David Silverman
Partner, Crosslink Capital
Focus
David is the Co-Managing General Partner at Crosslink. He joined the firm in 2011 and focuses on venture investments in software, financial technologies and digital media.
Experience
David brings more than 20 years of experience working with technology businesses as a venture capital investor and investment banker. Prior to joining Crosslink, David was a partner at 3i Ventures, a global private equity and venture capital firm. He also served as a senior officer in the technology practices at both Robertson Stephens and Piper Jaffray. Some of his prior investments included: BlueLithium (acquired by Yahoo!), Demand Media (DMD), Fotolog (acquired by Hi-Media), Omniture (OMTR; acquired by Adobe), Speakeasy (acquired by BestBuy) and Vonage (VG).
Portfolio Companies
AutoFi, Arturo, BetterUp, Brace, Chime, Enigma, Great Jones, MarketDial, OnCue , Clyde and Weave
Select Prior Investments
Bizo (acquired by LinkedIn), BuildingConnected (acquired by AutoDesk), Casper (CSPR ), ServiceMax (acquired by GE), Vungle (acquired by Blackstone), BlueLithium (acquired by Yahoo!)*, Demand Media (DMD)*, Fotolog (acquired by Hi-Media)*, Omniture (OMTR; acquired by Adobe)*, Speakeasy (acquired by BestBuy)* and Vonage (VG)*
Education
BA, Dartmouth College
JD, Stanford University
* Investments made prior to joining Crosslink