Investing Profile

Dave McClure(1108)

InvestorVCFounder
Founder: Practical Venture Capital, 500 Startups
linkedin.com/in/davemcclureSan Francisco, California
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141 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 138 other investors on Signal.

Networks Dave is a member of
500 Startups Network
73 CONNECTIONS
500 Startups Network
73 CONNECTIONS
Stanford University Network
72 CONNECTIONS
The Johns Hopkins University Network
32 CONNECTIONS
PayPal Network
30 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Practical Venture Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$10K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$25K
Investments On Record
79

Dave McClure is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Dave McClure's Investments On Record (67)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Ezra AI
Series ADec 2019$18M
Seed RoundNov 2018$4M
$22M
Co-investors: Rick Heitzmann (FirstMark Capital), Fred Destin (Stride VC), Sarah Downey (Accomplice), Ryan Moore (Accomplice VC), Esther Dyson, Andrei Dunca
Tribal Credit
Seed RoundJul 2019$1.2M
$1.2M
Goldbelly
Series BOct 2018$20M
Series AMar 2017$10M
Seed RoundSep 2013$3M
$130M
Co-investors: Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), Daniel Curran (Curran Rosschou Venture Capital), Christine Herron
Zeuss Technologies
Seed RoundApr 2018
Co-investors: David Chao (DCM)
Movia
Seed RoundMar 2018
HaulerAds
Seed RoundMar 2018
Price Technologies
Seed RoundNov 2016$3.8M
$3.8M
Co-investors: Charles Seely (Hoxton Ventures), Keith Nilsson (Visionaire Ventures)
Price.com
Convertible NoteNov 2016$2M
$14M
Co-investors: Ricky Caplin (Aurora Forge), Richard Socher (AIX Ventures), Noah Beck (Animal Capital), Josh Richards (REMUS Capital), Dick Costolo (01 Advisors), Jonathan Weiner (Oak HC/FT), Michael Vaughan (Vera Equity), Kevin Hartz (A* Capital (A Star Capitail)), Mike Edelhart (Social Starts), Griffin Johnson, Bryce Hall

most interested in

Later stage investments

Dave McClure's Experience

Investor / Owner AUDL2020 - Present
Founder, Managing Partner Practical Venture Capital2019 - Present
Investor .2004 - Present
Founder, Managing Partner 500 Startups2010 - 2017
Founding Partner 500 Startups2010 - 2017
Investment Manager Founders Fund2008 - 2010
Venture Capitalist Founders Fund2008 - 2010
Conference Chair O'Reilly Media2006 - 2008
Angel Investor / Advisor 500 Hats2004 - 2008
Visiting Lecturer Stanford University2007 - 2007
Director Marketing Simply Hired2005 - 2006
Director Marketing PayPal2001 - 2004
Founder/CEO Aslan Computing1994 - 1999
Software Developer consultant for Intel, MSFT, others1989 - 1994

Dave McClure's Education

The Johns Hopkins University BS Engineering Applied Mathematics, Computer Science.