Tige Savage

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Born (1968-09-30) September 30, 1968
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Nationality American

Tige Savage (born September 30, 1968) is an American investor, co-founder and managing director of Revolution LLC, a principal investment firm based in Washington, D.C.. He was a key investor in LivingSocial in its founding years.[1]

Career

Savage was an executive at Riggs National Corporation in the mid-1990s; he simultaneously served on the board of directors of Allbritton Communications Company. From 1998 to 2000, he managed the technology and media sector investments as executive vice president of Riggs Capital Partners.[2]

From 2001 to 2003, Savage managed investments in technology and media companies as vice president of Time Warner Ventures.[3]

In 2005, Savage co-founded Revolution with partners Steve Case and Donn Davis;[4] Savage leads Revolution’s venture capital investing activities as managing director of Revolution Ventures.[5]

In 2011, Savage was named one of Washington, DC’s “100 Top Tech Titans”[6] by Washingtonian Magazine and in 2013 he was named Financier of the Year at the Northern Virginia Technology Council Annual Awards.[7] Savage has been interviewed by Business Insider[8] and This Week in Venture Capital[9] about Revolution’s investment philosophy as it pertains to LivingSocial and ZipCar. Savage was credited for his role in developing LivingSocial's strategy in a profile of the company in The Washington Post that same year.[10] In 2012, he wrote a popular[11] online review of e-commerce technology platforms.[12]

Life and education

Savage holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University. He was born in Boulder, Colorado.[2]

Board seats

Savage currently holds seats on the Board of Directors of LivingSocial,[13] GramercyOne,[14] and AddThis,[15] among other companies. Previous Board seats include Zipcar and Flexcar (Zipcar)[16] and Revolution Money,[8] which was sold to American Express in 2009.[17]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tige Savage". Revolution. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
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  5. ↑ "washingtonpost.com". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  6. ↑ "Washington's Tech Titans | People & Politics". Washingtonian. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  7. ↑ http://www.nvtc.org/news/getnewscontent.php?code=718.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mark Suster (2011-02-13). "Revolution Co-founder Talks Living Social, ZipCar, Steve Case, And Groupon Super Bowl Ads - Business Insider". Articles.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  9. ↑ "Venture Capital - This Week in Venture Capital - Tige Savage Co Founder of Revolution". YouTube. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  10. ↑ Steven Overly and Thomas Heath (2011-02-24). "At IPO-ready LivingSocial, you get the deals — and it gets the riches". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  11. ↑ "Twitter / tigesavage: The Next E-Commece Revolution". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  12. ↑ "Online Services: the Next E-Commerce". Revolution. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  13. ↑ "LivingSocial | CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  14. ↑ "Board of Directors « GramercyOne". Gramercyone.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  15. ↑ "Leadership Team". AddThis. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  16. ↑ "Tige Savage | CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase.com. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  17. ↑ "American Express Completes Acquisition of Revolution Money". About.americanexpress.com. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
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