Board Members

Kirk Krappe

Kirk Krappe

Director – Venture Partner, AVATIER

Kirk Krappe is an accomplished enterprise software pioneer and a proven architect of multi-billion-dollar SaaS outcomes, bringing to the Avatier board a definitive playbook for scaling capital-efficient, category-defining companies.

 

As the co-founder and former CEO of Apttus, Krappe defined the Quote-to-Cash category and executed a full-cycle, value-creating journey highly relevant to growth investors. He scaled the company to a dominant market position with over 350 global enterprise customers, secured $186M in venture funding, and ultimately steered its successful exit in a $2 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo. This experience provides Avatier with direct, actionable insight into managing hyper-growth, optimizing for a premium valuation event, and navigating strategic partnerships with private equity.

 

His foundational operating experience was built at the forefront of enterprise SaaS with pioneering applications at Corio (a pioneering ASP/cloud precursor) and in key executive roles at Oracle and Siebel Systems. This deep operational DNA in building and scaling complex B2B software platforms ensures board-level guidance that is both strategically acute and executionally precise.

 

Krappe’s recognition as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist underscores his leadership in driving exceptional company growth and culture.

 

Kirk holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the University of London.

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