David Sacks

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor
Member since September 25, 2012

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About David

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Activities

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Investor interests

Type of investor	Angel
Typical investment size	$25,000 - $50,000
Typical investments in a year	24
Investments made	Facebook, Quora, SpaceX, Palantir, Scribd, Eventbrite, Uber, Cherry, Pocket Change, Mixpanel, Robotex, ResearchGate, OneLogin, Xoom, Airbnb, Survey Monkey, Scribd, CapLinked< Tweetdeck, OneLogin, Researchgate, GetFresh, Delectable, Healthloop, Sofa Labs, ZenPayroll, Yammer, Houzz, 15five,
Categories of interest	Consumer Internet (B2C) Enterprise software Social commerce Software as a service
Credentials	Accredited Investor, Qualified Purchaser

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur, investor and product guru

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Geni.com, Yammer

Full bio

David has been involved in the Internet space for over a decade as an entrepreneur, executive and investor, starting with PayPal in 1999. He was PayPal's Chief Operating Officer and product leader, taking the company from startup to IPO and eventual sale to eBay for $1.5 billion. Subsequently, he founded Geni and Yammer, which he sold to Microsoft in 2012 for $1.2 billion. He also produced and financed the independent film "Thank You For Smoking." David holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Angel investing and exits

Facebook (IPO)
SpaceX
Xoom (IPO)
Quora (funded)
Pocket Change (funded)
Airbnb
Palantir Technologies
Survey Monkey
Scribd (funded)
Eventbrite (funded)
Uber (funded)
Cherry
CapLinked
Tweetdeck (acquired by Twitter, $40M)
Researchgate
OneLogin
Myheritage
Fresh
Ownza
Delectable
Heathloop
Happily
Sofa Labs
ZenPayroll

Education

Stanford University , BA , Economics

University of Chicago Law School , JD , Law

Investor

Accredited	Yes
Investment List	Facebook, Quora, SpaceX, Palantir, Scribd, Eventbrite, Uber, Cherry, Pocket Change, Mixpanel, Robotex, ResearchGate, OneLogin, Xoom, Airbnb, Survey Monkey, Scribd, CapLinked< Tweetdeck, OneLogin, Researchgate, GetFresh, Delectable, Healthloop, Sofa Labs, ZenPayroll, Yammer, Houzz, 15five,

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "FWD.us loses two backers in Elon Musk and David Sacks"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Zuckerberg forms new PAC to tackle immigration reform"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Lyft buys Cherry, will launch in Seattle next month"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Funding roundup - week ending 02/01/13"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Team at Cherry getting out of the car washing business"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Video: David Sacks fireside at Google Ventures, Vator"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "David Sacks' philosophy on design and release"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Peter Thiel to put $150 million into Airbnb?"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "David Sacks on angel investing: Distribution is key"

David was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Did Microsoft find its 'Steve Jobs' in David Sacks?"

Eventbrite, Inc.

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