# Jim Donnelly

> Jim Donnelly is an Austin-based entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Restore Hyper Wellness, and co-founder and CEO of Humanaut Health. His earlier ventures include the travel community IgoUgo, acquired by Sabre in 2005, and Pursuit Group, which developed experiential retail businesses and boutique real estate projects.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Humanaut Health
- **Organizations:** Humanaut Health, Restore Hyper Wellness, IgoUgo, Pursuit Group, Kin Valley, United States Army, Kraft Foods, AT&T/BellSouth, Coca-Cola, Citibank
- **Education:** BBA, Marketing, The University of Texas at Austin, MBA, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded IgoUgo, a Webby Award-winning travel community acquired by Sabre in 2005., Co-founded Restore in 2015 and led the company until his 2023 CEO transition., Restore had 115 locations in 34 states when it announced a $140 million investment led by General Atlantic in December 2021.

## Career timeline

- **During graduate school** — Started Repeat Performers, a golf-ball recovery business.
- **Early career** — Served as a United States Army officer; later worked in marketing at Kraft Foods, AT&T/BellSouth, Coca-Cola and Citibank.
- **2001** — Publisher biography dates his development of IgoUgo, a travel community co-founded with Tony Cheng, to 2001; other databases date the company to 2000.
- **2005** — Sabre acquired IgoUgo; subsequently founded Pursuit Group.
- **2010-2015** — Co-founder of Kin Valley, according to Crunchbase.
- **2015** — Co-founded Restore with Steve Welch and opened the first Austin studio.
- **2017** — Restore began franchising, with initial franchise locations in Texas, Virginia and Connecticut.
- **2021** — Restore announced a $140 million investment led by General Atlantic on December 14, with 115 locations in 34 states.
- **2023** — Announced his transition out of the Restore CEO role in February; said he would remain a board member, shareholder and franchisee. Co-founded Humanaut.
- **2024** — Co-authored Restore with Steve Welch. Humanaut opened its Austin flagship in October.
- **2025** — Appeared as Humanaut co-founder and CEO at Inc. Founders House Austin.

## Achievements

- Co-founded IgoUgo, a Webby Award-winning travel community acquired by Sabre in 2005.
- Co-founded Restore in 2015 and led the company until his 2023 CEO transition.
- Restore had 115 locations in 34 states when it announced a $140 million investment led by General Atlantic in December 2021.
- Co-authored Restore with Steve Welch, published in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Equilar listed Donnelly as Humanaut Health co-founder and CEO in its July 15 executive record.
- **2025-09** — Discussed leadership, setbacks and gratitude in a PUR-FORM podcast feature dated September 25.
- **2025-03** — Listed as Humanaut co-founder and CEO for Inc. Founders House Austin 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://humanauthealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdonnellyhumanaut
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimhumanauthealth/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimRestore

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Last updated: 2026-10-16