Los Altos, US · Partner
Dave McClure
Co-Founder at Practical Venture Capital
Latest rounds
- Call LevelsSeed · $500kNov 2015
- MoBagelSeedAug 2015
- CoContestSeedApr 2015
BacksIT ServicesInternetMartechHealthcare
The firm
Practical Venture CapitalPrivate equity · US1cheques in 12 months94all time0ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 92
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $108M
- Active
- 2005–15
Call LevelsSeed$500kSGJoined · +4 investors · historical
MoBagelSeedUSJoined · +6 investors · historical
CoContestSeedJoined · +3 investors · historical
- ALL DAY MEDIASeed$2MUSJoined · +10 investors · historical
AstroPrintSeed$250kUSJoined · +3 investors · historical
CareGuideSeed$1.5MCAJoined · +38 investors · historical
MakeLeapsSeed$600kJPJoined · +4 investors · historical
YogaTrailSeed$320kTHJoined · +3 investors · historical
HeadoutSeed$1.8MUSJoined · +21 investors · historical
WomplyVentureUSJoined · +11 investors · historical
ViralGainsSeed$2.8MUSJoined · +19 investors · historical
Bohemian GuitarsSeed$100kUSJoined · +2 investors · historical
The latest 12 of 92. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTWILIO INCDirectorsince 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTeachStreet IncDirectorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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VC Fund Secondaries Unlocked | Dave McClure | Superclusters | S3E2
WithDave McClure
MentionsFounders Fund
About this episode
Dave McClure has been a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor for over 25 years. He has invested in hundreds of startups around the world, including 10+ IPOs and 40+ unicorns (Credit Karma, Twilio, SendGrid, Lyft, The RealReal, Talkdesk, Grab, Intercom, Canva, Udemy, Lucid, GitLab, Reddit,… More on the show's page
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20VC: 500 Startups' Dave McClure on Whether Unicorns Are Necessary For Venture Returns & Why Ownership Is Not The Math To Think About When Investing
WithDave McClure
MentionsFounders FundMark SusterSam AltmanBrad Feld
About this episode
Dave McClure is the founding partner of 500 Startups , who have made over 1500 investments in the likes of Twilio, SendGrid, Intercom and Makerbot just to name a few. Prior to 500 Dave was on the investment team at Founders Fund, he also led the Facebook Fund Incubator and was Head of Marketing @… More on the show's page
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94. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 2 (Dave McClure)
WithDave McClure
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Today we cover Part 2 of "What's Wrong with Venture?" with Dave McClure of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: Are there any problematic issues that you've observed w/ founders? Any thoughts on who might be one of the most misunderstood people in the venture ecosystem? How do you... To… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page93. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 1 (Dave McClure)
WithDave McClure
MentionsChristine Tsai
About this episode
Welcome back to TFR. We've got a good one today as we welcome one of the most respected and polarizing figures in venture, Dave McClure, to the program. Dave, of course, is a founding partner at 500 startups and, with Christine Tsai, they have built an organization that may be... To listen more,… More on the show's page
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Mentioned in
Episodes that name Dave McClure in their description, which is not the same as being on them.
VCs Would Bet on Open-Source AI Over OpenAI and Anthropic | E2341
MentionsEverywhere VenturesJeff ClavierPractical Venture CapitalUncork CapitalDave McClureJenny Fielding
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent: https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twistdomain Odoo: https://odoo.com/twist Rippling: https://rippling.ai/twist Plaud: https://plaud.ai/twist Harmonic: https://harmonic.ai/twist Today’s show: Anthropic and OpenAI released…
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Apple PodcastsBill Gates foresees massive AI job loss: these VCs disagree | E2330
MentionsBill GatesBetter Tomorrow VenturesHoxton VenturesPractical Venture CapitalTomorrow VenturesDave McClure
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Lightfield: https://lightfield.app Northwest Registered Agent: https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twistdomain Rippling: https://Rippling.ai/twist Today's show: *Bill Gates dropped a 6,000 word warning: AI will be "the greatest equalizer ever… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageHow Many Startups Will Survive OpenAI? | E2288
MentionsEverywhere VenturesSlow VenturesDave McClureJenny FieldingSam Lessin
About this episode
This Week In Startups is made possible by:Pilot - https://Pilot.com/TWISTGrasshopper Bank - https://Grasshopper.bank/TWISTQuo - https://Quo.com/TWiSTPlaud - https://Plaud.ai/twistAnthropic just declared every unauthorized secondary sale of its stock "void", naming Hiive, Forge, Sydecar,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageThe End of the ZIRP Era, and why recruiting is SO PAINFUL | E2164
MentionsDave McClureTomasz Tunguz
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Today's show: We're back with another all-star VC roundtable discussion. Joining Jason are Dave McClure of Practical VC, NVNG's Grady Buchanan, and Tomasz Tunguz of Theory VC. Together, they're having a deep insider discussion of the state of venture, secondary markets, running funds of funds,… More on the show's page
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#82 - Earning a seat at the table: Bedy Yang, 500 Global
MentionsBedy YangDave McClure
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Born and raised in a chinese-brazilian family, Bedy Yang has a lengthy track record of consulting for global companies on go-to-market strategies in Brazil. She moved to the US at a time when there weren't many links between Silicon Valley and Latin America, and so she helped build and strengthen…
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