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Jennifer Savage

Partner atIlluminate VenturesCalifornia
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Jennifer Savage is a Partner at Illuminate Ventures, focusing on Pacific Northwest investments and advising portfolio companies. She has over 25 years of B2B software experience and holds an MBA from UCLA.

What Jennifer can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Illuminate Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. DocuSign · executive
  2. SmartSheet · executive
  3. Flowroute · executive
  4. Illuminate Ventures · Partner
    Now
  5. PlaceWare
  6. DocuSign
  7. SmartSheet
  8. Flowroute

Investments named in public bios

Hoopla SoftwarePyze

Focus

b2b enterprisesaaspacific northwestB2B software

Education

Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurial StudiesUniversity of Oregon, bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Before you pitch

Illuminate Ventures does not invest inCyber, Healthcare IT, B2C, marketplaces

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Cindy PadnosManaging Partner

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Questions

Who is Jennifer Savage?

Jennifer Savage is a Partner at Illuminate Ventures, focusing on Pacific Northwest investments and advising portfolio companies. She has over 25 years of B2B software experience and holds an MBA from UCLA.

How much does Jennifer Savage invest?

Jennifer Savage invests through Illuminate Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed.

How do I pitch Jennifer Savage?

A warm intro from a founder Illuminate Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Jennifer Savage do before Illuminate Ventures?

executive at DocuSign; executive at SmartSheet; executive at Flowroute; PlaceWare; DocuSign; SmartSheet; Flowroute.

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