Chris DeVore founded Founders' Co-op in 2008 to fill an early funding gap for Pacific Northwest startups, and helped build Seattle's startup scene further through his role as Managing Director of Techstars Seattle, backing companies like Remitly, Auth0, and Outreach along the way. Before moving into investing, he helped launch Patagonia's first online store, and he's known for writing essays on accelerators and startup building, as well as for calling himself a professional troublemaker who looks for useful patterns wherever they show up.