Its platform enabled music fans, corporations, and artists to participate and vote in online contests for driving marketing campaigns. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Austin, TX | Technology Services |
Innography, Inc.
Innography, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Innography, Inc. develops intellectual property business intelligence software. Its solution areas encompass licensing, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, competitive intelligence, risk management, and internet protocol strategies. The firm's product offerings include playbooks, explorer, advanced analysis, IntelliSort, and PatentGuard. The company was founded by Tyron Stading and Steve Gebing in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Vovici Corp.
Vovici Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vovici Corp. provides enterprise feedback management solutions. The firm offers survey software, panel management systems, and online community services. The firm enables organizations to centralize feedback data collection, build and manage proprietary panels and utilizes survey analytics and reporting. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Technology Services |
Vyze, Inc.
Vyze, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vyze, Inc. develops retail credit technology platform. It offers appliances and electronics, auto parts and tire, big box and department stores, fitness and sporting goods, home furnishings and bedding, home improvement, and specialty products. The company was founded by Suneet Paul and James S. White in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Complex Media, Inc.
Complex Media, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Complex Media, Inc. provides online advertising network. Its network includes websites that cover music, style, shuffle, hustle, shop, videos, pop culture, sports, and life. The company was founded by Richard Antoniello and Marc Ecko in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Platform G, Inc.
Platform G, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Platform G, Inc. provides social gaming services. It is buying a social gaming startup called MindJolt. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. | Technology Services |
Identity Digital, Inc.
Identity Digital, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Donuts, Inc. engages in the provision of domains and digital identity services. It offers top-level domain, TrueName, Name.com, premium domains, Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) programs, Relevant Name Search (RNS) service, Placement+, and BL.INK. The company was founded by Paul A. Stahura, Jonathon Nevett, Richard Tindal and Daniel Schindler in 2010 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Technology Services |
Bloomfire, Inc.
Bloomfire, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bloomfire, Inc. develops social learning management system software for business. The firm’s solutions include entire company, sales, marketing, human resources, customer support, Information Technology OPERATIONS and customer insights. The company was founded by Craig B. Malloy, David McCann and Josh Little in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Authoria, Inc.
Authoria, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Authoria, Inc. develops human capital management software solutions. Its products specific targets are recruiting, performance, incentives, salary, succession and communications. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
Permeo Technologies, Inc.
Permeo Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Permeo Technologies, Inc. provided remote access solutions. The company was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
Eschool.com, Inc.
Eschool.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Eschool.com, Inc. provides computer software development services. It offers services to the software publishers, custom computer programming, administrative management and general consulting. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Virtual Bridges, Inc.
Virtual Bridges, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Virtual Bridges, Inc. provides virtual desktop infrastructure and management solutions. It offers technology to enterprises, managed service providers, government, education, not-for-profits, and other organizations. Virtual Bridges was founded by James P. Curtin, Dan Perlman and Leo Reiter in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Perseus Development Corp.
Perseus Development Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Perseus Development Corp. designs Web-based enterprise feedback management software, automated surveying software that allows companies to poll their customers quickly and accurately to determine which section of the market requires the most focus. The company has more than 16,000 clients, including Capital One, American Red Cross, Motorola, Novell, and GE. Its products enable business professionals to quickly & easily obtain, analyze and manage sophisticated enterprise feedback using intuitive web-based software. Perseus Development was founded in 1993 by David Alison, Jeffrey Henning & Rich Nadler and is headquartered in Braintree, MA. | Technology Services |
Entrepreneurs Foundation
Entrepreneurs Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Entrepreneurs Foundation provides privately held companies expert advice on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
AVP Management Services, Inc.
AVP Management Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas connects high-impact companies in Central Texas with high-impact causes around the world. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
Jam City, Inc.
Jam City, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jam City, Inc. designs, develops, and publishes social and mobile games. The firm offers games such as fluff friends rescue, jewels of the amazon, bubble atlantis, skies of glory, fast, mindJolt and lil flippers. The company was founded by Chris DeWolfe, Josh Yguado, Haroon Mokhtarzada, T. J. Murphy, Shervin K. Pishevar, Haroon Mokhtarzada and Aber Whitcomb in 2007 and is headquartered in Culver, CA. | Technology Services |
Dachis Corp.
Dachis Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dachis Corp. provides professional management consulting and advisory services, process design, program management, information design, marketing, change communication, and technical implementation services across three main practice areas: Customer Participation and Engagement, Workforce Collaboration, and Business Partner Optimization. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Dachis, Livio Hughes and Gunter Pfau in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
Noesis Energy, Inc.
