Beyond Silicon Valley DNA Arthur Ventures was born with the idea that with the right partners and environment, great software companies can be built anywhere. Doug Burgum (Arthur Ventures Co-Founder) experienced this years ago when he literally bet the family farm to provide the early growth capital for Great Plains Software based in Fargo, North Dakota that grew to 2,000+ global team-members, went public, and ultimately was acquired by Microsoft (now Microsoft Dynamics). Beyond Silicon Valley is not just a geographic investment focus, but more importantly, speaks to our philosophy in the way we align with founders and their approach to building and scaling enduring businesses.