Austin Ventures announced that Thomas Ball and David Lack were promoted to partner.  Tom Ball has emerged as the go-to guy for investments that are more oriented towards Web 2.0. He sits on the boards of Bazaarvoice, Pluck, Spiceworks, Jigsaw, and Boundless Network. “In a heavily competitive Series A, Tom made the difference. His blend of entrepreneurial skills, intelligence, and relationship focus impressed our entire executive team. He is extraordinarily quick to respond when I need his advice, and he is always on target. Tom is a rare venture capitalist, and I couldn’t be happier to see him be named as Partner at one of the world’s best VC firms,” said Brett Hurt, Founder and CEO of Bazaarvoice. Tom is a venture capitalist with an entrepreneurial background, which you don’t see all the time. Before Austin Ventures he co-founded Openfield Technologies which merged with Razorgator Interactive Group. He was also the founder and CEO of eCoupons, which was acquired by Lifeminders.

Mr. Lack joined Austin Ventures in September 2002 and helps drive our growth equity investment efforts. David’s primary focus is on business services markets with a particular emphasis on supply chain and logistics, information services, subscription-based media, and general business process outsourcing companies. David has also played an instrumental role in the development of our CEO-in-Residence program, and has successfully teamed with several executives to identify unique market opportunities and build partnerships with like-minded founders.

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