Noesis Energy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Noesis Energy Inc. provides financial services. It finances commercial building equipment such as light-emitting diode lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, commercial refrigeration, and building controls. The company was founded by Scott L. Harmon in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Powered, Inc.
Powered, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Powered, Inc. provides social marketing consultancy services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
MindJolt, Inc.
MindJolt, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MindJolt, Inc. operates an online social gaming platform. It develops free online games such as action, puzzle, card, strategy, casino, shooter, sports, and style. The company was founded by Richard Fields on February 25, 2010 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. | Technology Services |
Vyopta, Inc.
Vyopta, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vyopta, Inc. develops business intelligence and process automation applications for video collaboration. The firm's products include vAnalytics, vControl, vSchedule, vPublish and vAccess. Its solutions unleash the potential of business video investments, resulting in improved educator and student performance and outcomes, enhanced customer satisfaction and retention, increased sales and cost savings and greater agility in meeting continually changing business demands. The company was founded by Alfredo Rene Ramirez, Lapkong Rick Leung and Mike Andrew Chen in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Edgecase, Inc.
Edgecase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Edgecase, Inc. operates as a shopping software platform that allows people to browse online. It allows shoppers to communicate their preferences, context and shopping style to discover products. The company was founded by Stephen Goodwin, Mikael Solomon and Garrett Eastham in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Vapor IO, Inc.
Vapor IO, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Vapor IO, Inc. provides modular data center solutions. Its products include Open Data Center Runtime Environment (Open DCRE), Vapor Core, and Vapor Chamber. The company was founded by Cole Crawford and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
AVX Management LLC
AVX Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AVX Management LLC (AVX Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Chris Pacitti. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Foresite MSP, Inc.
Foresite MSP, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Foresite MSP LLC provides information security and network solutions for businesses. It offers managed services, such as security monitoring and alerting, security device management, incident response, and help desk and turnkey IT management; and desktop and server management, which include policy management, software deployment and updates, desktop migration, and imaging and deployment. The firm's customers include the legal, insurance, financial, healthcare and education industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in East Windsor, CT. | Technology Services |
Vertiscale, Inc.
Vertiscale, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vertiscale, Inc. provided workspace-as-a-service platform for mobility, security, and automation solutions. Its WaaS platform was enabled MSPs to deliver a remote access and BYOD capabilities and expand businesses. The company was founded by Jon Senger in 2015 and was headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
AVX RC LP
AVX RC LP Investment ManagersFinance AVX RC LP provides provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Finance |
Elsewhere Partners llc
Elsewhere Partners llc Investment ManagersFinance Elsewhere Partners LLC (Elsewhere Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by Christopher A. Pacitti and John Douglas Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Birch Grove Software, Inc.
Birch Grove Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Birch Grove Software, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based employee monitoring software through its application, ActivTrak. It provides user behavior analytics, productivity monitoring, user activity monitoring, and insider threat detection software. The company was founded by Herb Axilrod and Anton Seidler and is headquartered Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Elsewhere Partners BG LP
Elsewhere Partners BG LP Investment ManagersFinance Elsewhere Partners BG LP acts as venture capital fund. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Finance |
BackBox Software Ltd.
BackBox Software Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BackBox Software Ltd. is a network and security device automation platform that supports over 180 vendors, with thousands of pre-built automations and a scripting-free way to build new ones. The company is based in Dallas, TX and was founded by Arik Elias, Rafi Zvi. The company is dedicated to empowering its customers to continuously enhance the health, performance, and security of their network infrastructure through intelligent, security-minded automation. BackBox helps enterprises and managed service providers worldwide to automate and audit anything an admin could do manually, with reliable automations that are flexible, scalable, and contextually aware. The CEO is Andrew Kahl. | Technology Services |
Learnsoft Technology Group
Learnsoft Technology Group Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Learnsoft Technology Group offers comprehensive training technology solutions to organizations in highly regulated industries. The company is based in Santa Fe, CA and was founded by Kishor Amberkar. The American company's fully configurable, cloud-based enterprise learning technology platform includes both LMS and TMS capabilities, designed for ease of use, content integration, and intelligent reporting. The platform provides a complete, integrated view of an organization's learners and their learning progress. Learnsoft's LMS technology with talent management software features is ready to help maximize workforce readiness. The CEO is Robbie Abt. | Technology Services |
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