United States · Investor

David Sacks

Last cheque observed Mar 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 35 on record
Since the last cheque3133days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led0 of 35Exits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch David Sacks

David Sacks highlights

  1. 01

    35 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first35 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Scotty LabsSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 11 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Dec
    BitwiseSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 9 others
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  7. 2015

    2 rounds

  8. Jun
    HackerOneSeries B · US$25MWith 7 others
  9. May
    PlanGridSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  10. 2014

    8 rounds

  11. Nov
    BreezeworksSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  12. Jul
    OpendoorSeries A · US$9.9MWith 36 others
  13. May
    AddeparSeries C · US$50MWith 5 others
  14. May
    DelectableSeries A · US$3.0MWith 11 others
  15. Apr
    BetterCompanySeed · US$1.7MWith 9 others
  16. Mar
    SecretSeries A · US$8.6MWith 17 others
  17. Feb
    BloomThatSeed · US$2.4MWith 18 others
  18. Jan
    EasyPostSeed · US$2.3MWith 14 others
  19. 2013

    10 rounds

  20. Oct
    Mode AnalyticsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$550KWith 1 other
  21. Sept
    GyftSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 9 others
  22. Sept
    BreezeworksSeed · US$2.0MWith 11 others
  23. Jul
    QuartzySeries A · US · blogs.wsj.com$4.0MWith 5 others
  24. Jun
    AdStageSeed · US · techcrunch.com$100KWith 1 other
  25. Jun
    IntercomSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    GetFreshSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Jan
    HouzzSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$35MWith 7 others
  28. Jan
    15FiveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 9 others
  29. Jan
    KloudlessSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 8 others
  30. 2012

    5 rounds

  31. Dec
    GustoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$6.1MWith 25 others
  32. Oct
    GrabCADSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$8.2MWith 4 others
  33. May
    MixpanelSeries A · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 3 others
  34. Apr
    CherrySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.5MWith 4 others
  35. Feb
    ResearchGateSeries B · DE · researchgate.netUndisclosedWith 5 others
  36. 2011

    4 rounds

  37. Nov
    Pocket ChangeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 7 others
  38. Nov
    CherrySeed · US · cherry.com$750KWith 3 others
  39. Mar
    ShopSquad/OwnzaSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 4 others
  40. Jan
    Circle IncSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 13 others
  41. 2009

    1 round

  42. Sept
    Sofa LabsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 10 others
  43. 2008

    1 round

  44. Dec
    EventbriteSeries A · US$1.5MWith 12 others
  45. 2007

    1 round

  46. Jun
    ScribdSeries A · US$3.7MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

GetFreshBought by Anova Culinary$9.2MAug 2015
GrabCADBought by Stratasys$100MSept 2014
GyftBought by First Data Corporation$7.5MJul 2014
CherryBought by LyftUndisclosedMar 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as David Sacks. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Google VenturesCorporate VC6rounds togetherMax LevchinVC firm6rounds togetherJeremy StoppelmanAngel5rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel5rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel4rounds togetherAshton KutcherVC firm4rounds togetherCota CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherElad GilVC firm4rounds togetherFour Rivers GroupVC firm4rounds togetherKeith RaboisVC firm4rounds togetherMarc BenioffVC firm4rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies David Sacks put money into.

Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

On podcasts

6 episodes naming David Sacks in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about David Sacks

What does David Sacks invest in?

David Sacks invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record).

How active is David Sacks?

35 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2018.

What has David Sacks invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Scotty Labs (Seed, Mar 2018), Bitwise (Seed, Dec 2017) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

How big are David Sacks's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does David Sacks lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 35 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does David Sacks invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is David Sacks investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2018.

Who does David Sacks invest alongside?

Most often Google Ventures (6 rounds together), Max Levchin (6 rounds together) and Jeremy Stoppelman (5 rounds together).

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