Dave McClure

Dave McClure
    • San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, United States
  • Work Geek, Investor, Troublemaker, Sith Lord.
  • Industry Technology / Software / Internet
  • Website 500startups.com
  • About I'm a geek, investor, former entrepreneur, blogger and internet marketing nerd. I've lived in Silicon Valley for over 25 years and I'm passionate about startups and entrepreneurship. I've invested in hundreds of companies all over the world. I'm a co-founder and managing partner of 500 Startups (http://500.co), a global venture capital firm with ~$350M AUM started by PayPal and Google nerds. We have invested in over 1,800 companies across 60+ countries including: Credit Karma, Grab, Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), SendGrid, Udemy, Ipsy, TalkDesk, Intercom, Vungle, MakerBot (acq SSYS, $400M), Wildfire Interactive (acq GOOG, $350M), and Viki (acq Rakuten, $200M). Previously I worked at Founders Fund ...
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