Austin McChord
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McChord in 2018 | |
| Born | October 8, 1985 Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Newtown High School |
| Alma mater | Rochester Institute of Technology (BS) |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | outsidersfund |
Austin McChord (born October 8, 1985) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and computer engineer. He founded Datto, a data backup company, in 2007 and served as its CEO until 2018. By 2015, Datto became Connecticut's first unicorn company with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The company was sold to Vista Equity Partners in 2017 for approximately $1.5 billion, went public in 2020, and was ultimately acquired by Kaseya in 2022 for $6.2 billion.
Since leaving Datto, McChord has become CEO of Casana, a healthcare technology company developing in-home health monitoring devices, and co-founded Outsiders Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm. He also founded the National Havoc Robot League, a robot combat organization.