Chris Porch

Chris Porch joined Diversis as a Senior Operating Partner with 30 years executive experience founding and managing companies. Focused on growth within the software industry, Chris has worked in start-ups and midsize companies with foundations in AI, SaaS and DaaS solutions.

Founding AI powered Trilogy Software, which pioneered the configuration market in 1989 while in college, they grew the business to $250 million in revenue globally with over 1500 employees. Chris then went on to lead many technology companies including becoming the President and COO of TrueCar (NASDAQ:TRUE) leading the company in preparation for a successful IPO. He continued his career in software company management with Vast and Rabbet as COO, two Austin based enterprise DaaS and AI companies in the automotive, real estate, and financial services industries. Additionally, Chris has supported the Austin technology ecosystem by serving as Entrepreneur in Residence at Thinktiv, an angel investor, and as mentor to entrepreneurs. He graduated with a degree in Economics from Stanford.