Derek Pilling - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

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Location Denver, Colorado, United States
Regions Greater Denver Area, Western US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Mr. Pilling joined Meritage in 2003, bringing seven years of experience as an operating executive at NetLibrary, a venture-backed digital media company, and as an investment banker with The Wallach Company.

Mr. Pilling earned a degree in Business and Finance from Indiana University and an MBA from Kellogg at Northwestern University.

currently serves as a director of Meritage portfolio companies Crisp Wireless and IP Commerce.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Crisp Mobile	Meritage Funds	—	Series C - Crisp Mobile	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Crisp Mobile	Meritage Funds	Yes	Series B - Crisp Mobile	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Derek Pilling

has

current jobs including

Founder & General Partner

Workhorse Capital

Founder and Managing Director

Tahosa Capital

, and

Member, Private Equity Committee, ACG Denver

Association for Corporate Growth

. Additionally,

Derek Pilling

has had

past jobs including

Various, inclusing Associate, Vice President, Managing Director and Operating Partner

Meritage Funds

Workhorse Capital Founder & General PartnerDec 2015
Tahosa Capital Founder and Managing DirectorJul 1, 2015
Association for Corporate Growth Member, Private Equity Committee, ACG DenverMar 2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Meritage Funds	Various, inclusing Associate, Vice President, Managing Director and Operating Partner	Apr 2003	Dec 2017
A.G. Edwards & Sons	Investment Banker	—	—
The Wallach Company	Investment Banker	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Derek Pilling

holds

board and advisor roles including

Investor and Member of the Board of Directors

Traackr

Investor and Member of the Board of Directors

Datavail

, and

Investor and Member of the Board of Directors

Faction

Traackr Investor and Member of the Board of DirectorsJan 2018
Datavail Investor and Member of the Board of DirectorsDec 2015
Faction Investor and Member of the Board of DirectorsJun 2012
Digital Fortress Board Member
Crisp Mobile Board of Directors

Education

Derek Pilling

studied at

Finance Department - Kellogg School of Management

and

Indiana University Bloomington

Finance Department - Kellogg School of Management Graduateunknown
Indiana University Bloomington UndergraduateBusiness Administration