Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

With over 30 years experience in the software industry, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Doug Burgum has built, invested in and sold companies that created more than $5 billion in shareholder value. Doug is co-founder and general partner of Arthur Ventures, executive chairman and interim CEO of Intelligent lnSites. Doug is chairman of the board and

investor of Atlassian, the leading provider of collaboration software for product teams.

He serves on the boards of Avalara, Loyalty Builders, Preventice, and Arthur Companies Inc., a diversified agribusinesses that was started by his grandfather 107 years ago and is headquartered in his hometown of Arthur, N.D. Previously a board member and investor of SuccessFactors, a cloud- based leader in business execution software, Doug served as chairman of the board from June 2010 to February 2012 when SAP acquired the company for $3.4 billion. Doug is founder and chairman of Kilbourne Group, a company committed to inspiring and supporting the revitalization of downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Kilbourne Group has helped save, revitalize and build 15 properties in downtown Fargo over the last 14 years.

A graduate of NDSU who earned his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Doug worked at the Chicago office of McKinsey & Co. until 1983. He then returned to his native North Dakota and literally “bet the farm” for the seed capital for Great Plains Software, Inc., then a very small startup company in the fledgling PC software industry. He served Great Plains in executive roles including chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors.

Driven by a strong vision and powerful dream, he led Great Plains to a worldwide presence and to its successful initial public offering.In 2009, then-North Dakota Governor John Hoeven presented Doug with the state’s highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.

Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 22, 2016
Avalara
Arthur Ventures
No
Series D - Avalara
$96M
Feb 13, 2014
Avalara
Arthur Ventures
No
Series C - Avalara
$30M
Feb 17, 2011
Preventice
Arthur Ventures
Venture Round - Preventice
$1.5M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 5
Doug Burgum has 2 current jobs as Governor at State of North Dakota and Founder at Kilbourne Group. Additionally, Doug Burgum has had 5 past jobs including Founding Partner at Arthur Ventures.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Arthur Ventures
Founding Partner2016
Microsoft
Senior Vice PresidentApr 2001Aug 2007
Great Plains Software
Chairman & CEO19832001
McKinsey & Company
Consultant19801983
Intelligent InSites
Executive Chairman2011
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 3
Doug Burgum holds 5 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Preventice, Board Member at Intelligent InSites, and Member of the Board of Directors at The Arthur Companies Inc..
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Avalara
Board MemberMar 2014Dec 2016
Atlassian
ChairmanJun 2012Dec 2016
SuccessFactors
Member of the Board of DirectorsSep 2007Feb 2012