# David Skok, General Partner at Matrix Partners > David Skok, General Partner at Matrix Partners. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Boston, US · Partner # David Skok General Partner at [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 11 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 11 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Matrix Partners - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=david-skok)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=david-skok) ## The firm [**Matrix Partners** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **118** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo) - [CloudBees](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbees) - [Digium](https://millionrounds.com/startup/digium) - [Empirical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/startup/empirical-systems) - [GrabCAD](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabcad) - [JBoss](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jboss) - [Namely](https://millionrounds.com/company/namely) - [SageCloud](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sagecloud-inc) - [Salsify](https://millionrounds.com/company/salsify) - [Side](https://millionrounds.com/startup/side-3) - [SumAll](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sumall-2) - [Tabblo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tabblo) - [TribeHR](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tribehr) - [Zaius](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaius) - CloudSwitch - HubSpot - OpenSpan - Zendesk ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Apollo Graph, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Meteor Development Group, Inc.** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Weston & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weston-and-co)** Executive Officer since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Namely, Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **ZAIUS, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **GrabCAD, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CloudBees, Inc.** Director on 8 filings · since 2011 - SEC Form D · Company raising **VideoIQ Inc** Director on 2 filings · since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **HUBSPOT INC** Director on 3 filings · since 2009 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CloudSwitch, Inc.** Director since 2009 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Enservio Inc** Director since 2009 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Matrix Partners - [**Yee Lee** Knowledge Impact Builder *13 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/yee-lee) - [**Jake Jolis** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-jolis) - [**Alexa McLain** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexa-mclain) - [**Andrew Verhalen** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-verhalen) - [**Antonio Rodriguez** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/antonio-rodriguez) - [**Dana Stalder** Board of Directors *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dana-stalder) - [**Eric YU** Partner; Head of Healthcare *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-yu) - [**Hardi Meybaum** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hardi-meybaum) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) · 26 Jan 2021 · 10 min The Founders' List: David Skok on "Scalable Pricing A Key Tool For SaaS Success" (Pricing Series) With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) About this episode This is The Founders' List - audio versions of essays from technology’s most important leaders, selected by the founder community. Alongside our latest NFX Essay "The Hidden World of Pricing: Uber, Trulia, Etsy, Superhuman & More with Madhavan Ramanujam", we decided to release multiple supplemental… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 17 Feb 2020 · 51 min SaaStr 309: David Skok on The 9 Stage Model To Get A B2B Company To Get Repeatable, Scalable & Profitable Growth With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) About this episode David Skok is a General Partner @ Matrix Partners, the firm with a portfolio including the likes of Hubspot, ZenDesk, Quora, CloudBees and more incredible companies. As for David, he started his first company in 1977 aged just 22. Since then David has founded a total of four separate companies and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 18 Jun 2018 · 31 min SaaStr 180: David Skok on Why You Should Not Focus On CAC/LTV In The Early Days, What Is The Right Way To Analyse Sales Rep Productivity & The Leading Indicators Early Stage VCs Use to Assess Product Market Fit With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) Mentions [Hardi Meybaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/hardi-meybaum) About this episode David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was acquired. In 2001 David… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 18 Dec 2017 · 46 min SaaStr 156: Most Downloaded SaaStr of 2017: David Skok, General Partner @ Matrix Partners With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) About this episode David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was acquired. In 2001 David… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 11 Nov 2016 · 16 min SaaStr 073: David Skok Part 2: What Is Negative Churn? How To Get Different ACV's From The Same Product? Should Customer Success Be Involved In The Up Sell Process? With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) Mentions [Hardi Meybaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/hardi-meybaum) About this episode Part 2 with David Skok, now David is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 7 Nov 2016 · 29 min SaaStr 072 Part 1: David Skok, SaaS Legend on How Long Should Your Payback Period Be, How To Assess Sales Rep Productivity & What Is A Good LTV In Relation To CAC With [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) Mentions [Hardi Meybaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/hardi-meybaum) About this episode David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was acquired. In 2001 David… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name David Skok in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 24 Jun 2019 · 26 min SaaStr 245: The Ultimate Guide To ACVs; When and How To Increase Them, Revenue Optimisation Per Lead & What It Means To Truly Be An ARR First Company Mentions [Dave Kellogg](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-kellogg)[David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok)[Fred Shilmover](https://millionrounds.com/person/fred-shilmover) About this episode David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was acquired. Jason… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 11 Feb 2019 · 26 min SaaStr 211: The Ultimate Guide To SaaS Pricing From Investors @ Benchmark, Matrix, Upfront Ventures & Operators @ Figma, Snyk and Kustomer Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster)[Amanda Kleha](https://millionrounds.com/person/amanda-kleha)[Brad Birnbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-birnbaum)[Chetan Puttagunta](https://millionrounds.com/person/chetan-puttagunta)[David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) About this episode In Today's Episode We Discuss: David Skok: General Partner @ Matrix Partners: Why does David believe that all good products have at least one variable pricing axis? How can founders determine which variable they should choose for their product? What are the pros and cons? Chetan Puttagunta:… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 5 Oct 2016 · 29 min 20VC: The Secret To Building Pattern Recognition, Why MBA Does Not Always Equal Great Founder & What Are The Right Reasons To Start A Company With Hardi Meybaum, General Partner @ Matrix Partners With [Hardi Meybaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/hardi-meybaum) Mentions [David Skok](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-skok) About this episode Hardi Meybaum is a General Partner @ Matrix Partners and similar to Josh Hardi is a natural born entrepreneur. Prior to becoming a VC Hardi was a Founder of GrabCAD where he built the company into the world's leading cloud-based collaboration platform for engineering teams to manage, share, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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