# David Sacks: portfolio, investments and team

> David Sacks is a vc firm based in United States. 35 investments on record, latest Mar 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# David Sacks

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 35 on record

Since the last cheque **3133** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 35** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## David Sacks highlights

- 01 35 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds
- 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 first **35 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Scotty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/scotty-labs)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 11 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Bitwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwise)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 9 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[HackerOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackerone)** Series B · US **$25M** With 7 others
- **May** **[PlanGrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/plangrid)** Series A · US **$18M** With 2 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Breezeworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezeworks)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Opendoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendoor)** Series A · US **$9.9M** With 36 others
- **May** **[Addepar](https://millionrounds.com/company/addepar)** Series C · US **$50M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Delectable](https://millionrounds.com/company/delectable)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Apr** **[BetterCompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettercompany)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Secret](https://millionrounds.com/company/secret)** Series A · US **$8.6M** With 17 others
- **Feb** **[BloomThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomthat)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 18 others
- **Jan** **[EasyPost](https://millionrounds.com/company/easypost)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 14 others
- **2013** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mode Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mode-analytics)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$550K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Gyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/gyft)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Breezeworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezeworks)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Quartzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quartzy)** Series A · US · blogs.wsj.com **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[AdStage](https://millionrounds.com/company/adstage)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$100K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Intercom](https://millionrounds.com/company/intercom)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[GetFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/getfresh)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$35M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[15Five](https://millionrounds.com/company/15five)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Kloudless](https://millionrounds.com/company/kloudless)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$6.1M** With 25 others
- **Oct** **[GrabCAD](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabcad)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Mixpanel](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixpanel)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Cherry](https://millionrounds.com/company/cherry)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[ResearchGate](https://millionrounds.com/company/researchgate)** Series B · DE · researchgate.net **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Pocket Change](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocket-change)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Cherry](https://millionrounds.com/company/cherry)** Seed · US · cherry.com **$750K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[ShopSquad/Ownza](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopsquad-ownza)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Circle Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle-inc)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 13 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Sofa Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofa-labs)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 10 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Eventbrite](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventbrite)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 12 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Scribd](https://millionrounds.com/company/scribd)** Series A · US **$3.7M** With 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 listed **4 in all**

**[GetFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/getfresh)** Bought by Anova Culinary **$9.2M** Aug 2015

**[GrabCAD](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabcad)** Bought by Stratasys **$100M** Sept 2014

**[Gyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/gyft)** Bought by [First Data Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-data) **$7.5M** Jul 2014

**[Cherry](https://millionrounds.com/company/cherry)** Bought by [Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lyft) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 35 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2018
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *16*
- Series A *13*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2018

Often in the room with

- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin) 6
- [Jeremy Stoppelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman) 5
- [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 5
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 4
- [Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher) 4

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## 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 Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Max Levchin** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)[**Jeremy Stoppelman** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman)[**Ron Conway** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**Elad Gil** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[**Four Rivers Group** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group)[**Keith Rabois** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[**Marc Benioff** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[**SV Angel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)

## Recently backed

The latest companies David Sacks put money into.

[**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)

## On podcasts

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

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 16 Jul 2026 · 1h 17m Replay 2025: David Sacks on AI, Crypto, and America's Technology Future Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 2 Dec 2025 · 29 min ChatGPT’s Three Year Anniversary, OpenAI Partners With Thrive, David Sacks Vs The New York Times | Diet TBPN Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 3 Nov 2025 · 1h 17m David Sacks: AI, Crypto, China, Dems, and SF Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 11 Apr 2025 · 2h 2m The Great Tariff Debate with David Sacks, Larry Summers, and Ezra Klein With [Larry Summers](https://millionrounds.com/person/larry-summers) Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 31 Jan 2025 · 1h 49m DeepSeek Panic, US vs China, OpenAI $40B?, and Doge Delivers with Travis Kalanick and David Sacks Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 23 May 2024 · 44 min Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955 Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 27 Sept 2026 · 47 min 10 of The Wildest Hot Takes From the All-In Summit 2026 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 20 Feb 2026 · 1h 47m Epstein Files Special: Prince Andrew Arrested, Global Network, Mythology, Reid Hoffman Files Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Jan 2026 · 48 min Inside America's AI Strategy: Infrastructure, Regulation, and Global Competition Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 6 Dec 2025 · 1h 14m OpenAI's Code Red, Sacks vs New York Times, New Poverty Line? Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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