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James Pavlik

Investor at Baird Capital

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

James Pavlik is a Partner at Baird Capital in Venture Capital, overseeing investments in various sectors such as Security, SaaS, and BioTech. He has successfully invested in companies like ModelOp, Parallax, and Upfront Healthcare Services, demonstrating a strong track record of supporting businesses at different stages of growth. With an MBA from Northwestern University and a BA from Duke University, James Pavlik has served on the boards of multiple companies, including ModelOp and Hireology, showcasing his expertise in guiding and advising emerging businesses to success in the Midwest and beyond.

Work Experience 

  • Partner, Venture Capital Group

    2003 - Current

    Focus on early and growth stage venture capital investments in the B2B software and tech-enabled services sectors.

Baird is a financial company that provides wealth management, capital markets, private equity, and asset management services.

  • Board Member

    2024

ModelOp provides AI Governance software for enterprises, safeguarding all AI initiatives.

Raised $16,000,000.00 from Baird Capital.

  • Board Member

    2014

NowSecure provides automated mobile app security testing software that can be integrated into the development (CI/CD) process.

Raised $27,500,000.00 from CIBC Innovation Banking.

  • Board Member

    2016

Hireology is a staffing and hiring platform for the franchise and retail-automotive industries.

Raised $59,541,777.00 from Blue Cloud Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and Baird Capital.

  • Board Member

    2020

WE TRACE AND MITIGATE DIGITAL BRAND RISKS TO PRESERVE AUTHENTIC CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS AND DISCOVER INSIGHTS THAT FUEL BETTER DECISIONS.

Raised $29,605,000.00 from Baird Capital, Origin Ventures, EPIC Ventures and First Analysis.

  • Board Member

    2021

Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations.

Raised $17,500,000.00 from Baird Capital, GCI and Plymouth Growth.

  • Board Member

    2021

Vodori provides solutions that simplify how life science companies create, approve, and distribute promotional content.

Raised $10,956,846.00 from Baird Capital.

  • Board Member

    2023

Parallax is a resourcing, forecasting and analytics platform that helps digital agencies and software consultancies.

Raised $19,000,000.00 from Rally Ventures, Baird Capital and Grotech Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2020

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