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Mario Chaves
Limited Partner at Savia Ventures
Los Altos, California
Overview
Mario Chaves is an experienced technologist, entrepreneur, and angel investor, currently serving as an advisor to startups at Savia Ventures. With a background in executive leadership roles at companies like Encora Inc. and Avantica, Mario excels in international sales and marketing, product development, and agile project management.
Highlights of Mario's career include serving as the President of the Americas at Encora Inc. and as the CEO and Co-Founder of Avantica, showcasing his expertise in strategic leadership and business development within the technology industry.
Work Experience
LP/Advisor
2023 - Current
Strategic Advisor
2023
President, Americas
2021 - 2023
Encora accelerates business outcomes for clients through leading-edge digital product innovation.
Raised $200,000,000.00 from Warburg Pincus.
Advisor
2000
Dali Hook Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early stage enterprise software, communications, and semiconductor companies.
CEO, Co-Founder
2001 - 2021
Nearshore software engineering services
COO & VP Engineering
2000 - 2001
CTO
1998 - 2000
Babcock & Brown is a consulting firm that provides financial advisory and strategies for various clients.
Director of Engineering
1992 - 1998
Intuit Turbo is an app to get financial reports and financial advice.
Director of Engineering
1983 - 1992
Created Harvard Graphics.
Project Manager
1980 - 1983
Software Engineer
1977 - 1980
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
Raised $1,350,000,000.00.
Education
BSEE & MSEE
1974 - 1977