Lynn Atchison

Venture Advisor at LiveOak Venture Partners

Lynn has held a series of CFO jobs with increasing responsibility and scope and has managed P&L’s from startup to hundreds of millions all in the technology sector. She has over 30 years of financial and operational leadership, including expertise in financial management and reporting, securities filings, facilities management and legal and human resources. She currently serves on the boards of Q2 Technologies, Absolute Software, Convey, and RealMassive and is a Venture Advisor to LiveOak Portfolio companies.

Most recently Lynn was the CFO at Spredfast, Inc. (now Khoros) from February 2017 until October 1, 2018 when the private enterprise software company executed a successful exit, a sale to Vista Equity and merger with Lithium. During Lynn’s tenure, Spredfast executed a strategy to improve operational efficiency while increasing bookings and revenue in an ever-changing social management software market.

Lynn also served as the CFO of HomeAway, Inc. (“AWAY”) from August 2006 until March of 2016. During her tenure, the business grew from about $10 million in revenue to over $500 million. The company had over 20 acquisitions and expanded into Europe, South America, and Australia. She was the CFO who lead the company’s successful IPO in June of 2011 and was responsible for managing all financial aspects of the company. She was instrumental in the sale of the company to Expedia in December of 2015 for $3.9 billion.

Prior to HomeAway, Atchison was CFO of Infoglide Software, Hoover’s Online, and Travelogix Inc. She has won multiple professional awards, including twice being named CFO of the Year by Austin Business Journal. She was part of the original steering committee in 2013 and a current Advisory committee member for Women@Austin.

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