Tige Savage
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Tige Savage | |
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| Born | September 30, 1968 Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupations | Co-founder, Managing Partner, Investor |
Tige Savage (born September 30, 1968) is an American investor, co-founder of Revolution LLC, a principal investment firm based in Washington, D.C., and a managing partner at Revolution Ventures, which has made investments in companies such as Bloomscape, BrightCellars, Casted, GoodBuy Gear, Mint House, Policygenius, Sila and Wagmo. He was a key investor in LivingSocial in its founding years.[1]
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 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 early-stage venture capital investing activities as managing partner of Revolution Ventures.[5]
Savage was named one of Washington, DC's “100 Top Tech Titans”[6] by Washingtonian Magazine in 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024. In 2013 he was named Financier of the Year at the Northern Virginia Technology Council Annual Awards.[7] Savage has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal,[8] Business Insider,[9] MIT Technology Review,[10] The Motley Fool,[11] Consumer VC and This Week in Venture Capital[12] about Revolution's investment philosophy. In 2024, he was featured in INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition as a Top 100 Innovator.[13]
Savage was credited for his role in developing LivingSocial's strategy in a profile of the company in The Washington Post.[14] In 2012, he wrote an online review of e-commerce technology platforms.[15]